(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[AGA]SZ[19]KM[7.50]TM[5400]OT[5x60 byo-yomi]
GN[2011 North American Masters - Round 2 Board 2 - Curtis Tang 7d vs Dae Hyuk Ko 7d]PW[Curtis Tang]PB[Dae Hyuk Ko]WR[7d]BR[7d]DT[2011-08-02]EV[US Go Congress]RO[2]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]US[Chris Burg]C[USGO2 [-\]: Welcome to our live coverage of the 2011 North American Masters tournament at the US Go Congress in Santa Barabara, CA.  This is round 2, board 2.  I'm Chris Burg, your game recorder this evening.
USGO2 [-\]: Players have taken their seats and are ready to begin.
]RE[W+7.50]
;B[pq]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis places a stone on the table beside the board.
]
;W[dp]C[cugel [1k\]: oh, 2 strong players
USGO2 [-\]: Dae Hyuk leaves the table in search of something to keep the slightly uneven board from wobbling.
xDragon [-\]: any streams?
USGO2 [-\]: He returns with a paper towel, and plays after placing it under the board.
]
;B[pd]
;W[dc]
;B[qk]C[ikewa [9k\]: chinese opening
USGO2 [-\]: No video streams at this time.  If that changes I will post the link.
cugel [1k\]: good
]
;W[mq]C[USGO2 [-\]: Dae Hyuk leaves the room just as Curtis plays his move.
USGO2 [-\]: He returns with a cup of water.
lose100 [1k\]: i really want to see zchen vs. zi yang hu ... any extra scribes around?
cugel [1k\]: new move ? O4...
]
;B[np]C[cugel [1k\]: yeah... b good moyo
lose100 [1k\]: oh cool, it is usgo5 broadcast
]
;W[mp]C[Prodigious [5d?\]: n3 is popular recently
]
;B[mo]C[Amikael [12k?\]: that is go men
Amikael [12k?\]: not shitty kgs blitzaments
Koffein [-\]: amikael, board 5 is 10s blitz ..
]
;W[nq]
;B[op]
;W[lo]
;B[mn]C[Amikael [12k?\]: i dnt give a fuck to board 5
mach1 [-\]: please watch your language
Amikael [12k?\]: je sais pas parler anglais poliment
cugel [1k\]: :/
cugel [1k\]: look at b moyo
]
;W[ln]C[cugel [1k\]: i would never choose N3
cugel [1k\]: is it new move ?
]
;B[mm]C[Amikael [12k?\]: cause you only play blitz
Koffein [-\]: m7 n8 g4 
]
;W[fq]C[Koffein [-\]: it´s normal to push once more before playing on the lower side
Amikael [12k?\]: dont like white shape
]
;B[ce]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis gets up and leaves the room.  He returns with his own cup of water.
Koffein [-\]: c15 is uninteresting, l8 is the keypoint
Amikael [12k?\]: that is a coverage
]
;W[cj]
;B[ch]
;W[kl]C[Koffein [-\]: the result is good for white
USGO2 [-\]: The clack of stone on board as L8 is played is markedly louder than the previous moves.
Amikael [12k?\]: i love usgo2
nate451 [6k\]: I want to burst into applause. USGO2 is rocking it.
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis has played AGA tournament games against Dae Hyuk 4 times in the past.  Curtis won 3 of those games.
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis's AGA player card can be found at http://agagd.usgo.org/Player_Card.php?&key=9459
USGO2 [-\]: Dae Hyuk's can be found at http://agagd.usgo.org/Player_Card.php?&key=14569
Amikael [12k?\]: you mean he try to take the psycho lead with the stone thing
Amikael [12k?\]: and the water thing
]
;B[gp]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis leans in very close to study the board.
ericausa [3d\]: isn't b g-4 too deep?
Amikael [12k?\]: curtis is funny
cugel [1k\]: it's ok
cugel [1k\]: aji at right
]
;W[gq]
;B[ip]
;W[gn]C[kaketoe [11k\]: what do you mean exactly when you say that?
kaketoe [11k\]: aji is still a vague concept to me when people use it like that
nate451 [6k\]: There's a weakness at M4.
kaketoe [11k\]: yes i see
cugel [1k\]: good attack
Amikael [12k?\]: yes that is why i didnt like the white shape
kaketoe [11k\]: so in practise it means black an play l4 or l3 for free?
kaketoe [11k\]: or is that not what you mean by "aji"
]
;B[in]
;W[il]C[evanj [3d\]: that is exactly what he means
Amikael [12k?\]: now i think curtis will stop his little show 
kaketoe [11k\]: thanks
brooklyn [3d\]: b too deep!
