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PW[Gu Li]PB[Lee Sedol]C[This match is the first game of the 2013 10-game series between Lee Sedol and Gu Li. played on 26-01-2013 in Beijing.

This file is a summary/translation of commentary given live on Baduk TV. Commentators - Jo Hanseung 9dan (Kuksu) and Park Jeongsang 9dan.

Black: Lee Sedol
White: Gu Li
Time limit: 3 hours + 60 seconds x 5

File created by Ben Gale.]
;B[pd]
;W[dp]
;B[qp]
;W[dc]
;B[fq]
(;W[dn]
;B[lq]
;W[eq]
;B[fp]
;W[ip]
(;B[ci]
;W[ck]
;B[ce]
;W[op]
;B[lo]C[The situation is already complicated. Black seems to be aiming for a fighting game]
;W[go]
;B[qn]
(;W[jq]
;B[en]
(;W[dm]
;B[em]
;W[gm]
(;B[do]
;W[co]
;B[eo]
(;W[dl]
;B[fl]
;W[fr]
;B[hq]C[Looks strange but good - keeps aji in corner]
(;W[im]
;B[cp]C[Jo Hanseung thinks the opening is good for white]
;W[cq]
;B[bp]
;W[bo]
;B[bq]
;W[cr]
;B[br]
(;W[bs]
;B[er]
;W[es]
;B[gr]
(;W[fs]
;B[fj]
;W[hj]
(;B[kl]C[It already looks like this game will be decided by a battle in the centre. If b can get thick, w wont be able to move out with p4.]
;W[qq]
;B[rq]
;W[ln]C[A surprising move!

White seems to be have the wedge at F9 in mind. Power in the centre would enable that move.]
;B[mn]
;W[lm]
;B[mo]C[W helps his centre but hurts himself in the corner. Difficult to know if this is good.]
;W[di]
(;B[jn]C[Another vital point]
;W[gp]
;B[gq]
(;W[gl]C[This game is interesting because both players seem to be interested in their own plans. W thinks b's group is weak and b thinks he is doing well in the bottom right.]
;B[gk]C[B thought a long time about this move.]
;W[hk]
(;B[fi]
;W[rr]C[Corner is big, but b ignores. Another surprising move.]
;B[in]
(;W[hn]
;B[hp]
;W[jm]
(;B[ho]C[Seems ok - b made a bit of profit and connected his groups, but w got a free move in the bottom left]
(;W[ko]
;B[km]
;W[kn]
;B[io]
;W[kp]C[W still seems comfortable - he has a lot of profit as the bottom left is around 25 points. But the game is complicated]
;B[il]
;W[lp]
(;B[pq]
;W[nq]
;B[qr]
;W[jl]
;B[jk]
;W[hm]
;B[kk]
;W[ii]
;B[ik]
;W[hl]
;B[mk]
(;W[nl]
;B[nk]C[Both black and white now have 2 groups that arent alive yet. But white's are weaker - b can expect some profit.]
;W[ol]
;B[ml]
;W[mm]
;B[on]
;W[nn]
;B[ok]
;W[pl]
;B[pk]
;W[ql]C[Black seems to have done well with this sequence as white helped him get strong]
;B[hh]
(;W[jh]
;B[qk]
;W[rl]C[Now b can consider switching to defend the left. But with the extra profit that w now has from capturing the three stones in the bottom (see variation), defence might not be enough. So attacking b first is probably a better option.]
(;B[jf]
;W[lh]
;B[lf]
;W[nh]
;B[ph]C[Black's last three moves are a natural attack.]
;W[mf]C[Trying to kill these white stones might be possible. But black should probably just attack them to see what he can get.

