(;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 7 Daniel Gourdeau (W) - Ben Lockhart (B)]PW[Daniel Gourdeau]PB[Ben Lockhart]WR[6d]BR[7d]DT[2016-01-06]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]US[Dennis Wheeler]RE[W+8.50]
;B[qd]
;W[dc]
;B[pp]
;W[dp]
;B[od]
;W[qj]
;B[fq]
;W[cn]
;B[ql]
;W[qg]
;B[ph]C[USGO2 [-\]: You can find the latest results and game records on the AGA website: http://www.usgo.org/aga-professional-results-2015
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;W[pg]
;B[pj]
;W[oh]
;B[qi]
;W[oi]
;B[de]
;W[dh]
;B[gd]
;W[ee]
;B[ef]
;W[dd]
;B[fe]
;W[ce]
;B[ed]
;W[cf]
;B[jp]
;W[hq]
;B[hp]
;W[ip]
;B[io]
;W[iq]
;B[jq]
;W[gp]
;B[ho]
;W[gq]
;B[jo]
;W[fp]
;B[pq]
;W[oj]
;B[ol]
;W[mc]
;B[ob]
;W[jd]
;B[cq]
;W[cp]
;B[cl]
;W[cj]
;B[el]
;W[ml]
;B[nk]
;W[mk]
;B[mj]
;W[lj]
;B[li]C[sedgwick [?\]: s10 becoming a big pts once someone gets sente? 
miao [6d\]: m11 might be a mistake
miao [6d\]: m9 seems more critical
miao [6d\]: depending on if l10 can work for w or not
]
;W[pl]
;B[pm]
;W[pk]
;B[om]C[JeansebL [1d?\]: waow, awesome gain by w
miao [6d\]: not so clear
miao [6d\]: but maybe b should have played l10 before connect
]
;W[kj]C[miao [6d\]: makes w very hard to move
]
;B[kl]C[USGO2 [-\]: Ben slams that one down hard
miao [6d\]: l8 is woth nothing
]
;W[ki]C[miao [6d\]: lol
miao [6d\]: good answer by white
]
;B[mm]
;W[nj]C[miao [6d\]: resign
miao [6d\]: ....
]
;B[bp]C[miao [6d\]: haha
]
;W[bo]
;B[br]C[Ikra [3k\]: d2 ?
KoyoToya [-\]: D2 mistake
Fredda [6d\]: can not kill clean
miao [6d\]: d9?
miao [6d\]: or too small?
Fredda [6d\]: dont wanna give b e3 for free i think
Werfeus [5d\]: d2 is good in my books here anyway
]
;W[fl]C[Werfeus [5d\]: this is more interesting tho
Fredda [6d\]: d2 d3 then e3, werfeus?
Werfeus [5d\]: yes
]
;B[ej]C[Fredda [6d\]: probably b tenuki then
]
;W[em]C[Fredda [6d\]: E10 looks slack
Ikra [3k\]: B prepare d2 
]
;B[eq]C[USGO2 [-\]: We have some short (2-4-minute) video game highlights on the Official AGA YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/USGOWeb use this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqpN3-2FP-kK76a1Eet50HLq_1vZheSwv
]
;W[ek]
;B[dk]C[miao [6d\]: e10 should be d10?
miao [6d\]: or what do you mean?
miao [6d\]: hane first?
Fredda [6d\]: need something better than game line
Fredda [6d\]: to keep d2 from not working meanwhile sabaking
]
;W[fk]C[wolokom [5k\]: hm
miao [6d\]: ah yeah
]
;B[eh]C[miao [6d\]: hm
miao [6d\]: this seems slack
]
;W[dj]
;B[dg]
;W[ch]
;B[ne]
;W[ap]
;B[bq]
;W[mf]
;B[eb]C[Shinichi56 [-\]: c4 at e2 was killing, w can't be pro ^^
]
;W[db]C[kecleon [2d\]: maybe then bad aji, w decided left side was more valuable than the corner?
]
;B[ie]
;W[id]
;B[je]
;W[ld]
;B[ke]
;W[qk]
;B[rl]
;W[hc]
;B[gb]
;W[hb]C[kecleon [2d\]: w in pretty rough shape
sedgwick [?\]: w h2 is sente against the b corner, right?
sedgwick [?\]: So k2 and l1 belong to w, and the lower right is a bit smaller than it looks..
