(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[AGA]SZ[19]KM[7.50]TM[7200]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]
GN[2011 US Open - Round 3 Board 2 - Yongfei Ge 7d vs Zi Yang Hu 1p]PW[Yongfei Ge]PB[Zi Yang Hu]WR[7d]BR[1p]DT[2011-08-02]EV[US Go Congress]RO[3]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]US[Chris Burg]C[USGO2 [-\]: Welcome to the AGA E-Journal's live coverage of the 2011 US Open at the US Go Congress in Santa Barbara, CA.  This is round 3, board 2.  I'm Chris Burg, your game recorder this morning.
hikaru567 [2d\]: hi chris burg
USGO2 [-\]: Hello!
USGO2 [-\]: Announcements are currently underway.  Play will begin after they conclude.
leeszefung [5d\]: 2 hours for each player?
b3n [4k?\]: i thought 1.5
USGO2 [-\]: Zi Yang is setting the clock.
Littleman [4k\]: on the table I hope
USGO2 [-\]: 3d and below get 1.5 hours.  4d+ are given 2 hours.
]RE[W+Resign]
;B[pd]
;W[dp]
;B[qp]
;W[dc]C[b3n [4k?\]: who is ahead?
]
;B[fq]C[hikaru567 [2d\]: ko
inte [?\]: that seems unfair what if a 4d plays a 3d? ;-)
]
;W[iq]C[b3n [4k?\]: 1.75 hours
USGO2 [-\]: Both players get 2 hours in that case.
]
;B[dn]C[alrobin [8k\]: Go, Yongfei!
]
;W[fp]
;B[cq]
;W[cp]
;B[gp]C[evanj [3d\]: this joseki is everywhere
]
;W[fo]C[evanj [3d\]: well, not this one
]
;B[dq]
;W[gq]
;B[eq]C[b3n [4k?\]: is this joseki?
b3n [4k?\]: never seen it before
USGO2 [-\]: Yongfei leans in close as he reads.
]
;W[ep]
;B[gr]
;W[hq]C[xenocide [17k\]: to save this game we need to wait until it is done right?
b3n [4k?\]: you could clone it and then save
evanj [3d\]: or tag it
]
;B[df]
;W[ch]
;B[dd]
;W[ed]
;B[cc]
;W[eb]
;B[cd]C[evanj [3d\]: ok, _this_ i  have not seen before
]
;W[ee]
;B[fc]
;W[ec]
;B[ef]
;W[ff]
;B[dh]
;W[di]
;B[eh]
;W[bg]C[USGO2 [-\]: Zi Yang adjusts the stone at B13 slightly.
USGO2 [-\]: Yongfei divides his attention between the board and the rest of the room.
]
;B[cf]
;W[ei]C[Warfreak2 [4d\]: what age was b promoted to 1p?
]
;B[fg]C[fivekiller [-\]: this year
Warfreak2 [4d\]: that is not an age
fivekiller [-\]: well
fivekiller [-\]:  he is about 11-12?
fivekiller [-\]: tounger than u for sure?
fivekiller [-\]: younger
Warfreak2 [4d\]: if you don't know, you can choose not to answer
fivekiller [-\]: what the hell
fivekiller [-\]:  anything is wrong u?
]
;W[gf]
;B[gg]
;W[if]
;B[dk]
;W[fj]
;B[fm]
;W[bp]
;B[bq]
;W[cm]
;B[dm]
;W[cl]
;B[ck]
;W[dl]
;B[el]C[USGO2 [-\]: Yongfei is leaning in very far over the board now.
ey [3d\]: Hu Ziyang is 13 yo, according to last month's Chinese news.  
USGO2 [-\]: Zi Yang sits back in his seat.
Warfreak2 [4d\]: was he 13 when he was promoted?
]
;W[ek]C[b3n [4k?\]: yes, he was
Zorba [5d\]: b9
]
;B[fk]
;W[ej]
;B[gk]
;W[gj]
;B[cn]
;W[bn]
;B[hj]C[fivekiller [-\]: thanks  ey
Warfreak2 [4d\]: thanks
fivekiller [-\]: no thanks from Freak  nice guy
]
;W[hk]C[USGO2 [-\]: Yongfei whispers something in Chinese as he plays.
USGO2 [-\]: This time Zi Yang leans in close and Yongfei reclines in his seat.
USGO2 [-\]: Zi Yang has placed several stones on the table.  He idly slides them around with one hand.
letsplay [7k\]: both groups are weak now. this is cool
USGO2 [-\]: Yongfei gets up and exits the room.
]
;B[hl]C[USGO2 [-\]: Yongfei returns and retakes his seat.  Zi Yang points out his move.
]
;W[ik]
;B[il]
;W[co]
;B[jl]
;W[hi]
;B[ij]
;W[jk]
;B[kk]
;W[jj]
;B[ii]C[goeoejun [-\]: hmm
]
;W[ji]
;B[ih]
;W[jh]
;B[ig]C[USGO2 [-\]: Yongfei audibly gasps at something.