]
;B[hm]
;W[jo]
;B[gm]C[kaketoe [11k\]: what is black trying to achieve?
USGO2 [-\]: The sun sinks below the horizon, noticably lowering the temperature in the room.
kaketoe [11k\]: :)
kaketoe [11k\]: i can just tell you have been a dungeon master more than once in your life
nate451 [6k\]: ha!
]
;W[fm]
;B[jn]C[Amikael [12k?\]: USGO2 could you tell us how old are the players please
]
;W[jp]
;B[lm]C[USGO2 [-\]: I am unsure of their ages.
brooklyn [3d\]: curtis is 18 i believe
nate451 [6k\]: Curtis Tang is 18. http://www.usgo.org/news/2010/08/tang-named-redmond-meijin/
]
;W[hn]
;B[fn]
;W[fo]C[Amikael [12k?\]: thanks
]
;B[io]C[nate451 [6k\]: I can't find Dae Hyuk Ko's age on usgo.org.
]
;W[im]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis tumbles two stones over each other in his hands.  Dae Hyuk remains relatively motionless and impassive.
kaketoe [11k\]: am i missing something here or is black quite unhappy right now?
jpark0o: b uncomfortable at simply connecting 
]
;B[km]C[gtrabbit [4k\]: mm. i think the J4 stones are connected because of the weakness of white's m5 group. so that cuts down on a lot of W's moyo.... but it seems the G7 stones are at best aji now....
]
;W[gl]C[cugel [1k\]: ouch
cugel [1k\]: w very thick
gtrabbit [4k\]: g17 now?
Amikael [12k?\]: probably
jpark0o: b suffers at connecting at l-7----no point
]
;B[jq]
;W[kq]
;B[kp]C[Amikael [12k?\]: xwo
Amikael [12k?\]: but wasnt g1
Amikael [12k?\]: g17 bigger
USGO2 [-\]: The number of stones on the table next to Curtis has increased to 6.
]
;W[ko]
;B[kr]
;W[lp]
;B[ir]
;W[lr]
;B[cp]
;W[co]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis stand up and makes for the water fountain to refill his now empty cup.
USGO2 [-\]: He returns with a fresh cup and a mouthful of water.
USGO2 [-\]: Aside from a scant few small sighs, Dae Hyuk has given next to no indication of how he feels about the game so far.
]
;B[gc]C[gtrabbit [4k\]: ok. so. C4 seemed to be a probe of sorts. Black knows that white prefers the left side to the corner now... but i can never understand how to make use of that knowledge... thoughts?
gtrabbit [4k\]: e.g. how does this change the way black will play out the top left corner?
Amikael [12k?\]: maybe he will not use that knowledge 
gtrabbit [4k\]: hm. idk. he could just be "saving that for later," but that seems like more of a blitz tactic... i have to assume moves are a bit more deliberate here than that....
]
;W[fd]
;B[gd]
;W[cd]
;B[de]
;W[fc]
;B[fe]
;W[ge]
;B[fb]
;W[eb]
;B[gb]C[wakazashi [?\]: looks good for black
josek [6k\]: i think he played because it was sente, but it might change later, so he plays to leave the aji
gtrabbit [4k\]: hm. what's going to change though? whether or not the sequence ends in sente seems set... unless maybe it ends in ko? then he is waiting until he has more threats?
]
;W[he]C[gepay [2k\]: and it sets up a pile of ko threats if nothing else
]
;B[id]C[Amikael [12k?\]: he understood white is more skilled than him
]
;W[ee]
;B[ff]C[josek [6k\]: maybe if w side more settled w would respond c3 instead, but im just guessing
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis has 48 minutes of main time remaining.  Dae Hyuk still retains 55 minutes.
USGO2 [-\]: Dae Hyuk takes a rare break from looking at the game to peer around the room.
wongyjongy: is he watching juyoung's game
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis sighs and shakes his head as he reads.
USGO2 [-\]: He didn't seem to be watching anything in particular.
]
;W[ef]
;B[ed]
;W[ec]C[wongyjongy: DH is too strong.......
