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RU[AGA]SZ[19]KM[7.50]TM[7200]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]
GN[US Open - 2010 US Go Congress - Round 2 Board 2 -  Curtis Tang 7d vs Eric Lui 7d]PW[Curtis Tang]PB[Eric Lui]WR[7d]BR[7d]DT[2010-08-02]EV[US Open]RO[2]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]US[Chris Burg]C[USGO2 [-\]: Welcome to the 2010 U.S. Go Congress live broadcast of the U.S. Open in Colorado Springs, Colorado, brought to you by the American Go E-Journal, KGS and the American Go Association. Check out our website – www.usgo.org - for the latest Congress reports, photos and game records, as well as go news from around the world.
USGO2 [-\]: This is round 2, board 2.  I'm Chris Burg, your game recorder today.
]RE[B+3.50]
;B[pd]
;W[dd]
;B[pq]
;W[dp]C[antitank [7k\]: i believe Eric won his first game--how did Curtis do?
donGoku [4k\]: he did it
st21 [-\]: Eric strong
antitank [7k\]: thx
]
;B[cf]C[USGO2 [-\]: The crosstab for the current US Open results can be found at http://www.usgo.org/tournaments/crosstab/band-matrix/82
]
;W[fc]C[USGO2 [-\]: Eric appears to still be shaking off the last vestiges of sleep
]
;B[bd]
;W[cc]
;B[ci]
;W[qo]C[USGO2 [-\]: He idly massages a palm with his thumb while he thinks
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis peers at the board from behind crossed arms
leachy [5k\]: nice commentary Chris! ;)
]
;B[qk]C[antitank [7k\]: a wide hasami!
evanj [2d\]: salami?
antitank [7k\]: no--that's the other game in the kitchen
USGO2 [-\]: Both players' eyes occasionally drift closed for a short time on their opponent's turn.
]
;W[op]
;B[oq]
;W[qq]C[USGO2 [-\]: Both Curtis and Eric have donned Go Congress t-shirts today.  Curtis is wearing this year's shirt.  Eric has opted for the 2008 Congress shirt.
zchen [7d\]: Good luck!!
USGO2 [-\]: Both players remain relatively motionless.  They break the stillness with an occasional shift of posture.
zchen [7d\]: how heavy is curtis now/
zchen [7d\]: in terms of pounds?
USGO2 [-\]: Eric takes a stone and begins "playing" it on his hand
USGO2 [-\]: He replaces the stone in the bowl and returns to his thumb massage
zchen [7d\]: chris im asking you a seious question here
Neocon [?\]: i saw curtis at 2004 congress...short and fat lol. i also defeated his dad in our tournament game
Neocon [?\]: while he watched the last half
zchen [7d\]: im asking how he is now, now how he was in 2004
zchen [7d\]: i saw him in 2006 
]
;B[qr]
;W[np]C[Neocon [?\]: i was jus making small talk. i know wat u ask
USGO2 [-\]: I don't know his weight, but he's definitely not fat
USGO2 [-\]: Eric's AGA player card can be found at http://agagd.usgo.org/Player_Card.php?&key=7673
Wagaboo [10k\]: this cornerlooks hard
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis's card is located at http://agagd.usgo.org/Player_Card.php?&key=9459
]
;B[pp]
;W[po]C[USGO2 [-\]: A sharp clack accompanies the play of Q5
]
;B[qp]
;W[nq]C[USGO2 [-\]: O3 produces an even more pronounced clack
Neocon [?\]: b o3 better?
evanj [2d\]: i don't like q4 at all
Neocon [?\]: surrounded in corner i do to weak player ;p
]
;B[oo]C[MrOnizuka [-\]: n3 instead of r2 better i think
]
;W[on]C[Neocon [?\]: n3 wasnt possible. only o3 or n2
MrOnizuka [-\]: ?
Neocon [?\]: sry
Neocon [?\]: i mis interpreted u
]
;B[fq]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis has used less than 7 minutes of his time, while Eric has already used almost 30 minutes.
lwhite [5d\]: hi
]
;W[hq]C[MaedaRyo [6p\]: hi
]
;B[fo]C[Yanwangye [-\]: hi Ryo
]
;W[cn]C[evanj [2d\]: i find it very funny that eric has become such a slow player
USGO2 [-\]: Yilun Yang pays a visit to the table as he makes a circuit of the room.
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis gets up and leaves the room
earthy [7k\]: escaper oo
pebarefoot [-\]: it's sad we have no usgotv :-(
]
;B[dr]C[USGO2 [-\]: Stay tuned on that.  We've been attempting to get the cameras up and running.  You might have a video feed available tonight or tomorrow.
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis reenters the room just as Eric plays his move.
pebarefoot [-\]: outstanding!
]
;W[cq]
;B[kp]
;W[ho]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis absently bends his name badge back and forth.
blitz99: curtis is cjheaven
USGO2 [-\]: He takes the lid off his water bottle and drinks.
]
;B[ip]
;W[hp]C[lwhite [5d\]: is there tournament crosstab anywhere on the net
]
;B[fm]C[USGO2 [-\]: Crosstabs can be found at http://www.usgo.org/tournaments/crosstab/
lwhite [5d\]: thx
USGO2 [-\]: Eric stands up and leaves the room
evanj [2d\]: good thing he took the lid off before drinking
USGO2 [-\]: It has your standard pull-out-to-drink lid commonly found on reusable water bottles, so taking the lid off is not strictly necessary
evanj [2d\]: ah
evanj [2d\]: touché
savon [3k\]: he took the lead befor he was drunk ?