This doesn't feel like a normal Lee Sedol - Gu Li match. Usually by now, Lee would have yielded his attack to take some profit.]
(;B[le]C[This move also leads to complex variations]
(;W[ig]C[White doesn't want to play this move because it helps black. So, it seems that Gu Li feels very uncomfortable about his group.]
;B[ki]C[This would be the vital point in white's defence after black J12. So b takes it away first - a sharp exchange.]
;W[kh]
(;B[mg]C[Black seems to be doing well now.]
;W[gh]
;B[gi]
;W[hi]C[This exchange hurts white a little but allows him to connect to J12]
;B[gg]
;W[hg]
;B[fh]
;W[he]
;B[ed]
(;W[hc]
;B[ec]
(;W[ng]
(;B[mh]
;W[mi]
;B[lg]
;W[oi]
;B[li]C[Lee Sedol is refusing to yield anything in this game. These last few moves look like an "all-in".]
;W[nd]
;B[md]C[Black's centre group isn't easy to kill.]
;W[pi]
;B[qi]
;W[qh]
;B[rj]
(;W[nc]
;B[mc]
;W[ri]
;B[qj]
;W[ne]
;B[of]
;W[pf]
;B[qg]
(;W[kc]
;B[id]
;W[hd]
;B[jb]
;W[eb]
;B[fb]
;W[gb]
(;B[db]
;W[jc]
;B[nb]
;W[ob]
;B[mb]
;W[pc]
;B[ic]
;W[ib]
;B[kb]
;W[ja]C[This move looks like aji-keshi in the life and death]
;B[ka]
;W[fc]
;B[ea]C[White has hurt black's top right corner, but making black strong like this is painful for him.]
;W[fd]
;B[fe]
;W[ff]
;B[ee]C[Players appear to have entered byo-yomi recently. They're playing much faster now. So the commentators don't have much time to show variations.]
;W[gf]
;B[if]
;W[hf]
;B[dh]
;W[ia]
;B[lc]
;W[ie]
;B[jd]
;W[je]
;B[kd]
;W[ga]
;B[qd]
;W[qc]
;B[rd]
;W[pg]
;B[rh]
;W[oe]C[White does this because if he blocks the corner there is still a ko for life.]
;B[bj]
;W[bk]
;B[lr]C[This makes miai of the attachment moves on either side (K2/O2)]
;W[oo]
;B[mq]
;W[mp]C[Now there is a difference in territory - black came out of the fight at the top with sente and took big points.]
;B[rb]
;W[rc]C[It seems Lee played this to give himself peace of mind on the left]
;B[sc]
;W[qb]
;B[dj]
;W[or]
;B[ep]
;W[dq]
;B[jr]
;W[pr]
;B[qs]
;W[ir]
;B[kr]
;W[iq]
;B[is]
;W[qf]
;B[rf]
;W[pn]
;B[po]
;W[pm]
;B[jg]
;W[ge]
;B[bm]C[Commentators laughed about this move - apparently this is characteristic Lee Sedol style, fighting for every point in the endgame.]
;W[bl]
;B[gs]
;W[dr]
;B[cj]
;W[el]
;B[fm]
;W[ek]
;B[fk]
;W[eg]
;B[ef]
;W[fg]
;B[dg]
;W[ro]
;B[rn]
;W[sn]
;B[sm]
;W[so]
;B[qo]
;W[rm]
;B[nr]
;W[oq]
;B[sp]
;W[sl]
;B[rp]
;W[sm]
;B[gh]
;W[ih]
;B[sr]
;W[oh]
;B[qh]
;W[bn]
;B[ns]
;W[aj]
;B[ai]
;W[ak]
;B[sb]
;W[oa]
;B[ej]
;W[ra]
;B[dk]
;W[me]
;B[ap]C[Black wins by resignation after 251 moves.

An elementary reading "error" by white, which creates an appropriate moment for his resignation. Black was a few points ahead and there was no chance for white to come back.