]
;B[eg]
;W[dd]
;B[df]
;W[be]
;B[bj]
;W[bk]C[gtrabbit [4k\]: top right corner looking big now....
]
;B[hg]
;W[qf]
;B[qe]
;W[pf]
;B[nd]
;W[qi]
;B[oj]
;W[rk]
;B[rl]
;W[rj]
;B[ql]
;W[lc]
;B[nc]C[whataburga: how is it decided who they play?
USGO2 [-\]: The pairing software does that job.
whataburga: oh
whataburga: thanks
]
;W[gg]
;B[gh]C[Amikael [12k?\]: he shuts down his young opponent
EpicPhail [1k\]: is there video coverage?
]
;W[ig]C[USGO2 [-\]: No video feed so far tonight.
EpicPhail [1k\]: thanks
gepay [2k\]: does b o17 make the corner territory
]
;B[hh]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis gives several small shakes of his head as he examines his options.
]
;W[qc]
;B[rf]
;W[pc]
;B[pe]
;W[rg]
;B[rd]
;W[ie]C[gtrabbit [4k\]: r17 is dead, right?
gtrabbit [4k\]: unless there's some kind of external pressure...
]
;B[kd]
;W[ld]
;B[je]
;W[ne]C[EpicPhail [1k\]: o18 probe soon
]
;B[of]
;W[oe]
;B[od]
;W[me]
;B[og]
;W[sf]
;B[re]C[USGO2 [-\]: Dae Hyuk stands up and takes his cup to the water fountain.
]
;W[ph]
;B[pg]
;W[qg]
;B[oh]
;W[ob]
;B[nb]
;W[rc]
;B[pi]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis has 27 minutes of main time remaining.  Dae Hyuk has 37 minutes.
]
;W[jf]
;B[kf]C[brooklyn [3d\]: and so the game becomes a maynerd
gepay [2k\]: a maynerd?
Amikael [12k?\]: http://senseis.xmp.net/?Maynerd
]
;W[kg]
;B[lf]
;W[kc]
;B[jd]
;W[rh]
;B[si]
;W[na]
;B[ma]C[whataburga: ugh. who comes up with these terms.
whataburga: ?
]
;W[mb]
;B[oa]
;W[pa]
;B[na]
;W[la]C[jpark0o: r-10?
]
;B[qj]
;W[ri]C[jpark0o: t-9 now
brooklyn [3d\]: this semeai is a monster 
USGO2 [-\]: Dae Hyuk plays moves in the air with his fingers as he reads.
jpark0o: b should have at least a ko
]
;B[qa]
;W[pb]C[Jedo [1k\]: curtis likes that
michi2009 [6d\]: t12?
Glistening [9k\]: david, is that you?
Jedo [1k\]: this is rocky
brooklyn [3d\]: tom doesn't like that curtis likes that
Glistening [9k\]: lol not
Glistening [9k\]: it's obviously you gleckers
]
;B[sk]
;W[sj]
;B[sl]C[jpark0o: b ko first to kill
]
;W[md]C[jpark0o: r-12
Jedo [1k\]: is the real maynerd here?
]
;B[se]
;W[mc]C[gtrabbit [4k\]: white makes a b2 bomber...
kcharris12 [1k\]: t12?
]
;B[sc]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis sighs at T17 and shakes his head.
Illyria [?\]: ahhh, too many kos
]
;W[rb]C[Jedo [1k\]: curtis doesn't like that :(
]
;B[sb]
;W[ra]
;B[sg]
;W[sh]C[michi2009 [6d\]: r12
]
;B[qh]
;W[sf]C[michi2009 [6d\]: q12
hgma [4k\]: endless kos
jpark0o: yea
]
;B[ka]C[jpark0o: no endless
]
;W[lb]
;B[ph]C[jpark0o: :)
]
;W[qd]
;B[sg]C[michi2009 [6d\]: why waste a threat
jpark0o: first ko to killl
jpark0o: to make w no two eyes later
jpark0o: b may lost all stone below, but w 2 groups deadfish
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis taps out moves on the table.
]
;W[lg]
;B[mf]
;W[sf]C[Jedo [1k\]: b 17?