USGO2 [-\]: He removes a stone from his bowl and holds it under the table
]
;W[or]C[USGO2 [-\]: After P2, he leans in very close to the board to study it.
savon [3k\]: "before he get drunk "*
USGO2 [-\]: Eric returns, presumably from the restroom judging by the water still on his hands
StefanRadu [1k\]: do they play on kgs?
StefanRadu [1k\]: if so what are their nicknames?
StefanRadu [1k\]: wich are*
]
;B[ro]
;W[kn]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis leans back in his chair and adds a yawn to his stretch.
USGO2 [-\]: Eric sits with hands folded between his knees, rocking slowly from side to side as he reads.
USGO2 [-\]: He places a hand in his bowl and leaves it there
]
;B[jn]
;W[jo]
;B[ko]
;W[jm]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis issues rapid-fire responses to Eric's moves.
lwhite [5d\]: crosstab doesn't. have for open
USGO2 [-\]: http://www.usgo.org/tournaments/crosstab/band-matrix/82
USGO2 [-\]: The rounds don't get entered into the crosstab until the results are in.
]
;B[ln]C[lwhite [5d\]: that only for ing master 
]
;W[in]C[USGO2 [-\]: The North American Ing Masters crosstab is http://www.usgo.org/tournaments/crosstab/band-matrix/92
MaedaRyo [6p\]: hi
Fenix [?\]: hi
MRSA [7d\]: hello, maeda san
]
;B[km]
;W[jn]C[USGO2 [-\]: The last and only time Eric has played a rated game against Curtis was at the 2006 Go Congress, in the Children's Hand tournament. Eric won that game.
lwhite [5d\]: thanks I found it
blitz99: so curtis still has bad traumatic memories....
]
;B[mo]
;W[no]C[miao [6d\]: wellthey played a few times on kgs
lwhite [5d\]: I am sure he moved on
miao [6d\]: eric won all
miao [6d\]: where did the 7p and the other pro play?
blitz99: what is eric´s account?
]
;B[kl]C[miao [6d\]: bigbadwolf
blitz99: wrong
SpenceR [3k\]: bigbadwolf is andy liu
miao [6d\]: ?
miao [6d\]: oh
miao [6d\]: ok
SpenceR [3k\]: eric used to be the pianist i think
lwhite [5d\]: eric's dad play this year?
]
;W[ik]C[blitz99: and bbw did not win all games vs cjheaven - you are spreading missinformation...
miao [6d\]: well pianist also not bad
miao [6d\]: ok...#
Violence [?\]: Eric's dad doesn't usually like to play in the same tournaments as his son, iirc
Violence [?\]: because there was one congress where they had to play each other twice
SpenceR [3k\]: lol
lwhite [5d\]: white better this game so far
Violence [?\]: and it was just annoying for them
MssrBlanc [2k\]: when did that start, violence? they played a lot of games, according to the database, but perhaps they're old
Violence [?\]: they ended up finishing a game in 5 minutes through blitz because they were just tired of it
miao [6d\]: lol
miao [6d\]: nice
Violence [?\]: I don't really blame them
miao [6d\]: thats the way!!!
Violence [?\]: I think that was the Pennsylvania Congress.
lwhite [5d\]: miao what do you think? you like white or black
]
;B[cr]C[USGO2 [-\]: Eric sneaks in C2 silently
]
;W[rn]C[blitz99: s3
]
;B[rp]
;W[ok]C[MssrBlanc [2k\]: I-han hasn't played any tournaments since 2008, it seems
USGO2 [-\]: An alrm of some sort echoes throughout the building, producing a disturbance in the room.
]
;B[pi]C[lwhite [5d\]: somebody smoke in the building 
LTS [?\]: zombie alert!?
USGO2 [-\]: Someone probably went out the emergency exit.
lwhite [5d\]: evacuate. like 2008
lwhite [5d\]: wonder if white will cut
LTS [?\]: think so
LTS [?\]: only move?
USGO2 [-\]: There are a number of attendees that do not speak English, and might not realize that the doors are alarmed.
]
;W[kj]C[lwhite [5d\]: I am too weak to tell plus I a at work so cant analy
SpenceR [3k\]: m10
USGO2 [-\]: The alarm finally falls quiet.
lwhite [5d\]: going for the whole thing
USGO2 [-\]: Both players reach for their water bottles and take simultaneous drinks.
lwhite [5d\]: who b who w
]
;B[nm]C[LTS [?\]: that's a sign. they're collaborating to throw the game.
lwhite [5d\]: sorry can't see whole thing 
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis is playing white today.
]
;W[om]C[lwhite [5d\]: ic
]
;B[lj]C[USGO2 [-\]: Eric is down to 1 hour of main time remaining.  Curtis still has 1 hour and 30 minutes.
miao [6d\]: i like both but i prfer black i think
miao [6d\]: but not much
blitz99: miao play cernay 8?
blitz99: 8d?