]
;W[jg]
;B[gi]
;W[bi]C[USGO2 [-\]: Yongfei finishes his cup of water and goes to fetch a new one.
]
;B[jf]
;W[ie]
;B[je]
;W[jd]
;B[kd]C[USGO2 [-\]: He plays moves with a finger in the air as he reads.
USGO2 [-\]: Yongfei has 1 hour and 36 minutes remaining of main time.  Zi Yang currently sits at 1 hour and 33 minutes.
]
;W[kc]C[USGO2 [-\]: Yongfei slams down L17 while whispering in Chinese.
evanj [3d\]: someone should tell him that his opponent can probably understand him
b3n [4k?\]: what did he whisper?
]
;B[le]C[marvellous [6k?\]: Maybe he is casting magic spells.
]
;W[jc]C[Damaging [10k\]: that k13 group is dead?
]
;B[lc]C[USGO2 [-\]: Both players support their head with their hands as they examine the board.
Littleman [4k\]: are their heads that heavy ?
hikaru567 [2d\]: how old is yongfei? i know ziyang is 13
]
;W[lb]
;B[mb]
;W[mc]
;B[ld]
;W[kb]
;B[nc]
;W[li]
;B[kl]
;W[lf]
;B[kq]C[fivekiller [-\]: 40+
]
;W[op]
;B[pn]
;W[qq]
;B[rq]
;W[pq]
;B[rr]
;W[mq]
;B[lp]
;W[on]
;B[pm]
;W[om]
;B[ol]
;W[nl]
;B[nk]C[USGO2 [-\]: Zi Yang gets up and slowly leaves the room.
yabyum [3k\]: :-)
USGO2 [-\]: He returns with a cup of steaming water.
]
;W[ok]
;B[pl]
;W[mk]C[USGO2 [-\]: Yongfei is visibly preturbed with this exchange.
]
;B[nj]
;W[mm]
;B[mj]
;W[kn]C[guest003 [-\]: how old is Yongfei Ge Chris?
USGO2 [-\]: He gets up and leaves the room.
USGO2 [-\]: I believe he's 42 or 43, but that may be incorrect.
]
;B[jo]C[salty [2d\]: cmon yongfei ge !
USGO2 [-\]: Yongfei returns and Zi Yang points out where he had played.
salty [2d\]: show the youngster plenty of show now 
]
;W[jn]
;B[in]
;W[fr]
;B[mp]C[yabyum [3k\]: tenukki!!!!!!
salty [2d\]: ouch !
]
;W[np]
;B[mn]C[salty [2d\]: hard game for w now imo
]
;W[io]C[guest003 [-\]: kids..hold your horses, they always play fast
salty [2d\]: haha
]
;B[ln]C[SeiChan [4k\]: but kids got fantasy :D
salty [2d\]: xD
salty [2d\]: older too
SeiChan [4k\]: its more experience
SeiChan [4k\]: kids are cute ^.^ and got more fantasy but not a lot of experience like old ppl ^^
USGO2 [-\]: The clock appears to have mangled its display of the time.
SeiChan [4k\]: thats why im sure zi yang hu will lose against yongfei ^-^ but i hope yang hu will win <3
salty [2d\]: incredible game , zillions of dangerous cutting points ^^
guest003 [-\]: white h6 next g8 looks good
guest003 [-\]: but black won't answer at j7
guest003 [-\]: k4 m7 perhaps
salty [2d\]: miai p4 will die, or k13 to make nasty life ?
]
;W[po]C[salty [2d\]: uneasy position for w indeed
USGO2 [-\]: The players notice the clock's misbehavior and flag down a tournament director.
]
;B[qo]C[USGO2 [-\]: They don't remember the remaining time, so both players agree to resetting the clock with 1 hour and 20 minutes of main time for both sides.
]
;W[hn]
;B[im]C[guest003 [-\]: the kiddo enjoys this fuss over time a lot
guest003 [-\]: he never managed to lose on time in his life yet ^^
brooklyn [3d\]: didnt they start out with 1:20?
USGO2 [-\]: The replacement clock won't start counting time.
]
;W[jp]C[USGO2 [-\]: They started with 2 hours.
brooklyn [3d\]: oh
guest003 [-\]: brroklyn 120 minutes equals two hours
brooklyn [3d\]: indeed, so that's a lot of time for this game 
]
;B[lm]C[evanj [3d\]: what a fight
USGO2 [-\]: Both players are leaning in very close now.
guest003 [-\]: a lot of time are you sure...i like 6 hours each better
USGO2 [-\]: Yongfei hesitates on his move, and instead places the stone on the table by the board.
