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KM[6.5]
PW[Zhou Ruiyang 9p]
PB[Master]
DT[2017-01-04]
C[After defeating Huang Yunsong 6p, Master faced further challenges from Nie Weiping 9p of China,  ChenYaoye 9p of China (this time he was able to play to the end, and, in fact, it was revealed that he was aided during the game by Meng Tailing 6p), Cho Hanseung 9p of Korea, Shin Jinseo 6p of Korea (who just that morning lost to Mi Yuting 9p in the Limin Cup World Top Star Final), Chang Hao 9p of China.  In all five games Master emerged victorious. 

This is now the 59th game, in which Master plays Black against the Chinese world champion Zhou Ruiyang 9p.];
B[qd];W[pp];B[cd];W[dp];B[nc];W[ec];B[gd];W[qn];B[dc];W[cm];B[ed];W[jq];B[ck];W[ek];B[dl];W[di];B[el]
C[Zhou 9p plays White.

After each playing on one side of the board, Zhou 9p has now plays two moves exhibiting a free-flowing style.  One may call it a flight of imagination.];
W[gk];B[fl];W[gi];B[fk];W[fj];B[ci];W[dh];B[hj];W[gj];B[ch];W[de];B[dg]
C[Master ignores Zhou's peep and plays hane directly to counter-attack.];
W[dd];B[ee];W[cc];B[db];W[ce];B[bd];W[cb];B[be];W[eb];B[gb]
C[Locally, White can settle itself comfortably.];
W[da];B[dc];W[bc];B[cf];W[fb];B[cq]
C[White has lived inside Black's corner, thereby gaining territorial points.  However, Black is now very thick, and so can afford to enter White's corner on the lower left.];
W[cp];B[dq];W[eq];B[er];W[fr];B[fq];W[ep];B[gr];W[dr];B[fs];W[cr];B[nq];W[pq];B[jj];W[ih];B[jg]
C[Behold Master's free and flexible playing in this sequence of moves!];
W[jh];B[kh];W[ki];B[ji];W[ig];B[kg];W[ie];B[ke]
C[Overall, the feeling is that White is reacting -- Black dictates the tempo of play in the fight in the center.];
W[ic];B[pm];W[li];B[kk];W[mk];B[mj];W[nj];B[mi];W[pd];B[pe]
C[Very stern moves by Master.];
W[qe];B[oe];W[pc];B[qc];W[qb];B[rb];W[re];B[pb];W[qh]
C[Zhou 9p makes sabaki by sacrificing a few stones at the upper right corner.  This result seems acceptable for White.];
B[hi];W[hh];B[nk];W[rc];B[qa];W[rd];B[qb];W[mp];B[fg];W[gh];B[kq];W[kp];B[kr];W[jp];B[np]
C[Now the tussle on the lower side has become the focal point of the game.];
W[go];B[jr];W[ok];B[nl];W[ni];B[mh];W[qm];B[pi];W[qi]
C[However, no severe fighting broke out on the lower side. 

It seems that Zhou 9p is content with the way the game has progressed so far.  He is playing solidly.];
B[hm];W[jf];B[kf]
C[Instead, it is Master who is urgently attacking White's big dragon in the center.];
W[ge];B[hd];W[id];B[hb];W[ib];B[fe];W[lb];B[kc]
C[Is Master serious about dragon slaying!?];
W[kb];B[jc];W[jb];B[hf];W[if];B[ho];W[hp];B[gp];W[fp];B[gq]
C[One feels that the vitality of White's big groups are being drained out -- Zhou 9p now faces grave troubles.];
W[no];B[fa];W[hn];B[ba]
C[Zhou 9p was forced to abandon the upper left corner.];
W[ir];B[iq];W[hq];B[hr];W[ip];B[is];W[hs];B[iq];W[hc];B[gc];W[ir];B[js];W[mq];B[mr];W[nr];B[lq];W[ms];B[lp];W[mo];B[lo]
C[However, White's efforts at killing Black's group on the lower side are unsuccessful. 

What is more, it appears Zhou's big dragon still needs one more defending move.];
W[gm];B[gl];W[im];B[hl]
C[Zhou 9p resigns. 

This is Master's 59th consecutive win.]
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