(;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[2nd AGA Professional Qualification - Gourdeau (w) Li (b)]PW[Daniel Gourdeau]PB[Ryan Li]WR[6d]BR[7d]DT[2014-01-04]RO[2C]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]US[Dave Dows]RE[B+Resign]
;B[pd]
;W[dc]
;B[pq]
;W[co]
;B[ce]C[Schnapps [2k\]: Go Daniel! T'es capable!
]
;W[dh]
;B[ed]
;W[dd]
;B[de]
;W[ee]
;B[dg]
;W[cg]
;B[ch]
;W[ci]
;B[bh]
;W[fe]
;B[eg]
;W[di]
;B[bi]
;W[bj]
;B[bg]
;W[gc]
;B[po]
;W[jq]
;B[dq]
;W[fq]
;B[ep]
;W[fp]C[redreoicy [2d\]: why not e13 instead of f15?
]
;B[en]
;W[dm]
;B[fo]
;W[do]
;B[eo]
;W[bq]
;B[ho]
;W[ip]C[DonValley [5d\]: seems black already leading
]
;B[lq]
;W[io]
;B[in]
;W[jn]
;B[im]
;W[jm]
;B[il]
;W[qm]
;B[rn]
;W[jl]
;B[ik]
;W[nc]
;B[qf]
;W[ne]
;B[pb]
;W[om]
;B[jk]
;W[qq]
;B[op]
;W[qj]
;B[rm]C[Schnapps [2k\]: I wouldn't say that black currently is ahead
]
;W[ob]
;B[oc]
;W[nb]
;B[kd]
;W[kf]
;B[md]
;W[nd]
;B[lf]
;W[le]
;B[ke]
;W[lg]
;B[mf]
;W[me]
;B[jf]
;W[kg]
;B[ie]
;W[qc]
;B[qd]
;W[qb]
;B[qh]
;W[pg]
;B[ph]
;W[oh]
;B[oi]
;W[og]
;B[ri]
;W[ih]
;B[ic]C[HolySmoke [1k\]: where to find the results of 1st round?
tas6466 [5k?\]: good question they aren't on the aga site
]
;W[hf]C[tas6466 [5k?\]: but the winners on boards 1 and 2, and losers of first round are on 3 and 4
JeansebL [6d?\]: http://www.usgo.org/aga-professional-results-2013
]
;B[gd]C[JeansebL [6d?\]: not up to date, but easy to deduce the winners...
JeansebL [6d?\]: h16 possible ?
]
;W[hd]C[JeansebL [6d?\]: hehe :)
jowa [?\]: b a bit dangerous
]
;B[gb]C[JeansebL [6d?\]: w still has aji in lower right
]
;W[fc]C[Nayel [3k\]: why they have no rank ?
xDragon [?\]: http://www.eskimo.com/~wheelers/go/agapro/table.html - that san updated one jean
]
;B[hc]
;W[kb]
;B[fb]C[jowa [?\]: w a bit greedy with L18
]
;W[eb]
;B[jb]
;W[kc]
;B[he]
;W[ge]
;B[hg]
;W[bd]
;B[bk]
;W[cj]
;B[aj]
;W[cl]
;B[be]
;W[fl]
;B[id]
;W[fd]
;B[mi]C[LetItGo [1d\]: 010
]
;W[oj]
;B[ni]
;W[mg]C[dogbert [4d\]: m7
]
;B[ml]
;W[kk]
;B[kj]
;W[mm]
;B[lm]
;W[mn]
;B[nl]
;W[pn]
;B[on]
;W[nm]
;B[ko]
;W[lo]
;B[kn]
;W[mq]
;B[kp]C[xDragon [?\]: winner of this game is going to face bill lin
jowa [?\]: double elmination?
xDragon [?\]: yes
]
;W[no]C[HolySmoke [1k\]: k5
JeansebL [6d?\]: not going well for w :(
]
;B[lr]
;W[jo]C[Schnapps [2k\]: if he manages to live, though...
]
;B[ll]C[JeansebL [6d?\]: yeah, but hard to live without to lose anything
Schnapps [2k\]: indeed
Schnapps [2k\]: let's say that this is where we see if w really is pro :P
]
(;W[nn])
(;W[oo]
;B[qn]
;W[pm]
;B[qp]C[JeansebL [6d?\]: none of them are :p they fight to get the opportunity to train and become one
]
;W[nq]C[xDragon [?\]: winner of tournament doe sbecome pro
Schnapps [2k\]: I thought winning the tournament was making you aga pro
JeansebL [6d?\]: yeah sure
]
;B[fr]C[JeansebL [6d?\]: but strenght wise, they're not there yet, but not far
]
;W[hp]
;B[gr]
;W[go]
;B[gn]C[Schnapps [2k\]: Exactly, so if they win, they're pros. Therefore, here we see if Daniel's got what it takes
]
;W[hn]
;B[gm]C[Schnapps [2k\]: can w afford to die at H4? No, heh?
]
;W[kl]C[HolySmoke [1k\]: m10
]
;B[hq]
;W[lk]
;B[nj]C[JeansebL [6d?\]: w fought well, but the end is near :(
Deft1 [6k\]: it will be a long time before aga pros are as good as the more established leagues, but you have to start somewhere
JeansebL [6d?\]: yes definitely
JeansebL [6d?\]: what this tournament really gives to thw winner is a ticket to play in pro tournaments in korea.
JeansebL [6d?\]: and this is huge
dogbert [4d\]: a long way to go to make go as popular as golf or...poker
jowa [?\]: it never will imho
xDragon [?\]: lu defeats lockhart by 2.5, lockhart first elimination
USGO3 [-\]: White resigns, blackwins
hobajons [-\]: gg
JeansebL [6d?\]: good game
JeansebL [6d?\]: depends only on cash prizes
JeansebL [6d?\]: if it pays well, people get good :)
dogbert [4d\]: canada would still doing ok if bill gan wins...
dogbert [4d\]: otherwise not too good:)
Deft1 [6k\]: or one really good player can inspire a lot of new people to start, e.g. bobby fisher
Lsugyen [6d\]: Ryan's gonna win
sedgwick [?\]: The tournament?
Schnapps [2k\]: why is nobody playing? Pause or is Daniel just thinking?
sedgwick [?\]: See the comment above from USG3 - white resigns
]))
