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RU[NZ]SZ[19]KM[8.00]TM[5400]OT[5x60 byo-yomi]
GN[North American Ing Masters - 2010 US Go Congress - Round 5 Board 2 - Curtis Tang 7d vs Mingjiu Jiang 7p]PW[Curtis Tang]PB[Mingjiu Jiang]WR[7d]BR[7p]DT[2010-08-07]EV[North American Ing Masters]RO[5]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]US[Chris Burg]C[s3d: when this will start? USGO2.
USGO2 [-\]: Welcome to the 2010 U.S. Go Congress live broadcast of the North American Ing Masters 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 5, board 2.  I'm Chris Burg, your game recorder this evening.
USGO2 [-\]: Games should begin in about 30 minutes.
kuruhuru9 [6k\]: hi, where can I view the current results of tournament?
USGO2 [-\]: Crosstab of results is located at http://www.usgo.org/tournaments/crosstab/band-matrix/92
kuruhuru9 [6k\]: thx
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis starts the clock.
]RE[B+Resign]
;B[pd]
;W[dd]C[USGO2 [-\]: D16 is very slowly slid into place.
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;B[qp]
;W[dq]
;B[oq]C[USGO2 [-\]: Both players sit with their hands calmly held in their lap.
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;W[qj]
;B[co]C[kevinwang [11k?\]: ok
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;W[ck]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis takes a drink of water, holding it in his mouth for over a minute.
USGO2 [-\]: Mingjiu rubs two stones together above his bowl.
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;B[ep]
;W[eq]
;B[fp]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis crosses a leg, and Mingjiu immediately follows suit.
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;W[fq]
;B[gp]
;W[hq]
;B[ci]C[USGO2 [-\]: Mingjiu peers about the room momentarily while Curtis considers his response.
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;W[cg]
;B[dj]
;W[el]
;B[gj]C[Sando [-\]: plp gui
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;W[gl]
;B[hp]
;W[iq]
;B[ip]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis hunches down close to the board.
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;W[il]
;B[gq]
;W[gr]
;B[jq]C[USGO2 [-\]: Mingjiu misses his clock hit after G3.
USGO2 [-\]: He does hit it after K3, however.
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;W[en]
;B[dp]C[lanchow [3k\]: hehe this must be strange to him because in japan, he doesn't have to do it
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;W[cq]
;B[jr]
;W[jj]
;B[dk]C[FlatLine [5k\]: why, lanchow?
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;W[dl]
;B[cl]
;W[cm]
;B[bl]
;W[cn]
;B[bk]C[USGO2 [-\]: Mingjiu adjusts his position and bumps the table slightly.
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;W[bo]
;B[ql]C[lanchow [3k\]: arbitrators usually do it, flatline
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;W[qf]C[lanchow [3k\]: do you prefer white or black Q
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;B[nc]C[FlatLine [5k\]: now black
kuruhuru9 [6k\]: I prefer Mingjiu ))
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;W[rd]
;B[qc]C[zheng [6k\]: ya i prefer the 7p over the 7d
bstem: didnt mingjiu lose the other day? is it a knockout tourney?
lanchow [3k\]: i'm not sure that connecting on B5 was on good timing
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;W[of]C[USGO2 [-\]: Eric Lui defeated Mingjiu last night, but it's not a knockout tournament.
lanchow [3k\]: is eric a pro or amator ?
USGO2 [-\]: Amateur
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis taks a look around the room, then stands and exits.
kuruhuru9 [6k\]: so amateur can defeat pro
lanchow [3k\]: pro are not gods but strong amateurs with a degree :)
USGO2 [-\]: One game across the room finishes early.  They players briefly look on as they clean up. 
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;B[ol]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis returned to his seat before that.
USGO2 [-\]: Mingjiu sits back in his seat and examines the rest of the room for a moment.
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;W[lc]
;B[pg]
;W[pe]
;B[ne]C[USGO2 [-\]: A stone sits precariously perched on the edge of Curtis' bowl.
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;W[qd]C[USGO2 [-\]: He retrieves a stone without disturbing it.
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;B[pc]
;W[oj]C[braincrash [1d?\]: high level strat :)
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;B[nf]
;W[og]
;B[oe]
;W[ph]
;B[ic]C[Godaisuki [2d\]: white is behind?
FlatLine [5k\]: Chris, your description is poetic
bstem: b looks rock solid.
USGO2 [-\]: Mingjiu leaves his seat for a glass of water from the water station on the side of the room.
braincrash [1d?\]: looks like b is well ahead to me
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis bumps the table with a shift in posture and adjust a stone back into place.
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;W[ke]C[USGO2 [-\]: He rises to examine board 1.
USGO2 [-\]: Mingjiu leaves the room and Curtis returns to his seat.
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis retains 55 minutes of his original 90.  Mingjiu still has over 70 minutes remaining.
USGO2 [-\]: Mingjiu reenters the room and takes his seat.
braincrash [1d?\]: time for c17 ?
USGO2 [-\]: The stone sitting on the edge of the bowl fell back inside it when Curtis bumped the table.
USGO2 [-\]: Mingjiu hunches down close to the board, his hands between his legs and the chair.
USGO2 [-\]: He crosses his arms behind his head.
hanayeol [4d\]:  blog for practical go http://realbaduk.com
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis stands and refills his cup with water, glancing at board 1 as he returns to his seat.
