(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[AGA]SZ[19]KM[7.50]TM[5400]OT[5x40 byo-yomi]
GN[4th AGA Pro Qual Finals Round 1 Eric Lui (w) - Ben Lockhart (B)]PW[Eric Lui]PB[Ben Lockhart]WR[7d]BR[7d]DT[2016-01-03]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]US[Joe Cepiel]RE[W+Resign]
;B[qd]
;W[cp]C[kmr [2d\]: go TheOne! ;)
]
;B[pp]
;W[dc]
;B[ep]
;W[eq]
;B[fq]
;W[dq]
;B[fp]
;W[cn]
;B[jp]C[Warfreak2 [-\]: goooo ben!
plumplum: Pretty sure his name is Lui, not Liu
]
;W[od]C[kmr [2d\]: pretty sure you are probably right.Anyway it would be quite surprise if TheOne wont become pro this time
remsleep [?\]: how much clock for these games?
HW [-\]: TheOne?
JeansebL [1d?\]: The 2 favorites play on round 1 :p
kmr [2d\]: white's KGS old acc ^^
HW [-\]: tx
]
;B[oc]C[USGO5 [-\]: January 3-9: 4th US pro qualification tournament, LIVE from Los Angeles, CA. 8 top North American players vying to be the next American pro!
]
;W[nc]C[remsleep [?\]: what are the clocks for these games?
]
;B[pc]C[Warfreak2 [-\]: rules say 90m + 5x40s
Wizardry [4d\]: is this a preliminary tournament?
julbla [?\]: no
pharmygo: did Mark Lee not qualify?
julbla [?\]: this is the pro qualification tournament, the 2 (i think) will become aga pro
]
;W[qn]C[yoyoma [3d\]: The qualification refers to the winner qualifies directly to become a pro
USGO5 [-\]: Yes, the first few days will be a round robin before starting the final elimanation knockout rounds
julbla [?\]: first players*
yoyoma [3d\]: Just 1 spot
julbla [?\]: 1 spot?
yoyoma [3d\]: yes only the first tournament was 2
pharmygo: Or is Mark Lee allready Pro?
julbla [?\]: oh
yoyoma [3d\]: Mark Lee is a Korean citizen so he cannot play
remsleep [?\]: Mark Lee not pro
julbla [?\]: i thought it was 2 ^^'
pharmygo: thx
]
;B[ql]
;W[on]
;B[np]
;W[pk]
;B[qo]
;W[rn]C[ofbusy [-\]: more choice for b now ..
]
;B[pl]
;W[ol]C[HKA [3d?\]: White's name is definitly mispelled
Dantek [1d\]: is S6 a mistake?
Dantek [1d\]: w looks too much light
ofbusy [-\]: thats a joseki
Warfreak2 [-\]: i'm a joseki
]
;B[qk]C[HW [-\]: Jose's ki
Dantek [1d\]: looks like a mistake
]
;W[pj]C[Dantek [1d\]: according to kogo's joseki dictionary
]
;B[qj]
;W[pi]C[Warfreak2 [-\]: kogo's joseki dictionary is a comedy
]
;B[qh]C[Dantek [1d\]: w can't make his wall and protect p7 in the same time
HW [-\]: who's kogo and why should i listen to him
]
;W[qq]
;B[qp]
;W[nd]
;B[om]C[Dantek [1d\]: here we go
]
;W[nm]
;B[pm]
;W[nl]C[taizen [?\]: kogo is an online joseki dictionary, produced by copying some variations from authoritative sources like Ishida's dictionary but some variations are supplied by weak players and are not to be trusted
]
;B[nn]C[Dantek [1d\]: i agree, but i'm not sure w wanted this exchange
Warfreak2 [-\]: doesn't cost that much
ofbusy [-\]: wonder if w q2 now
Warfreak2 [-\]: q2 later
remsleep [?\]: can w make enough good on this influence?
ofbusy [-\]: a little n6 maybe or is it aji keshi
Wizardry [4d\]: this looks aweful for w, but at least theres a little aji
remsleep [?\]: b could almost ignore and approach upper right it seems
remsleep [?\]: ponnuki not 30 next to a wall ;-)
]
;W[pr]C[remsleep [?\]: ah ic
BeefSaku [1k\]: Hm... N6 too much aji keshi
]
;B[mn]C[BeefSaku [1k\]: Yeah this makes sense
]
;W[nr]C[ofbusy [-\]: makes me think of these cooking emission where chefs have to revisitate classics
]
;B[jd]C[taizen [?\]: WHich player is White?  The title says both are :)
Warfreak2 [-\]: eric is w
]
;W[hd]C[taizen [?\]: I guess w's moyo was too big?