]
;B[if]C[kcharris12 [1k\]: that ko is a least 80 points
]
;W[hf]
;B[sg]
;W[hd]C[whataburga: thanks for counting for us^^
saoyran [20k\]: t11
saoyran [20k\]: kool move
sankojingz [1k\]: ba zhi
]
;B[ic]
;W[sf]C[kcharris12 [1k\]: last time b can tenuki :)
saoyran [20k\]: white played p 17 he could reverse it but it had to be a little before
kcharris12 [1k\]: o14
sankojingz [1k\]: w dead
saoyran [20k\]: p17 then t16
saoyran [20k\]: white
saoyran [20k\]: ko
]
;B[nf]C[jpark0o: b tried to make up ko threat :)
pozz [9d\]: h17 first
]
;W[hc]
;B[sg]
;W[ib]
;B[jb]C[Jedo [1k\]: time left?
]
;W[sf]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis has 17 minutes.  Dae Hyuk has 14.
kcharris12 [1k\]: why b play ko instead of k18?
Jedo [1k\]: thx
kcharris12 [1k\]: er j18*
michi2009 [6d\]: both playing strong
]
;B[jc]
;W[oc]C[kcharris12 [1k\]: see, now he has to fix xD
]
;B[sg]C[pozz [9d\]: F13 biggest threat
kcharris12 [1k\]: if w k6 t11 l6 h3 and b should live
]
;W[fg]
;B[si]
;W[gf]C[Imp20 [3k\]: h18
sankojingz [1k\]: small
Imp20 [3k\]: or is that too small?
Imp20 [3k\]: need to make left side live first
pozz [9d\]: i bet next move is B5
Imp20 [3k\]: maybe c9
]
;B[bf]
;W[dg]
;B[cf]C[kcharris12 [1k\]: oh b16 is a problem
]
;W[bd]C[pozz [9d\]: hard to kill
kcharris12 [1k\]: e12?
pozz [9d\]: e12, b11, f12
USGO2 [-\]: The 6 white stones that used to be in front of Curtis have ballooned to 12 stones now.
Jedo [1k\]: a classic sign of tension
]
;B[ck]C[epion003 [?\]: white looks like its in bad shape?
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis receives his 10 minute warning from the clock.
USGO2 [-\]: Excuse me, that was Dae Hyuk's warning.
jpark0o: b should be alive, w not that sick here
pozz [9d\]: d9, c8, b11, b kind of risky here
USGO2 [-\]: Dae Hyuk had forgotten to hit his clock.  He realized with a little under 6 minutes left.
]
;W[dk]
;B[bi]
;W[di]C[pozz [9d\]: fail
]
;B[bo]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis is shaking his head.
SSBMeta [11k\]: ouch
]
;W[cn]C[Divide [5d\]: w losing
Divide [5d\]: ?
epion003 [?\]: groups in top right look dead..? 
fghjd: hi li
kcharris12 [1k\]: d3?
USGO2 [-\]: Dae Hyuk receives his 1 minute warning.
]
;B[kj]
;W[cq]C[Jedo [1k\]: whats the byo yomi situation?
Illyria [?\]: 5x1:00
Illyria [?\]: it's in the rules
kcharris12 [1k\]: h18 imo
USGO2 [-\]: Curtis still has 11 minutes of main time left.
]
;B[hk]C[dagec [7d\]: ...
kcharris12 [1k\]: nvm center much bigger
]
;W[hl]C[USGO2 [-\]: Dae Hyuk has entered byo yomi
]
;B[jh]C[USGO2 [-\]: Curtis receives his 10 minute warning.
]
;W[jg]
;B[jk]
;W[hb]C[kcharris12 [1k\]: k8 now
]
;B[fj]C[kcharris12 [1k\]: f10 bigger?
]
;W[jl]C[pozz [9d\]: can w get P2?
pozz [9d\]: i mean Q2
]
;B[cl]
;W[bl]C[kcharris12 [1k\]: e12
]
;B[dl]
;W[el]
;B[ek]
;W[dj]C[kcharris12 [1k\]: still dead :/
]
;B[eh]
;W[dh]C[kcharris12 [1k\]: b can resign now no?
]
;B[ei]
;W[ik]
;B[ij]
;W[hj]C[dagec [7d\]: you mean w?
]
;B[ii]C[kcharris12 [1k\]: i thought b was ahead ._.
kcharris12 [1k\]: or lol w..