]
;W[lr]
;B[kr]
;W[nr]C[guest003 [-\]: fairly common to hesitate before making life in gote
]
;B[nh]C[salty [2d\]: haha, good one :-)
salty [2d\]: o12 doesn`t make gote life though ^^
]
;W[nf]
;B[md]C[salty [2d\]: life an death affair now
guest003 [-\]: o2 was making life in gote, the kid plays black
]
;W[pf]C[salty [2d\]: kidding :-)
USGO2 [-\]: A third clock arrives and begins counting time.
]
;B[ph]
;W[qd]C[brooklyn [3d\]: bottom left black group can be killed at E2
Zorba [5d\]: Q15 R15 R14 seems severe
]
;B[qc]
;W[pe]C[USGO2 [-\]: Yongfei sighs as he plays Q15
]
;B[mg]
;W[pc]
;B[od]
;W[rc]C[brooklyn [3d\]: yongfei offering a ballsy trade
brooklyn [3d\]: but as soon as w lives, he has E2 threat
USGO2 [-\]: Yongfei gets up and leaves the room again.
USGO2 [-\]: He returns with water still on his face.
yabyum [3k\]: USGO2 thx for the vision.
]
;B[qb]
;W[re]C[TurtleDove [5k\]: it's raining outside ?
brooklyn [3d\]: e2
]
;B[mf]
;W[gn]
;B[gm]
;W[er]
;B[rb]
;W[sb]
;B[pb]
;W[qh]
;B[qi]
;W[qg]
;B[ri]
;W[ko]
;B[pp]
;W[oo]C[Zorba [5d\]: k1 ?
furiousgo [1k\]: q2
sameasyou [3d\]: k1 very nice
LinkWind [1k\]: hihihi
Zorba [5d\]: 2 threats with K1
sameasyou [3d\]: yup
salty [2d\]: k1 is devilish
TurtleDove [5k\]: sneaky dan trick
sameasyou [3d\]: k1 connects g2 to the black group and forces w to capture b3
sameasyou [3d\]: many points there
Zorba [5d\]: question i P3 should be played before k1
Zorba [5d\]: if
USGO2 [-\]: Yongfei realizes his cup is empty and goes to refill it.
USGO2 [-\]: Zi Yang's cup has bite marks on it.
dan2dan [1d\]: who's the baby here?
dan2dan [1d\]: w or b
Zorba [5d\]: p3 q2 k1 
TurtleDove [5k\]: :\]
shoutan [?\]: is b losing?
]
;B[pr]
;W[oq]
;B[qr]C[salty [2d\]: quest ? k1   m1   j1   d2   b gets only ko then ?
]
;W[or]
;B[ml]
;W[nm]
;B[lk]
;W[lq]
;B[kp]C[shoutan [?\]: S12?
shoutan [?\]: C18?
]
;W[cb]
;B[bb]
;W[ba]C[shoutan [?\]: b can s13 first
]
;B[ab]
;W[ad]
;B[id]
;W[hd]
;B[ic]
;W[hc]
;B[ib]
;W[hb]
;B[la]
;W[ia]
;B[ka]
;W[jb]
;B[sf]C[USGO2 [-\]: More Chinese whispering from Yongfei after the last sequence.
]
;W[rf]
;B[sh]C[sampo00 [6k\]: can't b live with d2 ?
]
;W[sg]
;B[rg]
;W[rh]C[salty [2d\]: no
salty [2d\]: not enough eye space
]
;B[pg]
;W[sg]C[shoutan [?\]: looks like b can't offer komi
]
;B[bk]
;W[bl]
;B[rg]
;W[qf]
;B[fi]
;W[cg]C[furiousgo [1k\]: it's close
]
;B[hs]
;W[hr]
;B[js]
;W[gs]
;B[sg]
;W[se]
;B[si]
;W[dg]
;B[eg]
;W[bf]
;B[hf]
;W[he]
;B[hg]
;W[bd]
;B[bc]
;W[ne]C[salty [2d\]: white wins
]
;B[nd]C[Barnabas [5k\]: by 1,5?
]
;W[og]
;B[oh]C[salty [2d\]: probably more then
Illyria [?\]: yeah, more
]
;W[is]C[salty [2d\]: the secret of the whisper i assume :-)
USGO2 [-\]: Zi Yang hits his clock without playing, resigning the game.
USGO2 [-\]: Result: W+R
Zorba [5d\]: B has missed K1 instead of Q2 ?
flipppy [2k\]: w+komi
USGO2 [-\]: Thanks for joining us for our live coverage of the 2011 US Open, brought to you by the AGA E-Journal.  There is no North American Masters tonight, and tomorrow is the traditional day off, so the next broadcast will be the US Open at 9am Pacific time on Thursday.
salty [2d\]: thx for broadcasting
USGO2 [-\]: As always, it is my pleasure.
salty [2d\]: nice to hear
Riefu [2k\]: thx usgo2
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