]
;B[ph]C[USGO5 [-\]: Photos have been posted to the AGA Facebook and Twitter accounts. https://www.facebook.com/AmericanGoAssociation/
USGO5 [-\]: thanks taizen... fixed
]
;W[ke]C[gogonuts [4d\]: w seemed to be in trouble, but L15 looks just right
gogonuts [4d\]: now that it's on the board :-)
remsleep [?\]: shouldnt w push that stone into the walls instead?
Dantek [1d\]: O16 looked a bit heavy
remsleep [?\]: ic
]
;B[je]
;W[jf]
;B[kd]
;W[if]C[gogonuts [4d\]: wow
gogonuts [4d\]: i thought m15 was a must
HKA [3d?\]: or maye l14
HKA [3d?\]: but yeah wow
ofbusy [-\]: w s wall are more granitic monoliths lost in desert lands ^^
konrad56 [15k\]: i feel pain for white
]
;B[le]
;W[kf]
;B[lc]C[theolddan [2d\]: what is w plan?
spacetime [4d\]: n14?
konrad56 [15k\]: resign
gogonuts [4d\]: ws play was to just take J14 :-)
ofbusy [-\]: w s prospects on the left are fine, but indeed what s his plan about the left ...
gogonuts [4d\]: plan I mean
ofbusy [-\]: "right sry
theolddan [2d\]: seems very good for b imho
mongo [2k\]: bimbho?
]
;W[oh]C[mongo [2k\]: i like w..
Eggplant [2d\]: I think they are the best in the field. Is this the first game of the qualifier?
konrad56 [15k\]: black go left nowwww
theolddan [2d\]: thnk b now just has to come out with m14
theolddan [2d\]: he wil get a cut later at j15 then
theolddan [2d\]: as w has to connect o18
theolddan [2d\]: and then life
theolddan [2d\]: i think b will come out here
]
;B[og]C[gogonuts [4d\]: rescuing the ur while not harming center prospects just can't be done, imo
]
;W[ng]C[theolddan [2d\]: i dont like p13 
]
;B[nh]C[theolddan [2d\]: its just what w wanted with p12
theolddan [2d\]: simply moving out with m14 looked better to me
]
;W[nf]C[theolddan [2d\]: now b in touble
]
;B[oi]C[Woodman [5d\]: b?
konrad56 [15k\]: white in pain
theolddan [2d\]: m17 has to life now
BeefSaku [1k\]: Black ponnuki facing center during the early game
Wizardry [4d\]: hard to kill
theolddan [2d\]: p8 was light before
BeefSaku [1k\]: It's over, b wins
spacetime [4d\]: w will probably kill it now, but then b has sente and i think is def ahead
BeefSaku [1k\]: If white kills black top, black gets M12 in SENTE
BeefSaku [1k\]: Then another huge center move
]
;W[mh]C[gogonuts [4d\]: w doing a good job of keeping the game alive
agakenny [3d\]: b is losing already
gogonuts [4d\]: b looks better, but that can't be helped
RoyalFlush [4d\]: h17?
gogonuts [4d\]: with crosscut?
Herod [-\]: glad you all agree
gogonuts [4d\]: lol, herod
theolddan [2d\]: yes
RoyalFlush [4d\]: no, i mean just living at top idk
]
;B[hc]C[RoyalFlush [4d\]: yea
theolddan [2d\]: even b agrees
kmr [2d\]: Latest poll "KGS people are splitted?", result 50% Yes,50% No.
]
;W[gc]C[RoyalFlush [4d\]: now i think just j17
]
;B[hb]C[ofbusy [-\]: w s plan sure is smart
Wizardry [4d\]: please elaborate
HKA [3d?\]: I hope its smart, it is certainly ambitious
ofbusy [-\]: i meant o14 , let the ponnuki to threaten b s top group life
]
;W[mi]
;B[gd]C[agakenny [3d\]: b ponnuki only gain a couple of points, w controls whole center
BeefSaku [1k\]: No way
gogonuts [4d\]: w did very well to keep the damage low, but this still favors b, imo
BeefSaku [1k\]: White has so little territory and the white thickness is not useful
BeefSaku [1k\]: Nothing to attack
theolddan [2d\]: n11 was big but w had to block at g18 for sure
theolddan [2d\]: shows w unhappy with flow of the game
gogonuts [4d\]: w absolutely needed n11 - he must have come to the conclusion that g18 wasnt keeping sente
Wizardry [4d\]: he would have played g18 if it was sente, black would have taken n11 instead
howland [?\]: I think b is short on territory :).  w has R15
Wizardry [4d\]: the sequence starting with r15 is supposed to gain thickness for white while keeping black low, but the thickness is irrelevant here
Dantek [1d\]: H15 too slack i guess
]
;W[di]
;B[em]C[HKA [3d?\]: that is a confident move
ofbusy [-\]: i agree thats not the most agressive b idea
]
;W[fe]C[ofbusy [-\]: nice one
gogonuts [4d\]: certainly elegant
obguest: nice move, seal both sides.