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;B[db]C[dragnforce [8k\]: sick
USGO2 [-\]: Both players think with hands over their mouths.
braincrash [1d?\]: g12 
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis exhales loudly.
USGO2 [-\]: A soft discussion can be heard from the board behind Curtis.
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;W[gc]
;B[cd]
;W[ce]
;B[cc]
;W[ee]C[kuruhuru9 [6k\]: are they yawning?
USGO2 [-\]: No, but Curtis is pinching his cheek.
USGO2 [-\]: 6 of the 16 games have now concluded.
]
;B[fb]
;W[gb]
;B[fc]
;W[gd]
;B[fd]
;W[fe]C[dragnforce [8k\]: seems inevitable that w will win
braincrash [1d?\]: not to me
dragnforce [8k\]: on board, looks like b ahead, but in reality b loses.... not that I want that, I have a lot of respect for mingjiu
miao [6d\]: if one is winning it is b
kuruhuru9 [6k\]: yeah
]
;B[je]C[braincrash [1d?\]: is he going to talk himself into cut?
miao [6d\]: not true dragon force
dragnforce [8k\]: hmm
dragnforce [8k\]: I suppose that move just turned around the game
miao [6d\]: feels like this will end soon
dragnforce [8k\]: now b wins hands down
dragnforce [8k\]: =)
braincrash [1d?\]: now g12 ?
braincrash [1d?\]: im bound to be right eventually
CptCaveman [2d\]: I don't understand the satement: "on board, looks like b ahead, but in reality b loses" at all.
Hollumber [7k\]: it means, black has no life
braincrash [1d?\]: heh
Hollumber [7k\]: :)
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;W[he]C[symplicity [-\]: g12 seems slow - black is plain alive on the left, right?
braincrash [1d?\]: more like thick 
braincrash [1d?\]: not alive on left
braincrash [1d?\]: but b is not alive on left either
Hollumber [7k\]: i think black is alive on left
Hollumber [7k\]: why is he not?
XiaoDre [6d\]: hi.. what happened to myungwan vs yongfei ge yesterday?
XiaoDre [6d\]: i went to sleep before finish
WoolyMaCha [5k\]: Kim won by Resign
WoolyMaCha [5k\]: Ge didn't play well.
Hollumber [7k\]: so, is black alive or not? (on the left)
WoolyMaCha [5k\]: it will be
symplicity [-\]: B12 is sente, but black seems locally alive to me
USGO2 [-\]: Mingjiu leans in far over the board.
scoldyou: that group has like for eyes no need to question the l&d
scoldyou: four*
USGO2 [-\]: It probably deserves noting that this game is being recorded from Mingjiu's perspective.
scoldyou: you can tell since mingjiu is black and the upper right corner was played first
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;B[kd]
;W[ld]C[USGO2 [-\]: Good point
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;B[le]C[Hollumber [7k\]: hey usgo2, do you recorders always record from black's point of view?
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;W[kf]
;B[kc]C[USGO2 [-\]: No, it depends on where the outlets are in the room and which seats the players end up taking.
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;W[kb]
;B[lb]C[Hollumber [7k\]: ah, so your point of view?
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;W[mb]
;B[la]C[USGO2 [-\]: Yes
Hollumber [7k\]: does black always play top right corner these days, or do some players still play elsewhere?
scoldyou: universal law to play upper right first
Hollumber [7k\]: i think everytime something is recorded, it should start from top right, so the players may start wherever
USGO2 [-\]: A sneeze breaks the silence in the room.
Hollumber [7k\]: haha
Hollumber [7k\]: did u say bless you?
USGO2 [-\]: Generally games will be recorded from the recorders point of view to minimize the chance of a translation mistake.
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;W[me]C[Hollumber [7k\]: how much do recorders get paid, and do they have to be a certain strength?
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis' move disturbs the surrounding stones and both players quickly adjust them back into position.
braincrash [1d?\]: how doe sthis work exactly?
USGO2 [-\]: I'd be happy to discuss game recording with you after the game is concluded.
USGO2 [-\]: Mingjiu takes a handful of stones, only to return them to the bowl.
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;B[lf]
;W[mc]
;B[mf]C[Hollumber [7k\]: ok thank you
go4fun2010 [4k\]: seems b gains a lot here
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;W[jd]
;B[jc]
;W[ja]C[USGO2 [-\]: Mingjiu forgot to hit his clock after K17. Curtis smashes his button harder when it fails to produce a beep for him.
kbag [-\]: lol
braincrash [1d?\]: long lol
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;B[jb]
;W[ia]
;B[ha]C[braincrash [1d?\]: b winned
Polemil [2k?\]: yep
lionpure22 [?\]: def
pebarefoot [-\]: what a fight, though
pebarefoot [-\]: good stuff!
jinkidie [19k?\]: SE is totally confused
lionpure22 [?\]: its gret
pebarefoot [-\]: this is new?
lionpure22 [?\]: great
lionpure22 [?\]: yes
jinkidie [19k?\]: well more so tha n usual, anyways
pebarefoot [-\]: debatable
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis has resigned.
Hollumber [7k\]: thank you
pebarefoot [-\]: thx, usgo
USGO2 [-\]: Final result: B+R
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