(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[AGA]SZ[19]KM[7.50]TM[7200]OT[5x60 byo-yomi]
GN[US Open Round 1, 2009 US Go Congress Board 2 - Kim, Chaelim vs Liu, Zhiyuan (Andy)]PW[Kim, Chaelim]PB[Liu, Zhiyuan (Andy)]WR[7d]BR[7d]DT[2009-08-02]EV[US Open]RO[1]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]US[Solomon Smilack]RE[B+Resign]
;B[dp]
;W[pp]
;B[dc]
;W[pc]C[sameasyou [2d\]: wow...this is great...we have EGC in the morning and US Go Congress in the afternoon for one week
]
;B[ce]
;W[ic]C[USGO2 [-\]: Welcome to the American Go E-Journal’s LIVE coverage of the 2009 U.S. Go Congress!
USGO2 [-\]:  Today we’re bringing you the top boards at the U.S. Open, the Congress 6-round main tournament.
]
;B[qe]C[baian [1d\]: yay
albundy [2k\]: US Open or Asian Invitational?
]
;W[pg]
;B[qg]C[USGO2 [-\]: Check the AGA website at www.usgo.org for Congress and tournament updates, including photos and more.
USGO2 [-\]: Today’s EJ Team: Chris Garlock, Managing Editor; John Pinkerton, Recording Team Coordinator; Akane Negishi, KGS Admin; Steve Colburn, IT support; Matt Luce, Board 1; Solomon Smilack, Board 2, Chris Burg, Board 3, Max Peterson, Relief Recorder.
USGO2 [-\]: Welcome to the 2009 U.S. Open, Round 1, Board 2. I'm Solomon Smilack, your game recorder. Enjoy the game!
]
;W[qh]
;B[ph]
;W[og]
;B[qi]C[Sheeple [3k\]: so b is bbw?
Cool007 [2k\]: BMW
xedover [5k?\]: yes, black is KGS bigbadwolf
]
;W[qf]
;B[rh]
;W[rg]
;B[qn]C[norg [3k\]: I thought AGA went up to 9d...?
appleseeds [?\]: ratings do, ranks don't
]
;W[qh]
;B[nq]
;W[oo]
;B[qq]
;W[lo]
;B[qg]
;W[lq]
;B[gq]C[USGO2 [-\]: Liu Zhi Yuan, also known as Andy Liu, won the US Open at the 2006 US Go Congress with a record of 6-0. Among Andy's opponents were: Jiang Mingjiu 7 dan professional, and Jie Li.
USGO2 [-\]: Born: 5 May 1991. In 2007 he was the United States representative to the 28th World Amateur Go Championship. He was the youngest player to represent the US in the tournament.
USGO2 [-\]: As mentioned earlier, he plays on KGS as bigbadwolf.
zeph [3k\]: Q3 is too slow ?
]
;W[cn]
;B[bp]
;W[cj]C[Lionking [2d\]: that ko made the game hard
]
;B[ch]
;W[fc]
;B[jd]
;W[id]
;B[je]
;W[ie]
;B[jf]
;W[hg]
;B[jh]C[derp [1k\]: b looks much better to me
Lepenski [1k\]: black is better
USGO2 [-\]: Several pros have come into the room and are quietly watching the games.
USGO2 [-\]: Andy nods a hello to Huiren Yang 1p.
]
;W[qh]
;B[kp]
;W[lp]
;B[qg]
;W[cd]
;B[dd]
;W[qh]
;B[qp]C[USGO2 [-\]: The AGA website has been updated with photos of top 2 boards: http://www.usgo.org
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;W[qg]
;B[oc]
;W[od]
;B[nc]
;W[pd]
;B[jc]
;W[hi]C[Firebird [3k\]: photos of gobans ? ;)
Novalys [2k\]: gentlerain \\o/
]
;B[cl]
;W[dl]C[norg [3k\]: Who is gentlerain?
dutch2dan [?\]: 9d on kgs...
]
;B[dm]
;W[dk]C[norg [3k\]: What's his real name, though?
dutch2dan [?\]: one of the stronger 9d's
dutch2dan [?\]: Andy Liu
norg [3k\]: ?
norg [3k\]: Andy Liu is BBW
]
;B[cm]C[norg [3k\]: They played each other in an online tournament, didn't they? That makes no sense :P
dutch2dan [?\]: My mistake, still one of the strongest 9d's... I am just woken up, sorry
cloud [2d\]: which pros are playing in the open this year?
]
;W[be]C[norg [3k\]: Is Jie Li at the congress?
]
;B[bd]
;W[lc]C[USGO2 [-\]: Kim, Chaelim has left the room.