]
;B[de]C[obguest: b not live yet on the top
sedgwick [?\]: b is alive
sedgwick [?\]: have g18 and h15
]
;W[ce]C[gogonuts [4d\]: b looking at e16
obguest: b will live, but will give w thickness outside
]
;B[cf]
;W[cd]C[gogonuts [4d\]: w will get the corner, but b will get away :-)
ofbusy [-\]: i would c11
]
;B[ch]
;W[ci]
;B[dh]
;W[ei]
;B[bg]C[gogonuts [4d\]: b built a nest at high speed :-)
BeefSaku [1k\]: Does he have what it takes to catch this fish?
remsleep [?\]: ive never seen that move ;-)
]
;W[be]
;B[bi]
;W[bj]
;B[aj]
;W[bk]C[mongo [2k\]: hes cod to have
ofbusy [-\]: e12 ?
ofbusy [-\]: or more e16
mongo [2k\]: e16 could end up a bad exchange.. ?
gogonuts [4d\]: right now b still very worried about eyes
]
;B[ef]C[HKA [3d?\]: very worried?
gogonuts [4d\]: w can d13
mongo [2k\]: compromise :)
HKA [3d?\]: I agree he cannot tenuki
gogonuts [4d\]: shutting b in doesnt look good enough for w
ofbusy [-\]: overall b seems ahead in territory
mongo [2k\]: yes w has a tough row to plow
gogonuts [4d\]: w will get his biggest plow out of the barn :-)
mongo [2k\]: haha
]
;W[rp]
;B[ro]C[loking: sorry i'm not farmer
]
;W[so]
;B[rq]
;W[sp]
;B[mr]C[mongo [2k\]: poor w
ofbusy [-\]: well thats hard to evaluate how the yose could play for us
gogonuts [4d\]: looks like an added yose setback for w
gogonuts [4d\]: n2 simply works now
HKA [3d?\]: n3 collapses?
gogonuts [4d\]: because b threatens r2
HKA [3d?\]: but q3 is sente
]
;W[rr]C[piumpium: it's kikashi, not sente
Wizardry [4d\]: give us a sequence if u think he can n3
HKA [3d?\]: most kikashi are sente
gogonuts [4d\]: this looks right
dsaun [-\]: my kikashi are gote  ;-(
mongo [2k\]: some sente are aji keshi
HKA [3d?\]: that is true too
mongo [2k\]: (few gote are aji keshi :)
]
;B[nq]C[gogonuts [4d\]: are the eight players doing a round robin?
HKA [3d?\]: unless you are keshing the opponents aji
]
;W[fr]
;B[gr]
;W[er]C[gogonuts [4d\]: looking at these games, the 7ds seem out of reach for the others
obguest: w thinks he is ahead
gogonuts [4d\]: i think w is being tenacious
mongo [2k\]: i dont know, seems like hes trying to keep it close...
mongo [2k\]: yes..
gogonuts [4d\]: instead of going crazy, he's waiting for a chance
piumpium: why is usgo.org down?
mongo [2k\]: like a crocodile..
]
;B[ll]C[piumpium: the moment i say that is's up again 
]
;W[nj]C[Doge101 [1d\]: black looking very solid
bikini [1k\]: b is good
gogonuts [4d\]: come back to h3?
]
;B[dd]C[bikini [1k\]: h3 is slow
gogonuts [4d\]: yes, that's why it's not easy to play
Doge101 [1d\]: I'm looking at B8
gogonuts [4d\]: but as long as it's not there, there is still potential for a big fight
Doge101 [1d\]: if b can sente on top then that might work
gogonuts [4d\]: d16 looks like a clever safety play
]
;W[ec]
;B[bf]C[piumpium: w 45, b 50 + whatever j6 area turns out to be
Doge101 [1d\]: can w R15 to reduce?