]
;W[qj]C[miao [6d\]: cernay?
miao [6d\]: who is that?
blitz99: yes he has an offer
blitz99: an 8d?
lwhite [5d\]: Hehe I think white is thicker 
USGO2 [-\]: Eric gets up and gets a cup of cold water from the water station on the side of the room, then retakes his seat.
SpenceR [3k\]: i don't like this move
]
;B[pj]
;W[lk]
;B[kk]
;W[mj]
;B[li]C[lwhite [5d\]: didn't consider this move 
]
;W[ml]C[Ashura [2k\]: it seems that m9 was a brilliant move
LTS [?\]: I think black's still ok
SpenceR [3k\]: seems m8 only move
LTS [?\]: N7?
blink [3d\]: o8?
marius1 [1d\]: Hi Chris ; are your game conceptor ?
LTS [?\]: if black o8, then white n7?
USGO2 [-\]: I'm afraid I don't understand your question marius
LTS [?\]: oh nm, that doesn't work
LTS [?\]: maybe o8 is good too
marius1 [1d\]: i saw a person called chris burm who was game inventor ; he had imagine a few ones
GregHouse [2d\]: so why 'hi chris'?
USGO2 [-\]: Ah, nope, not I.
]
;B[jj]
;W[pk]C[marius1 [1d\]: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Burm#Ludographie
marius1 [1d\]: kris, not chris
]
;B[qi]
;W[ki]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis moves his knees back and forth while Eric tumbles two stones over each other in his bowl.
]
;B[ll]
;W[mk]C[USGO2 [-\]: Lots of hesitation is apparent in the play of M8
lwhite [5d\]: black in slight trouble 
lwhite [5d\]: white in good shape gain a lot heee
Ashura [2k\]: Iwhite, can you tell me whats good for white and bad for black?
]
;B[il]
;W[jk]
;B[jl]C[shoutan [2d?\]: white seems really in trouble
shikashogi [10k\]: eric lui won yesterday right?
]
;W[hl]C[lwhite [5d\]: they both did
MRSA [7d\]: w can connect with L3
]
;B[hk]
;W[ij]C[USGO2 [-\]: Yes, Eric played Jianing Gan yesterday and won.
MRSA [7d\]: but probably w will not need it
USGO2 [-\]: Games have begun to finish, and observers start roaming the room.
shoutan [2d?\]: b just G9
shoutan [2d?\]: or, simple H7
]
;B[hm]
;W[gl]C[shoutan [2d?\]: right
shoutan [2d?\]: what?
shoutan [2d?\]: G9
lwhite [5d\]: this is so hard to read 
blink [3d\]: g7
shoutan [2d?\]: white simply crash
MRSA [7d\]: g9 now
shoutan [2d?\]: Go and K11
MRSA [7d\]: w messed up?
shoutan [2d?\]: white resign right away
shoutan [2d?\]: yes
shoutan [2d?\]: G8 is a move without careful consideration
MRSA [7d\]: maybe he is eyeing the f3 group
shoutan [2d?\]: now b has to give up 2 stones, instead of 1
]
;B[gk]C[shoutan [2d?\]: you are saying, by G6 etc
]
;W[fl]C[shoutan [2d?\]: cut f3?
shoutan [2d?\]: hmm...
shoutan [2d?\]: ?
SpenceR [3k\]: g14 or 13 ladder breaker?
]
;B[ji]C[shoutan [2d?\]: correct
]
;W[kh]C[SpenceR [3k\]: g13 looks best
McLean [?\]: j11
MRSA [7d\]: w also forgot to atari at j7..
shoutan [2d?\]: what is b thinking?
SpenceR [3k\]: g7?
shoutan [2d?\]: yes, MRSA
sh [-\]: j11
]
;B[ii]
;W[gm]C[shoutan [2d?\]: that is a sente that can't be later
sweety [-\]: The US Open: Maeda Ryo 6p is going to comment on board2! Please join his Demo at the top of the Active Games tab!
MRSA [7d\]: f9?
USGO2 [-\]: Eric holds a stone in hand, but does not play.
]
;B[bq]
;W[bp]C[MRSA [7d\]: hum
MRSA [7d\]: f9 first seems important
]
;B[br]
;W[dg]C[blink [3d\]: um, g6 is going to be an option soon
]
;B[fk]C[blink [3d\]: or not
USGO2 [-\]: Eric's hand shakes slightly as he plays F9
MRSA [7d\]: f9 is no longer sente
]
;W[cg]
;B[gn]
;W[el]C[MRSA [7d\]: w can connect with L3 any time
MRSA [7d\]: seems that both played badly
USGO2 [-\]: Eric dons a button-up shirt over his Congress t-shirt.  The room is much cooler than it was yesterday.
MRSA [7d\]: was it hot?
USGO2 [-\]: It was quite warm in here, yes.
McLean [?\]: h6?
blink [3d\]: h10 healthiest for b
USGO2 [-\]: Eric swings a stone toward the board, but decides to put it back in the bowl instead.
USGO2 [-\]: Jianing Gan, Erics opponent from yesterday, looks on from the side of the table.
Ashura [2k\]: Eric doesnt seem to be confident in this game...
USGO2 [-\]: Once again, Eric swings a stone toward the board, but replaces it instead.