]
;B[me]
;W[le]C[sedgwick [?\]: is B cut working? Doesn't seem so, w can l14 and l13...
]
;B[lf]C[Fredda [6d\]: l14 m13 l13 l12 k12 m12 k13 o13 
sedgwick [?\]: oh yes, sorry, m12 is good for b
]
;W[he]
;B[hf]
;W[hd]C[miao [6d\]: m18 can be ko
]
;B[jg]
;W[gf]
;B[hg]
;W[lg]
;B[ge]
;W[rk]
;B[kf]
;W[nb]
;B[kd]
;W[kc]
;B[nc]
;W[mb]
;B[qm]
;W[oa]
;B[pb]C[Fredda [6d\]: close game
Fredda [6d\]: w slightly ahead?
]
;W[re]
;B[rd]C[USGO2 [-\]: both players have about 15 mins main time left
]
;W[ei]
;B[fi]
;W[fj]
;B[gi]
;W[pa]
;B[qa]C[fanweiqi [8d\]: W+10+
]
;W[na]
;B[rb]
;W[ec]C[Fredda [6d\]: is there something cool like h1 in this position?
]
;B[fb]C[JeansebL [1d?\]: yeah I was looking at that earlier :p
]
;W[df]C[Fredda [6d\]: to me it looks good
SIscurge [5d\]: nice one
]
;B[ha]
;W[ia]
;B[gc]
;W[ga]
;B[jr]C[Fredda [6d\]: sadface
JeansebL [1d?\]: XD
Fredda [6d\]: instead w spent sente on d14.........
fanweiqi [8d\]: close now, what happened?
Fredda [6d\]: w pass and black get k2
fanweiqi [8d\]: ah d14
]
;W[mg]
;B[fn]C[NeoNemesis [-\]: K2 is huge... if black didn't play K2, I wonder if H1 would work
Fredda [6d\]: i just said that
]
;W[gn]C[Fredda [6d\]: =P
NeoNemesis [-\]: ah i see haha
]
;B[ep]
;W[eo]
;B[go]
;W[fo]
;B[gm]C[Fredda [6d\]: i guess many strong americans is not participating in this tournament?
Fredda [6d\]: cause its too long?
]
;W[en]
;B[rf]C[JeansebL [1d?\]: nationality is a problem in some cases, for others they just don't care, they have a job :p
Fredda [6d\]: yeah..
NeoNemesis [-\]: Also, i think ther'es more disadvantages than advantageous to being an American Pro
Fredda [6d\]: the level in this tournament is a bit low for being the pro quali in america
]
;W[fr]
;B[er]
;W[gr]C[NeoNemesis [-\]: you can't participate in a lot of amateur only tournaments, and there are no pro only tournaments in the US
Fredda [6d\]: right
Fredda [6d\]: in europe there are quite few adv to being a pro
JeansebL [1d?\]: are gonna give it a shot fredda :)
JeansebL [1d?\]: you*
Fredda [6d\]: no I declined my invitation
Fredda [6d\]: i start work on monday :)
]
;B[dq]C[NeoNemesis [-\]: man it would have be nice to see H1 in a tournament like this
Fredda [6d\]: i guess I worded my last sentence incorrectly, I mean that there actually is some advantages to being a pro in Europe
NeoNemesis [-\]: (whether it works or not :)
Fredda [6d\]: agreed:)
]
;W[rg]
;B[da]
;W[ca]
;B[fa]C[Fredda [6d\]: haven't counted in a while but it feels like white might throw this game
Fredda [6d\]: i feel that he is losing points move by move
]
;W[cb]
;B[md]
;W[lc]
;B[ha]
;W[jb]
;B[qe]C[NeoNemesis [-\]: i think black has been training, so his endgame should be pretty good as demonstrated by this game
NeoNemesis [-\]: *training in korea
]
;W[fm]C[Fredda [6d\]: yeah, i studied together with him a few years back
USGO2 [-\]: white is in byo-yomi now
Fredda [6d\]: i hope the rest of his game starts being good in the playoff now
Fredda [6d\]: =)
]
;B[si]C[USGO2 [-\]: played with a loud clack
USGO2 [-\]: 4 periods left for white
]
;W[sj]
;B[sg]C[Fredda [6d\]: nice
]
;W[ri]C[Fredda [6d\]: even if b teunki now it's a gain
Fredda [6d\]: he might wanna s12 if he has more threats
USGO2 [-\]: black is in byo-yomi now too
Fredda [6d\]: probably s12 is not good so just tenuki
USGO2 [-\]: 4 periods left for black
]
;B[kh]
;W[lh]
;B[ji]
;W[hi]
;B[hj]
;W[fh]
;B[gh]
;W[eg]
;B[fg]
;W[eh]
;B[jj]
;W[hm]
;B[im]
;W[nm]
;B[ll]
;W[nl]
;B[nn]
;W[mi]
;B[hl]
;W[gl]
;B[hk]
;W[ir]
;B[is]
;W[hs]
;B[js]
;W[kg]
;B[jh]C[Fredda [6d\]: seems white is still slightly ahead
]
;W[ee]
;B[ff]
;W[sh]
;B[fs]
;W[sf]
;B[se]C[NeoNemesis [-\]: my yose isn't that good, but isn't E1 sente for white? 