]
;W[id]C[piumpium: seems so
gogonuts [4d\]: b14 removed ws secret hope
piumpium: a15 is such big endgame now
obguest: b d16 is a good move to fix the bad aji.
bikini [1k\]: b must be careful here
obguest: but b top will suffer
obguest: and b upper right corner points will be reduced too
Wizardry [4d\]: pretty sure black will play f17
]
;B[ic]C[testestest [2k\]: j17 seems sente to me
mongo [2k\]: still j16 helps
]
;W[gb]
;B[jb]C[obguest: w gains points
gogonuts [4d\]: b gains safety
obguest: w n18 sente
]
;W[qe]C[bikini [1k\]: q16
gogonuts [4d\]: duck s15
piumpium: definitely
testestest [2k\]: b needs a very strong yose to win imo
piumpium: w caught up
piumpium: after s15 w will lead by 3-4 points
gogonuts [4d\]: as in "made it even"?
gogonuts [4d\]: i think b still ahead
gogonuts [4d\]: closer, but simpler
piumpium: i didn't count anything in the rectangle f8 f5 l8 l5 
piumpium: w seems to have similar points above k10
piumpium: b is looking for sente to play before defending
]
;B[pe]C[Wizardry [4d\]: hmm
]
;W[pd]
;B[qc]
;W[pf]C[piumpium: b wants sente out of the sequence
piumpium: but
]
;B[re]
;W[oe]
;B[rf]C[bikini [1k\]: something around J8 for w
]
;W[kk]C[piumpium: reducing and developing center seems better than invading and mutually destroying
piumpium: yes
Doge101 [1d\]: nice call
spacetime [4d\]: b better get A9 
gogonuts [4d\]: baffling choice for b
piumpium: so many
Doge101 [1d\]: I have no clue where to play
Doge101 [1d\]: K7 looks lackluster
piumpium: gonna have to prefer moves with nice followups
gogonuts [4d\]: agree
mongo [2k\]: c8?
gogonuts [4d\]: k7 is just soft enough to lose :-)
mongo [2k\]: d9?
gogonuts [4d\]: how about h9?
spacetime [4d\]: J8?
mongo [2k\]: j7
mongo [2k\]: d7?
mongo [2k\]: f13?
gogonuts [4d\]: j8 looks reasonable, but somehow makes me nervous as b
mongo [2k\]: thas y i sed j7..
gogonuts [4d\]: i'd prefer mutual reduction
mongo [2k\]: but mabye too slow..
gogonuts [4d\]: h9 is my point and I'm stickin' to it :-)
mongo [2k\]: then j9..
piumpium: b could also troll and play f10
Doge101 [1d\]: J9 not bad
]
;B[il]C[Doge101 [1d\]: cos of: n9 o9 n10 o11 l10 ?
mongo [2k\]: yay
gogonuts [4d\]: the reasonable one :-)
gogonuts [4d\]: he must have counted that its enough
mongo [2k\]: the people's choice :)
Doge101 [1d\]: much wise, very patience 
gogonuts [4d\]: but w is getting on his heels now
mongo [2k\]: seems good enough
BeefSaku [1k\]: Cream cheese: the people's cheese
BeefSaku [1k\]: J8, the people's choice
mongo [2k\]: w wont get so much in middle
]
;W[kl]C[Doge101 [1d\]: I wonder if w shifts to invade mode now
]
;B[lm]C[gogonuts [4d\]: i expected b to block ...
piumpium: this will be bloody
obguest: now J8 is a funny move
mongo [2k\]: hmmm yes..
piumpium: w will come in, b will jump in
mongo [2k\]: strange
Doge101 [1d\]: I think that stone is worth many points
]
;W[km]C[mongo [2k\]: if w win m7 losing move..
piumpium: j10
remsleep [?\]: does w have monkey at t9?
Doge101 [1d\]: K6 O_o
Str1fe [4d\]: b aji is worse than w because of h2
gogonuts [4d\]: b has n9 n10 m10 (all b moves)
]
;B[in]C[piumpium: that would be cheating
gogonuts [4d\]: seems to me w lost h2 option now ...
]
;W[en]C[mongo [2k\]: now w in control
obguest: w has L5, b doesn't have many points left in bottom
]
;B[fn]
;W[eo]
;B[fo]C[piumpium: did he return from korea to participate?
obguest: w G1 will reduce a lot
]
;W[ik]
;B[hk]C[spacetime [4d\]: what's the time left usgo?
]
;W[hj]
;B[gk]C[USGO5 [-\]: Eric's in byo-yomi, Ben still has at least 10 mins left
USGO5 [-\]: 4 periods left now
]
;W[ij]C[spacetime [4d\]: a9 a9 a9 a9 a9 for the llove of jesus
piumpium: the joys of wireless internet.