]
;B[ek]
;W[eq]C[MRSA [7d\]: e4
]
;B[ep]C[blink [3d\]: but e4 doesn't really work?
Ashura [2k\]: was this a good move of white?
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis tisks to himself several times at E4
]
;W[hn]C[MRSA [7d\]: d5
]
;B[bg]C[guest992 [?\]: what does tisk to himself mean? ^^*
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis adjusts the stones near B13 slightly
USGO2 [-\]: He makes a sound that sound like "tisk"
guest992 [?\]: ah ok :)
shoutan [2d?\]: means he is painful :)
]
;W[df]C[guest992 [?\]: thanks for the descriptive game translation ^^
]
;B[bf]C[USGO2 [-\]: You're welcome :)
USGO2 [-\]: Various unhappy-sounding noises emanate from Curtis over the past several moves.
shoutan [2d?\]: this is called 'distraction tricks' :)
shoutan [2d?\]: which, by strict standard, is not proper behavior
guest992 [?\]: all is fair in love and war :)
]
;W[er]C[guest992 [?\]: oh i wanted to say love and go ^^*
shoutan [2d?\]: I know curtis when he was 9
shoutan [2d?\]: he is a fun kid
lwhite [5d\]: going for the group again 
USGO2 [-\]: Eric gets up and leaves the room, his clock still running.
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis takes the opportunity to leave the table and look at the progress on board 1.
lwhite [5d\]: washroom break 
Ashura [2k\]: how much time do eric and curtis still have?
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis still has 1 hour and 31 minutes of main time remaining.  Eric is down to 22 minutes.
Ashura [2k\]: wow... thank you
sh [-\]: what are the byoyomi settings?
USGO2 [-\]: 5 x 30 seconds for the US Open
sh [-\]: thx
USGO2 [-\]: Eric returns to his seat, and Curtis follows suit.
]
;B[dq]
;W[fr]C[USGO2 [-\]: A small crowd of onlookers has gathered around the board.
Micael [2k\]: b d8 ?
]
;B[cp]
;W[do]C[guest992 [?\]: oh i thought he would d5 then d7 :S
McLean [?\]: atari is not good
]
;B[bo]C[USGO2 [-\]: A rare hesitation from Curtis on his move.
Ashura [2k\]: atari wouldnt be good, cause black could have played g2 then
]
;W[dl]C[Micael [2k\]: didnt atari make it possible for b to olay d5 instead of c4?
]
;B[pc]C[guest992 [?\]: how about i17 now?
guest992 [?\]: err o17 :) but yes q17 safer ^^*
miao [6d\]: m12?
]
;W[lc]C[miao [6d\]: UFF
miao [6d\]: uff
guest992 [?\]: k17 ? ;p
guest992 [?\]: oh it's no good :S
]
;B[kd]C[USGO2 [-\]: Hopefully the players keep an eye on their time, as the volume on the clock is all the way down.  Players will receive no audible warning when they've moved into byo yomi.
guest992 [?\]: ah maybe better to block off connection to middle w and still try to reduce the top :)
]
;W[kc]
;B[id]
;W[jd]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis scoots his chair forward and begins bouncing a leg.
]
;B[je]
;W[jc]C[USGO2 [-\]: He leans back and again studies the board with arms crossed.
USGO2 [-\]: Eric adjusts the volume up on the clock just as he hits 10 minutes of main time remaining.
USGO2 [-\]: He briefly returns to tumbling two stones over each other in his bowl.
]
;B[if]C[Neocon [?\]: eric taking this game real serious it seems. they must 'rival' each other
]
;W[he]C[Neocon [?\]: or he want to win the whole tourny ;p
USGO2 [-\]: Eric balks twice without playing a stone.
]
;B[hf]C[USGO2 [-\]: He slips in H14 without a sound.
guest992 [?\]: big win could have psycological effect, neocon, help win the rest of the turnie too ;p
guest992 [?\]: what choice does w have? ^^*
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis still retains 1 hour and 25 minutes of his time.  Eric has only 5 minutes left.
guest992 [?\]: we pray to god this won't end on time ^^*
forte [5k\]: I'm sure it won't, I think this is how Eric always plays
]
;W[pf]
;B[qf]
;W[qe]
;B[pe]
;W[qg]
;B[rf]
;W[rg]
;B[re]
;W[og]
;B[ni]
;W[rd]
;B[qd]
;W[rc]C[evanj [2d\]: hm
USGO2 [-\]: Eric has entered byo yomi
USGO2 [-\]: Both players lean in close to the board now.
]
;B[of]
;W[pg]C[USGO2 [-\]: Eric has used one byo yomi period
]
;B[ng]
;W[nh]
;B[mg]C[freemind [1d\]: n11
qgo [4k\]: p11
]
;W[oh]C[freemind [1d\]: m
yosogo [1d\]: is there have so many time for w
freemind [1d\]: nm
]
;B[mh]
;W[oi]
;B[oj]
;W[nj]
;B[mi]
;W[se]C[Ashura [2k\]: s10
USGO2 [-\]: Eric has used a second byo yomi period.
freemind [1d\]: how much time does white have
wildaxt [5k\]: how many do they have?