Fredda [6d\]: yeah it was
]
;W[hn]
;B[in]C[Fredda [6d\]: but compared to t14 it should be quite similiar
]
;W[kk]
;B[jk]C[Fredda [6d\]: p14 should be big
]
;W[fd]
;B[of]
;W[pf]
;B[pe]
;W[nf]
;B[og]
;W[ok]C[NeoNemesis [-\]: why not T8 first...
]
;B[aq]
;W[ao]
;B[fc]
;W[sl]
;B[sm]
;W[rn]C[Fredda [6d\]: gg
JeansebL [1d?\]: omg
fanweiqi [8d\]: he played o8 before t8...
USGO2 [-\]: Ben shakes his head and grins
USGO2 [-\]: 3 periods left for black
]
;B[mn]
;W[rm]
;B[sk]
;W[qb]
;B[qc]
;W[sl]
;B[do]
;W[co]
;B[sk]
;W[if]
;B[jf]
;W[sl]
;B[ib]C[gogonuts [4d\]: blocking at t7 was near-desperate
]
;W[ic]
;B[sk]
;W[ra]
;B[sl]
;W[qb]
;B[ja]C[Werfeus [5d\]: well since b didn't see s6 it was just natural
]
;W[ka]
;B[qa]
;W[on]C[gogonuts [4d\]: maybe he just decided to ride out the ko
USGO2 [-\]: 2 periods
HappyLook [5d\]: well, anyway b was losing by 5 points or so
USGO2 [-\]: sudden death
]
;B[pn]
;W[qb]
;B[ed]C[Fredda [6d\]: t18 gogo
kecleon [2d\]: oof, big loss for b
]
;W[sb]
;B[qa]C[NeoNemesis [-\]: wow
]
;W[oo]C[NeoNemesis [-\]: relentless
Fredda [6d\]: even I can count to 1
gogonuts [4d\]: i dont see a b threat
]
;B[po]C[gogonuts [4d\]: neither did w, it seems
]
;W[qb]
;B[rc]
;W[qa]
;B[de]
;W[es]C[Fredda [6d\]: b should just resign
Fredda [6d\]: this is too painful
]
;B[ds]
;W[ee]C[gogonuts [4d\]: even on the board
]
;B[sg]C[gogonuts [4d\]: so b is hopeless
]
;W[fd]C[Fredda [6d\]: after this it should be white ahead on the board
gogonuts [4d\]: i didnt count on w winning that ko too :-)
]
;B[qf]
;W[rh]
;B[ng]
;W[nh]
;B[oe]
;W[ed]
;B[sc]
;W[gs]
;B[es]
;W[sa]
;B[sf]
;W[ea]
;B[gg]
;W[da]C[USGO2 [-\]: sorry, I missed the last few dame
robs [1k\]: b G19?
]
;B[ga]C[locust [1k\]: W up by 4.5
]
;W[gj]
;B[gk]C[USGO2 [-\]: I think that's it
USGO2 [-\]: they're counting now
JeansebL [1d?\]: 1 dame left?
locust [1k\]: Give or take a point
JeansebL [1d?\]: w got m9?
]
;W[lk]
;B[]
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locust [1k\]: Aga scoring is odd. 
USGO2 [-\]: thanks for watching everyone
gogonuts [4d\]: thx
USGO2 [-\]: this concludes the round robin section... the knockout rounds start this afternoon at 3p pacific (about 2 hours from now)
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