]
;W[kk]
;B[lj]
;W[ml]
;B[mk]
;W[ll]
;B[nl]
;W[gj]
;B[fh]
;W[or]
;B[pr]
;W[hq]
;B[iq]
;W[hr]
;B[go]
;W[fp]
;B[fk]
;W[gk]
;B[fl]
;W[em]
;B[ej]
;W[dm]C[brooklyn [3d\]: b slightly ahead? idk 
]
;B[os]
;W[ns]
;B[ps]C[kcharris12 [1k\]: n12
]
;W[mi]C[bloodninja [?\]: m12
]
;B[mj]C[kcharris12 [1k\]: j12 :D
]
;W[li]C[lockelaton [3k\]: why not o11?
]
;B[ni]
;W[ks]C[koticgood [4k\]: can't believe how close this turned out
]
;B[js]
;W[jr]C[koticgood [4k\]: b's moves in the middle bigger than living in bottom left?
]
;B[ah]C[pozz [9d\]: w+komi
]
;W[aj]
;B[kr]C[kcharris12 [1k\]: j12 h11 l11 k10 k11
ey [3d\]: W M2 and should win.  
Jedo [1k\]: J 12?
]
;W[ls]
;B[oq]
;W[nr]
;B[hs]
;W[gs]C[koticgood [4k\]: cant believe neither c4 nor d14 lived
]
;B[ki]
;W[jj]C[kcharris12 [1k\]: n12 m12 n13
]
;B[mh]
;W[lh]
;B[mg]
;W[ia]C[Jedo [1k\]: J1?
]
;B[gi]
;W[ja]
;B[le]
;W[is]
;B[jr]
;W[ho]
;B[hp]
;W[jm]
;B[kn]
;W[ih]C[kcharris12 [1k\]: o9
]
;B[hi]C[kcharris12 [1k\]: oh nvm eye <.<
]
;W[jk]C[dagec [7d\]: its aga rules, so...
]
;B[ji]
;W[lk]
;B[hs]
;W[kb]
;B[ka]
;W[is]C[kcharris12 [1k\]: im used to japanese >.<
]
;B[cg]
;W[cm]
;B[hs]
;W[kb]
;B[la]
;W[is]
;B[gm]
;W[hm]
;B[hs]
;W[nm]
;B[no]
;W[is]
;B[bg]C[RyuuGan [1d\]: b13 ?
]
;W[af]
;B[hs]
;W[nk]
;B[ol]
;W[is]C[kcharris12 [1k\]: l12
dagec [7d\]: one less ko threat for b
]
;B[kh]
;W[if]
;B[hs]
;W[nj]
;B[ok]
;W[is]
;B[]
;W[hs]C[Soromon [1d\]: Looks like w+8.5
Illyria [?\]: wow, how did curtis pull this one off?
Jedo [1k\]: he's a beast
dagec [7d\]: no, i thnk b won
lockelaton [3k\]: b +9.5
Jedo [1k\]: SE is broke for aga
rapsnod [13k\]: black 9.5
Dai10 [9k?\]: looks like b to me
honk1987 [1d\]: b+0.03
Illyria [?\]: w+8.5
brooklyn [3d\]: b wins
kcharris12 [1k\]: doesnt the se mess up
dagec [7d\]: idk
kcharris12 [1k\]: on aga
dagec [7d\]: its too complicated for human eye and computer to count
pozz [9d\]: w wins alot
dagec [7d\]: really?
lockelaton [3k\]: omg
sankojingz [1k\]: b wins at a glance
pozz [9d\]: never trust a computer
dagec [7d\]: um, USGO?
Divide [5d\]: who wins?
dagec [7d\]: we re waiting...
Jedo [1k\]: i assume they're counting by hand so itll take a second
USGO2 [-\]: W+7.5
Dai10 [9k?\]: wow
Soromon [1d\]: USGO tell them what Curtis said when they finished counting
lockelaton [3k\]: ax
USGO2 [-\]: Disregarding pass stone rule.
Divide [5d\]: w wins?
dagec [7d\]: holy smokes
hgma [4k\]: I trust 9d only
bloodninja [?\]: arent they using ing rules?
kcharris12 [1k\]: i think w + 8.5
koticgood [4k\]: pozz [9d\]: w+komi
koticgood [4k\]: move 241
Illyria [?\]: thanks USGO2!
sweety [-\]: thank you USGO2~
epion003 [?\]: thx usgo2
koticgood [4k\]: thanks for scribing
wongyjongy: dang
USGO2 [-\]: You are certainly welcome.
IHATEGO123: so what was the score?
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