]
;B[rh]
;W[sf]C[USGO2 [-\]: 5 total
]
;B[qe]C[Xiangqi [2k\]: amazing. white looked totally dead to me.
forte [5k\]: still looks dead to me
Xiangqi [2k\]: its not so simple now
Kryo [10k\]: still no eyes
forte [5k\]: true it's not so simple
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis starts to play, then changes his mind.
forte [5k\]: but it still looks pretty dead
]
;W[qb]
;B[pb]
;W[pa]C[forte [5k\]: ah, W wants ko
Xiangqi [2k\]: white plays t16 how do you kill?
forte [5k\]: T18
USGO2 [-\]: Eric has used his 3rd byo yomi period
Xiangqi [2k\]: dont thin t18 quite works
forte [5k\]: yeah, B probably runs out of libs
]
;B[nb]C[forte [5k\]: potentially
forte [5k\]: If W plays T18 now, I'm not so sure...
forte [5k\]: oh wait
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis exhales loudly.
forte [5k\]: yeah, still 1 eye
enz8 [4k\]: t18 t16
forte [5k\]: yeah
]
;W[nf]
;B[oe]
;W[ne]C[Meerkov [5k\]: White doesn't need to T18, If white S10, white threatens to kill black. If b only has 1 eye, white only needs 1 eye.
Mage [1d\]: stream link please
USGO2 [-\]: Eric has used his 4th byo yomi period.
forte [5k\]: probably no steam for this game
forte [5k\]: *stream
Mage [1d\]: :(
Xiangqi [2k\]: how many byo yomi does he get?
evanj [2d\]: 5
wildaxt [5k\]: now he losses cause of time : ((
]
;B[lf]C[Mage [1d\]: n16 
Meerkov [5k\]: How long is each byo yomi
USGO2 [-\]: He's on his last 30 second period
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis begins biting his name badge.
enz8 [4k\]: o18
Goprince [3d\]: lol
Nikram [5k\]: o17
]
;W[nc]C[atreys [14k\]: it is lunch time...
Xiangqi [2k\]: cool im hungry
wildaxt [5k\]: what a game O.o
yoon [9k\]: lol
]
;B[oa]C[freemind [1d\]:  dead
Ashura [2k\]: white lost
pebarefoot [-\]: Curtis must be hungry if he's eating his name tag, lol
yoon [9k\]: lol
Meerkov [5k\]: haha
miao [6d\]: m16?
yoon [9k\]: n18?
]
;W[le]C[yosogo [1d\]: maybe he is nervous
yoon [9k\]: no i think he's just hungry
miao [6d\]: yey----->aga 7d
USGO2 [-\]: A large crowd of onlookers has gathered.
]
;B[me]C[yoon [9k\]: black has to connect...
]
;W[md]C[miao [6d\]: why not o16?
]
;B[mf]C[yoon [9k\]: this kills l16
]
;W[nd]C[yoon [9k\]: or not
miao [6d\]: atari so weak
yosogo [1d\]: s19
Ashura [2k\]: s19
miao [6d\]: ----------
miao [6d\]: ...........
yosogo [1d\]: game is over
USGO2 [-\]: He's under time pressure, remember
ToDie [3d\]: who won?
]
;B[rb]
;W[kf]C[VISA [4d\]: l14 kills b
Peramicus [1d\]: still going on
Meerkov [5k\]: it looks like white?
VISA [4d\]: WOW
miao [6d\]: cmo
k81 [2d\]: s18?
miao [6d\]: ...
frktos [1k\]: ops
VISA [4d\]: fail
VISA [4d\]: gg
yoon [9k\]: no.... black connect at l 15
]
;B[ke]C[yoon [9k\]: then atari at l 13
miao [6d\]: lol
VISA [4d\]: k14
miao [6d\]: yes
yoon [9k\]: saves 
evanj [2d\]: k14
]
;W[jf]C[Meerkov [5k\]: yeah it's not over yet, but black is not looking good
evanj [2d\]: game over
miao [6d\]: ok i take all back
miao [6d\]: :P
Xiangqi [2k\]: wow
wildaxt [5k\]: :O
yoon [9k\]: now he probably wants to seal at k13
k81 [2d\]: j15
]
;B[ie]C[captnapalm [1d\]: j15
]
;W[ld]C[k81 [2d\]: seki
miao [6d\]: but seki
Meerkov [5k\]: seki...
Mage [1d\]: k13 
WorldCop [3k\]: seki only temp or not?
VISA [4d\]: wait
yosogo [1d\]: still w dead
k81 [2d\]: but s18 wrong
wildaxt [5k\]: locally seki
VISA [4d\]: p19 has no liberties
pebarefoot [-\]: my head huirts!
]
;B[jg]C[VISA [4d\]: or not?
yoon [9k\]: dual life
]
;W[ra]C[evanj [2d\]: tough to have to play this under time pressure
sh [-\]: seki
yosogo [1d\]: but is only local
USGO2 [-\]: A loud clack accompanies K13
miao [6d\]: lol
]
;B[sb]C[VISA [4d\]: t18 for sure
sh [-\]: wow
USGO2 [-\]: Another forceful play from Eric.
vingol [1d\]: seko
miao [6d\]: hm
VISA [4d\]: wow im too late on everything
Peramicus [1d\]: time for mind-games ^^
]
;W[qc]C[guest992 [?\]: oh it seems hopeless for w? :)
VISA [4d\]: hmm i bet w will win
VISA [4d\]: b is running out of time
evanj [2d\]: it seems hopeless for somebody... just not sure who
guest992 [?\]: ;p
WorldCop [3k\]: someone should resign!
yosogo [1d\]: t12
]
;B[qa]C[dongdong [1k?\]: ko?
dongdong [1k?\]: ya
Meerkov [5k\]: R19 ko for (life?)