Warfreak2 [-\]: ben for pro
]
;B[cc]
;W[bc]
;B[cb]
;W[bb]
;B[ae]
;W[bd]C[sedgwick [?\]: Had to see b getting enough to win
]
;B[dm]C[sedgwick [?\]: hard
]
;W[cm]C[obguest: seems hard for b pay 7.5 komi
mongo [2k\]: w+ 1.5
]
;B[pq]
;W[qr]
;B[or]
;W[gs]
;B[hr]
;W[kn]C[Doge101 [1d\]: w 48 + komi vs b 57
Doge101 [1d\]: what I count
Doge101 [1d\]: but I never count :P
]
;B[lp]C[mongo [2k\]: g12?
]
;W[mb]
;B[lb]C[mongo [2k\]: big..
ofbusy [-\]: i have the impression w s yose is better that b s
Doge101 [1d\]: yes
mongo [2k\]: more potential id say..
]
;W[ff]C[mongo [2k\]: b cant increase much only decrease w..
ofbusy [-\]: i meant yose skill
piumpium: g12?
mongo [2k\]: :)
]
;B[lf]C[mongo [2k\]: somethig like it :)
piumpium: well yes
]
;W[lg]
;B[fg]
;W[gg]C[Doge101 [1d\]: F12 feels like losing sente again
]
;B[fh]C[Doge101 [1d\]: T9?
]
;W[gh]C[Doge101 [1d\]: ^_^
]
;B[mk]
;W[oj]C[ofbusy [-\]: w ahead by like 5 pts imo
]
;B[ak]
;W[al]C[spacetime [4d\]: woohoo a9! haha
]
;B[ai]C[mongo [2k\]: about time
mongo [2k\]: and space
Dantek [1d\]: finally yes :)
Woods [6d\]: Gooo Pianist!!
]
;W[cl]
;B[ga]
;W[fb]C[Tichu [6d?\]: reeally close game
mongo [2k\]: b plays piano?
Woods [6d\]: dunno,but I really hope w wins this
]
;B[gi]C[mongo [2k\]: you did just say pianist?
]
;W[gj]C[kmr [2d\]: Pianist is another white acc on KGS
mongo [2k\]: oh, so w plays piano i guess
Woods [6d\]: w first account here was thepianist
]
;B[ie]
;W[he]C[mongo [2k\]: kgs esoterica
]
;B[dp]
;W[do]
;B[fi]
;W[hi]
;B[pn]C[mongo [2k\]: p18?
]
;W[ob]
;B[pb]C[mongo [2k\]: :)
Dantek [1d\]: gg
]
;W[hs]
;B[is]
;W[fs]
;B[iq]
;W[sk]C[spacetime [4d\]: it's so close
]
;B[sm]C[ofbusy [-\]: im disappointed for b
]
;W[rm]C[obguest: w is winning
]
;B[rl]
;W[sl]
;B[sj]
;W[sn]
;B[rk]C[Dantek [1d\]: this monkey hurts
Doge101 [1d\]: yes
Doge101 [1d\]: I would not Q6 but block monkey 
ofbusy [-\]: sure, and the placement at s11 still
]
;W[fl]
;B[fk]
;W[el]
;B[fm]
;W[ek]C[peakoil [1d\]: table 1 over. Aaron Ye won
]
;B[gl]C[spacetime [4d\]: G8 bigger than T7??
]
;W[lk]
;B[ml]C[WVoron [5d\]: lol
wolokom [5k\]: horribel 
]
;W[fj]
;B[oa]C[gogonuts [4d\]: big win for w?
gogonuts [4d\]: good grief
gogonuts [4d\]: the best strategy seems to be to just stop trying to win ...
]
;W[nb]C[gogonuts [4d\]: frustrating for b
mongo [2k\]: aaugh
Woods [6d\]: easy game for white
]
;B[ad]C[gogonuts [4d\]: b was doing well, until he put home harbour in his sights ...
]
;W[ac]
;B[af]
;W[db]
;B[mj]
;W[lj]C[piumpium: ?
piumpium: until he what
Eggplant [2d\]: until he saw the finish line.
piumpium: ah
mongo [2k\]: bolted for the stable
HKA [3d?\]: white may not need komi...
questhe [2k\]: After white G*, it looked bad for black
questhe [2k\]: G8
Mendieta [8k\]: p12 o11 o9 ?
Lukan [7d?\]: white played kinda perfect endgame ...
questhe [2k\]: wrong game
USGO4 [-\]: White wins by resignation
mongo [2k\]: wow
HKA [3d?\]: Congrats Eric
mongo [2k\]: congrats eric liu
HKA [3d?\]: thank you USGO$
ofbusy [-\]: ok, thx usgo4
HKA [3d?\]: 4
USGO5 [-\]: thanks usgo4
])