Socratizer [5k\]: Jie Li is signed up, yes
freddygo [5k\]: did jie li lose against one of these players?
USGO2 [-\]: Kim, Chaelim has returned.
]
;B[ib]C[thekar [8k\]: who is andy liu on kgs again?
USGO2 [-\]: Liu, Zhiyuan has left the room.
Socratizer [5k\]: no, this is first game
Socratizer [5k\]: he just wasn't in top three boards.  and Andy Liu is BBW
USGO2 [-\]: Liu, Zhiyuan has returned.
Singer [1k?\]: Did he go to ask Lee Sedol what to do?
]
;W[hb]
;B[kb]
;W[mc]
;B[gd]C[Novalys [2k\]: shape
]
;W[ia]
;B[jb]
;W[hc]
;B[ii]C[holycarp [-\]: o17 p17 stones =big aji
holycarp [-\]: o16 next?
holycarp [-\]: but h10 is very important
]
;W[hj]
;B[hf]
;W[gf]C[Gresil [-\]: white seems to have the short end of the stick in this game
Novalys [2k\]: Favorite position of gentlerain, already plenty of secure cash
Singer [1k?\]: BBW beat Jie Li. W doesn't stand a chance :P
Novalys [2k\]: He can do whatever he wants now
holycarp [-\]: w is gentleeain?
Novalys [2k\]: black is
]
;B[if]C[Socratizer [5k\]: Neither
Singer [1k?\]: I thought BBW played gentlerain in an online tournament?
Socratizer [5k\]: Gentlerain was Bi Jang
Novalys [2k\]: bbw sorry lol
Novalys [2k\]: i knew, i just mixed them up lol
Novalys [2k\]: Sorry :)
Novalys [2k\]: (Bi jang is still gentlerain, he didn't die)
]
;W[ge]
;B[cf]
;W[gg]
;B[fd]
;W[he]
;B[jk]C[Novalys [2k\]: Excellent, w ends up being attacked while black is on the outside
]
;W[em]C[Novalys [2k\]: Andy liu is really an impressive player
]
;B[en]C[donGoku [5k\]: b extremely strong-w have nothing yet
Novalys [2k\]: i hope for w black won't get Q3 too lol
donGoku [5k\]: maybe the board turn in full of black?:D
freddygo [5k\]: are other games happening in us open during these 3
freddygo [5k\]: boards
]
;W[fn]
;B[fm]
;W[el]
;B[eo]
;W[gm]
;B[nd]C[us1dan [2d\]: well, can black get away here? anyone say sth....
us1dan [2d\]: w's n-15? has to, already behind...
]
;W[me]
;B[ne]
;W[le]
;B[pb]C[zxcvnbm: b has so much cash...
cbc1: ko now?
]
;W[qb]
;B[mg]C[Novalys [2k\]: this game looks like a disaster for w : /
mccrusty [2k\]: did b really respond so fast, or was there some delay in transcription
USGO2 [-\]: Black played N13 quickly.
]
;W[nf]C[us1dan [2d\]: sure, thank to w's l-15 is a very bad move.
]
;B[ob]C[us1dan [2d\]: m-15,
us1dan [2d\]: a wired move....
USGO2 [-\]: Black responded quickly again. Kim, Chaelim is taking more time to think.
us1dan [2d\]: game now seems over already anyway.
]
;W[rc]
;B[mb]
;W[lb]
;B[la]
;W[mf]C[us1dan [2d\]: w gain NOTHING....m-15 is a 4 or 6K move,,,:)
]
;B[lk]C[us1dan [2d\]: lol
zxcvnbm: lol so nobody outside of 4-6k will play it?
]
;W[nk]
;B[pl]C[us1dan [2d\]: well, that move I refer to/
]
;W[ki]
;B[lh]C[mccrusty [2k\]: what is the scoring ruleset at US open?
]
;W[lj]
;B[mj]C[xedover [5k?\]: AGA
]
;W[kk]C[mccrusty [2k\]: ah, naturally
]
;B[kl]
;W[jj]
;B[kj]
;W[cc]
;B[db]
;W[kk]
;B[li]
;W[kj]
;B[mk]C[Archaic [2d\]: scoring rulesets are futile
Archaic [2d\]: to the effective causal nature of reality
Archaic [2d\]: go principle #678 section 3a.
USGO2 [-\]: Kim, Chaelim has resigned.
mccrusty [2k\]: awesome game by the wolf
Novalys [2k\]: worse than awesome here
Novalys [2k\]: incredible win
xedover [5k?\]: thanks USGO2
])