Mage [1d\]: ko for the game
yoon [9k\]: lol thats gotta be some heavy ko threats
rjm [3k\]: l13
Xiangqi [2k\]: look slike for mutual life
NoBenjamin [5k\]: no seki if s17 dies
VISA [4d\]: w should just connect at l13
Xiangqi [2k\]: thats a ko threat
forte [5k\]: H10 seems like giant ko threat
dongdong [1k?\]: exactly
VISA [4d\]: thats the point
forte [5k\]: big enough?
]
;W[im]C[captnapalm [1d\]: w has l13 and s10
yoon [9k\]: l13 doesnt ko threat...
yoon [9k\]: black can ignore it
WorldCop [3k\]: can't ignore, lol
guest992 [?\]: bad order?
WorldCop [3k\]: next  move is atari
tm93 [1d\]: big
VISA [4d\]: black can ignore anything technically =)
evanj [2d\]: he can ignore it if he wants
evanj [2d\]: b can t16
]
;B[hj]C[guest992 [?\]: big but if l13 first it'd be bigger
evanj [2d\]: and live
]
;W[pa]C[WorldCop [3k\]: b many local threats as well
Meerkov [5k\]: wL13 is big ko threat...
Ashura [2k\]: t12
]
;B[sh]C[yoon [9k\]: T12
yoon [9k\]: lol it doens't even matter anymore
]
;W[ob]C[Meerkov [5k\]: N7 threatns cutting off black and taking the entire bottom?
k81 [2d\]: ?
Mage [1d\]: t13 
Mage [1d\]: now
yoon [9k\]: T13 whooo
]
;B[qa]C[pebarefoot [-\]: come oonnn Eric
yoon [9k\]: .....
]
;W[lg]C[yoon [9k\]: :(
evanj [2d\]: no reason to t13 then, it's not going anywhere
LTS [?\]: Uh
]
;B[kg]C[LTS [?\]: he doesn't have to t13
Ashura [2k\]: q2 is also a ko threat
LTS [?\]: yet
]
;W[pa]C[guest992 [?\]: oh w wanted to squeeze another threat ^^*
Fratloev [3k\]: t13 ?
tm93 [1d\]: oo he sacrified 14 points for one more ko threat:D
Xiangqi [2k\]: nice
]
;B[sg]C[WorldCop [3k\]: ko is gone or not?
Mage [1d\]: exchange
]
;W[na]C[k81 [2d\]: no - after t13 no longer seki anyway
yoon [9k\]: lol whites done
marius1 [1d\]: w gote
guest992 [?\]: good point
guest992 [?\]: i mean k81
yoon [9k\]: t16!
]
;B[hb]
;W[sd]C[yoon [9k\]: :(
]
;B[qh]C[Meerkov [5k\]: R12 honte
wildaxt [5k\]: Oo
LTS [?\]: honte?
LTS [?\]: more like, only move
GuyTheSpy [1d\]: B t17 would have been big before W t16
guest992 [?\]: maid of honey? :D
yoon [9k\]: T16 would have kiled t15 and 14
ToDie [3d\]: h18 bigger i think
ToDie [3d\]: now b17 becomes big
]
;W[mm]C[evanj [2d\]: b n2?
dongdong [1k?\]: s8 for w?
]
;B[lm]C[dongdong [1k?\]: nvm
]
;W[gb]C[GuyTheSpy [1d\]: also B G2 looks nice
]
;B[hc]
;W[bc]C[yoon [9k\]: G2 then G3?
tm93 [1d\]: f 1...
tm93 [1d\]: e 1...
Xiangqi [2k\]: SE likes b 4.5
tm93 [1d\]: and black connected
marius1 [1d\]: R8
]
;B[jr]C[yoon [9k\]: J2
]
;W[bj]
;B[bi]
;W[cj]
;B[di]C[guest992 [?\]: 4.5 on richter scale kind of likes ?:S
Meerkov [5k\]: G2 looks strong for black. White fills F4 and E5, black reduces by 3 or 4 on the bottom too.
yosogo [1d\]: richter scale is about earthquake?
antitank [7k\]: what happened in eric's game?
guest992 [?\]: yes ^^*
yoon [9k\]: whats count so far?
yoon [9k\]: anyone know?
]
;W[ql]C[GuyTheSpy [1d\]: well, there are still som e other good moves. monkey jump to L19, and B7
NoBenjamin [5k\]: remember blacks only got 30 secs per move
yoon [9k\]: looks close
]
;B[rj]
;W[bn]C[NoBenjamin [5k\]: s8
Meerkov [5k\]: S8 tetsuji
]
;B[dk]C[tm93 [1d\]: tetsuji for sure:P
]
;W[ck]C[tm93 [1d\]: but not sure if tesuji;p
Meerkov [5k\]: well...