The commentators feel that white got off to a good start, but black did well in the attacks on the white groups. After black secured his own two groups with sente, the game was effectively over as he was able to grab the big territorial points.])
(;B[jc]
;W[fc]
;B[pc]C[Another option for black. But white might get a good attack on the big group on the mid/left.]))
(;W[jc]C[Also possible])
(;W[jb]C[A third possible way]))
(;W[ri]
;B[qj]
;W[qg]
;B[pf]
;W[pg]
;B[mj]
;W[ni]
;B[of]
;W[nf]
;B[nc]))
(;B[pf]C[Black can also defend like this]
;W[me]
;B[md]
;W[nd]C[Again, things get complicated]))
(;W[kc]
;B[mc]
;W[gb]C[This kind of variation gives black profit in exchange for handling the weak group.]))
(;W[ec]
;B[fd]
;W[gc]C[White can't play like this.]
;B[gd]
;W[hc]
;B[hd]C[Centre group is in trouble]
;W[id]
;B[ie]))
(;B[ih]
;W[ji]
;B[jg]C[Of course, black can cut immediately but there is bad aji at G12.]))
(;W[of]
;B[pf]C[Black looks comfortable])
(;W[pg]
;B[qg]
;W[pf]
;B[qf]
;W[qh]
;B[rh]
;W[qi]
;B[pi]
;W[ri]
;B[rk]C[Black looks fine]))
(;B[mg]
;W[lg]
;B[kg]
;W[kh]
;B[nf]
;W[me]
;B[ng]
;W[hg]C[Something like this might be possible. Black's shape isn't good though])
(;B[me]
;W[nf]
;B[ne]
;W[of]
;B[qf]
;W[qe]
;B[pe]
;W[qg]
;B[pg]
;W[pf]
;B[rf]
;W[rg]
;B[re]
;W[qi]
;B[pi]
;W[rj]C[This is a possible variation for white. Black must be careful with his reading.]))
(;B[no]
;W[oo]
;B[nm]
;W[pn]C[Without S8, this wedge would not be possible. So S8 is a kill.]))
(;W[ih]C[If w plays this way...]
;B[ig]
;W[jg]
;B[hi]
;W[ij]
;B[jh]C[black can probably do this]))
(;W[ig]
;B[nl]C[White's bottom group isnt alive yet]))
(;B[mp]
;W[mq]
;B[nq]
;W[mr]
;B[nr]
;W[lr]
;B[pq]C[Bad aji for black?]))
(;W[km]
;B[pq]
;W[ko]C[This move by white isnt so severe - he doesn't want to play this way.]))
(;B[ko]
;W[ho]C[This connection is a slight difference in profit compared with the actual game. Black is trying not to give anything away.]))
(;W[rp]C[Jo Hanseung expected this move, but on reinspection said that answering black's move makes sense since white already has aji in the corner anyway.]))
(;B[fh]
;W[dh]C[This opens up another wedge move at f11 - painful])
(;B[ir]
;W[jr]
;B[hp]
;W[io]
;B[ho]
;W[in]
;B[gn]C[Trying to live like this is an option]))
(;W[jm]
;B[km]
;W[kn]
;B[jo]
;W[ll]
;B[jp]
;W[kk]
;B[iq]C[Black can probably do this, since he makes territory while defending his weak group.]))
(;B[ch]C[Locally correct move]
;W[dh]C[But bs group is weak]))
(;B[ei]C[This is normal. But Lee Sedol doesnt like playing normally. He seems to have judged that he'd be behind.]))
(;W[dr]C[Bad, because later H1 becomes sente]))
(;W[gr]C[White can consider this too]))
(;W[gr]C[If w tries this...]
;B[hp]))
(;W[fr]))
(;B[el]
;W[eo]
;B[fo]
;W[fn]
;B[ep]
;W[do]
;B[dq]
;W[er]
;B[fr]
;W[dr]C[Black looks captured]))
(;W[fo]
;B[eo]
;W[ep]
;B[do]
;W[co]C[W can't use this move to stop black breaking through]
;B[cn]
(;W[cp]
;B[dm])
(;W[dm]
;B[cp]
;W[bo]
;B[er]C[Disaster for white.]))
(;W[eo]
;B[fo]
;W[fn]
;B[em]C[White has many weaknesses now]))
(;W[fo]
;B[ir]))
(;B[gn]
;W[in]
;B[gl]
;W[dk]C[This is normal]))
(;W[cn]C[Another way]))