]
;B[rl]C[yosogo [1d\]: s7
]
;W[qm]C[NoBenjamin [5k\]: now g2
]
;B[ee]
;W[de]C[tm93 [1d\]: u were right:P
Meerkov [5k\]: G16?
Goprince [3d\]: q2?
yoon [9k\]: whites done...
]
;B[eh]C[antitank [7k\]: b wusing sente well
antitank [7k\]: using
Meerkov [5k\]: white came back so far from losing, but I dunno if he is going good enough...
GuyTheSpy [1d\]: its not really sente...
dongdong [1k?\]: y didn't b A17 first?
yoon [9k\]: that middle group looks like it'll let black win
]
;W[pr]C[Meerkov [5k\]: A17 isn't worth as much as E12
vijay [?\]: is it broadcast on euro go tv?
]
;B[rq]C[LTS [?\]: this isn't Euro
Xiangqi [2k\]: now g17 is a monster for b too
VISA [4d\]: w behind ~15 points
USGO2 [-\]: Only board 1 has video
vijay [?\]: yeah i know!
]
;W[an]C[xgfdgd: what link usgo?
yoon [9k\]: N 2 looks pretty solid for black
]
;B[gr]C[Meerkov [5k\]: yay g2!
]
;W[gq]C[LTS [?\]: wrap around
LTS [?\]: connect under
LTS [?\]: big.
yosogo [1d\]: big
GuyTheSpy [1d\]: now go for H2 :)
Meerkov [5k\]: connect under or maybe even H2 connect?
]
;B[es]
;W[fp]C[LTS [?\]: connect under is sente
LTS [?\]: and then H2
]
;B[fs]
;W[eo]C[Meerkov [5k\]: if H2 connect, white A4 maybe?
]
;B[ap]C[LTS [?\]: the value of A4 is reduced
LTS [?\]: because of G2
LTS [?\]: oh, nevermind, it's still big.
evanj [2d\]: apparently :D
yoon [9k\]: where'd white place his stone?
Meerkov [5k\]: White E5, black A4
antitank [7k\]: on the board
yoon [9k\]: thanks
HlFl [-\]: why Maeda Ryo not playing in tournament?
guest992 [?\]: lol
xgfdgd: too good
guest992 [?\]: but it's open ^^*
Xiangqi [2k\]: his wife said no
LTS [?\]: most of the visiting pros don't compete
LTS [?\]: it's the ones that live in America who do
guest992 [?\]: xiangqi why?
Xiangqi [2k\]: he parents are visiting? :-D
LTS [?\]: I mean, they have jet lag, and lectures and simuls to do
LTS [?\]: game reviews as well
]
;W[ff]C[LTS [?\]: It's not really possible to fit a tournament game in with that
evanj [2d\]: this doesn't seem like an un-close game to me
]
;B[fg]C[Meerkov [5k\]: W M2 might be worth some extra
]
;W[eg]C[HlFl [-\]: wouldn't it be more interesting for them to play then do all that other stuff?
]
;B[gg]
;W[ge]C[Ashura [2k\]: its a tournament just for amateurs i guessed.
yosogo [1d\]: f16
Meerkov [5k\]: there are pro players as well
]
;B[hr]C[yoon [9k\]: nice h2
VISA [4d\]: actually, only one pro 
HlFl [-\]: yes, in both the U.S and Euro congress
]
;W[lr]C[VISA [4d\]: 2 in euro i think
Xiangqi [2k\]: i would have thouch b n2 was bigger than h2
Pische [-\]: in euro there are more than five
yoon [9k\]: maybe he didn't see
]
;B[ka]
;W[kb]C[Xiangqi [2k\]: i never assume something i see is missed by a player that level
yoon [9k\]: doesn't he have like only 30 seconds?
NoBenjamin [5k\]: ya
]
;B[ac]C[Meerkov [5k\]: Xiangqi, black *does* only have 30 seconds a turn though : )
]
;W[ab]C[DavidKay [6k\]: we have as long as he does to see things ^_^
]
;B[ad]C[Xiangqi [2k\]: right and i still think anything i see he saw 10 moves or more ago :-P
VISA [4d\]: w is behind 5-10 points
VISA [4d\]: no hope now
]
;W[cb]C[freemind [1d\]:  with zero pressure
LTS [?\]: J19
]
;B[mn]C[Ashura [2k\]: isnt white leading?
]
;W[nn]C[yoon [9k\]: K1 might work better?
VISA [4d\]: no
Meerkov [5k\]: wM4 ?
]
;B[ia]
;W[la]C[shikashogi [10k\]: g16?
LTS [?\]: F16?
]
;B[gc]
;W[fb]C[LTS [?\]: oh, nm, neither of those worked
shikashogi [10k\]: g16 did :P
]
;B[gd]
;W[fd]C[LTS [?\]: I'm pretty sure it didn't
LTS [?\]: lack of liberties
shikashogi [10k\]: what would white do if black went g16
LTS [?\]: F16
Meerkov [5k\]: like he just did for example
]
;B[aj]
;W[ak]
;B[ai]C[Meerkov [5k\]: W J3 seems to be worth points
yoon [9k\]: E12 and then D12 seems alright
]
;W[iq]C[yoon [9k\]: that's worth 2 points
]
;B[kr]
;W[ir]C[Meerkov [5k\]: more than that, it's also a bunch of threats to capture stones
]
;B[is]
;W[lq]
;B[jp]
;W[lp]
;B[lo]
;W[rm]
;B[sl]
;W[ce]
;B[be]C[yoon [9k\]: i am going to say gg black wins
]
;W[ps]
;B[qs]
;W[nr]C[Xiangqi [2k\]: that whole area around n2 looks like a big gain for white. it should be close
freemind [1d\]: let me guess  3.5
evanj [2d\]: no, i won't allow that
]
;B[ls]
;W[ms]C[VISA [4d\]: use SE
]
;B[ks]C[freemind [1d\]: o wait 5.5
VISA [4d\]: although it seems to be missing from my client
]
;W[ja]C[xedover [?\]: se not availble from web client
]
;B[ib]C[Meerkov [5k\]: se?
xedover [?\]: and it doesn't work for aga rules
freemind [1d\]: lol
lkjhlkjh: using se doens't work anyway because it's aga rules
Micael [2k\]: se= score estimator
VISA [4d\]: oh
Xiangqi [2k\]: c12
pebarefoot [-\]: Silly Estimator
lkjhlkjh: anyway, w wins
]
;W[ch]C[xedover [?\]: we'll all have to learn to count
]
;B[bh]C[LTS [?\]: no... I think... B+3.5...
Xiangqi [2k\]: c8
pebarefoot [-\]: count? oh nooo...
]
;W[dj]
;B[ej]
;W[cl]C[freemind [1d\]: i know that iswhat is so fuy about poeple using it .......its aga
Meerkov [5k\]: Counting? Nah black wins clearly ;p
]
;B[gf]
;W[fe]
;B[mp]
;W[mq]C[VISA [4d\]: i think b+7.5
freemind [1d\]: regardless of what is ormaly funny
]
;B[ga]
;W[fa]
;B[jb]C[Meerkov [5k\]: N18...??
HlFl [-\]: no lunch for these two?
]
;W[so]
;B[sp]
;W[sn]C[VISA [4d\]: almost over anyways
evanj [2d\]: lunch is for the weak
yoon [9k\]: N18 does look painful
]
;B[ph]
;W[oc]C[xedover [?\]: Eric doesn't like to break for lunch usually
freemind [1d\]: decided to finish i guess
Micael [2k\]: how?
HlFl [-\]: touya never takes lunch
]
;B[dh]
;W[cd]
;B[ao]
;W[co]C[HlFl [-\]: remember that
]
;B[jq]
;W[kq]
;B[io]C[LTS [?\]: Most players don't want to break for lunch if the game is conceivably finishable in a short amount of time
]
;W[sm]
;B[hd]
;W[ic]C[VISA [4d\]: lol ko on top
LTS [?\]: two kos
LTS [?\]: it's the same
]
;B[od]C[VISA [4d\]: oh whoops didn't see that
]
;W[ka]
;B[ha]C[evanj [2d\]: that's it
antitank [7k\]: b wins
yoon [9k\]: clear black win
USGO2 [-\]: White gives a pass stone to black.
WorldCop [3k\]: close game
antitank [7k\]: by about 15?
WorldCop [3k\]: 5 points
pebarefoot [-\]: thank you, USGO
shikashogi [10k\]: b +4.5 i think
dongdong [1k?\]: what's the score?
USGO2 [-\]: You're welcome :)
LTS [?\]: I called it at +3.5, so let's see
LTS [?\]: b+^
Ashura [2k\]: thank you USGO2
loosely [1k\]: +3.5
Meerkov [5k\]: b +3.5
rjm [3k\]: b+3.5
HlFl [-\]: thx USgo
NoBenjamin [5k\]: usgo whats the verdict?
lwhite [5d\]: 4.5
antitank [7k\]: remember b captured lossa stones
au2 [2d?\]: Thanks USGO2 appreciate your effort
yoon [9k\]: thanks usgo
xedover [?\]: they're counting
pebarefoot [-\]: SE shows b+18.5
k81 [2d\]: komi?
VISA [4d\]: SE doesn't work apparently
xgfdgd: b+ 3.5
Micael [2k\]: shows how much se knows ;)
HlFl [-\]: SE is a mental patient
USGO2 [-\]: B + 3.5
pebarefoot [-\]: insert SE joke here <---
Wisp [19k\]: SE = soul eater
shikashogi [10k\]: ty usgo
yoon [9k\]: thanks usgo
xedover [?\]: thanks usgo2
Xiangqi [2k\]: that game delivered
Micael [2k\]: thanks usgo
Meerkov [5k\]: exciting game, thanks USGO2
Xiangqi [2k\]: if i was there i'd buy them both a beer to drink with their lunch
USGO2 [-\]: Thanks for joining us for out live coverage of the 2010 US Open, brought to you by the AGA E-Journal.  Join us tonight for our live coverage of the North American Ing Masters!
Xiangqi [2k\]: unless they are like kids or something
USGO2 [-\]: Round 2 of the NAIM should begin in about 6 hours.
HlFl [-\]: ing badda bing!
HlFl [-\]: not kids Xiangqi, you can buy.
HlFl [-\]: beers
HlFl [-\]: but if i see another beer cycling jersey it won't be pretty..
guest992 [?\]: oh thanks alot, usgo :D
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