(;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[Strong Players Open, Round 1, Board 2 (Mingming Yin 1p (w) vs Zhi Rui Yang (b))]PW[Mingming Yin]PB[Zhi Rui Yang]WR[1p]BR[6d]DT[2011-08-01]EV[Strong Players's Open at US Go Congress 2011]RO[1, board 2]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]US[Daniel Short]C[USGO4 [-\]: Players are starting to gather.  Zhi Rui has taken his seat.
laaa: hi
Anthony12 [17k\]: second
cugel [1k\]: cooool 4 pro playing !!
laaa: yes
laaa: 4 pros
USGO4 [-\]: Mingming Yin has arrived, and taking her seat.
laaa: why the names starts whit ming?
]RE[W+4.50]
;B[pd]
;W[dp]
;B[pq]
;W[dc]
;B[fq]
;W[cn]
;B[jp]
;W[qn]
;B[qp]
;W[qk]
;B[qi]
;W[on]
;B[pm]C[USGO4 [-\]: Welcome to the AGA E-Journal's live coverage of the 2011 North American Masters tournament at the US Go Congress in Santa Barbara, CA.  This is round 1, board 2.  I'm Daniel Short, your game recorder this evening.   The players in this game is Mingming Yin 1p (w) and Zhi Rui Yang 6d (b). 
USGO4 [-\]: white paused.
USGO4 [-\]: in deep thoughts.
]
;W[qm]
;B[nc]C[USGO4 [-\]: People start to gather around the table
USGO4 [-\]: taking pictures
]
;W[np]C[cugel [1k\]: ouch, failed kobayashi
]
;B[nq]
;W[mq]
;B[mp]
;W[no]
;B[lq]
;W[oq]C[USGO4 [-\]: Both players are concentrating intensely in this game.
]
;B[mr]
;W[nr]C[sprr: b broken here
]
;B[mq]
;W[op]
;B[pr]C[Longshi [-\]: maybe they're just starting at the board but replaying a song in their head ?
Longshi [-\]: happens pretty often
]
;W[ce]
;B[ic]
;W[qd]
;B[qc]
;W[qe]
;B[rc]
;W[of]C[cugel [1k\]: b's fuseki gone sour :(
]
;B[oi]C[USGO4 [-\]: Guo Juan just walked past, took a short look at the board
]
;W[od]
;B[pe]
;W[pf]
;B[pc]
;W[mf]C[goren2 [5k\]: r14?
]
;B[pk]
;W[pl]
;B[ol]
;W[ql]
;B[mi]
;W[kf]C[cugel [1k\]: mmmh nice fighting
]
;B[kd]C[cugel [1k\]: yeah but w to move first in center run
]
;W[gc]C[USGO4 [-\]: Black picks up the stone, and makes a move toward the board....then withdraws.
USGO4 [-\]: now he's holding a stone in his hand.
USGO4 [-\]: if I have to guess, left side.
]
;B[cj]
;W[ch]
;B[ej]
;W[dr]C[USGO4 [-\]: a person walked by, and gave a bottle of water to black player.  I suspect father.
USGO4 [-\]: father of the black player, that is.
]
;B[fo]C[USGO4 [-\]: Hurien Yang (Masters tournament, board 2) just hurried out. 
USGO4 [-\]: He returned to his board.
USGO4 [-\]: White just shifted L16 a little.
]
;W[kh]C[USGO4 [-\]: black is tapping the table, deep in thought
]
;B[kj]C[USGO4 [-\]: Black stood up, left the room after playing the move
]
;W[ok]C[USGO4 [-\]: Zhi Rui Yang just returned as white made her move
]
;B[nk]
;W[pj]
;B[pi]
;W[nl]
;B[ml]
;W[om]
;B[mk]
;W[nh]
;B[mh]C[kyoyo [?\]: wow usgo4 can talk
USGO4 [-\]: looks like Zhi Rui Yang is counting.
kyoyo [?\]: can all the usgo can talk
USGO4 [-\]: I could talk, but I need to make sure I am recording the game accurately :)
kyoyo [?\]: recording?
kyoyo [?\]: so your watching the game live?
USGO4 [-\]: this is a live event, and I am a recorder for AGA E-journal team.
kyoyo [?\]: than you should tell them that this is not fait 
kyoyo [?\]: fair
kyoyo [?\]: 1p vs 6p
]
;W[mg]C[kyoyo [?\]: way off 
USGO4 [-\]: Welcome to the AGA E-Journal's live coverage of the 2011 North American Masters tournament at the US Go Congress in Santa Barbara, CA.  This is round 1, board 2.  I'm Daniel Short, your game recorder this evening.   The players in this game is Mingming Yin 1p (w) and Zhi Rui Yang 6d (b). 
kyoyo [?\]: i see
]
;B[er]
;W[eq]
;B[fr]
;W[en]C[USGO4 [-\]: Mingming Yin just stood up, walked over to the table with water coolers.
kyoyo [?\]: drinking watcher huh
kyoyo [?\]: water*
kyoyo [?\]: is that even fair
USGO4 [-\]: Looks like tea.
kyoyo [?\]: i dont like tea
]
;B[ee]C[kyoyo [?\]: it doesnt taste that good
USGO4 [-\]: zhi rui yang is at 57 minutes.  I am estimating that Mingming Yin is at around the same amount of the time...maybe around 50 minutes.
]
;W[mc]
;B[mb]
;W[nd]
;B[oc]
;W[lc]C[USGO4 [-\]: Mingming Yin is starting to snap her fan a little.
kyoyo [?\]: can i watch this live as well?
]
;B[lb]C[kyoyo [?\]: it would be cool
kyoyo [?\]: i never seen a real go board
]
;W[kc]
;B[ec]
;W[db]
;B[gd]C[USGO4 [-\]: Jufei Zhu (pro) is now standing next to the table
USGO4 [-\]: now she moved on her way.
USGO4 [-\]: Mingming Yin is concentrating on the region around G17.  She is tapping G16 time to time
]
;W[hd]
;B[hc]
;W[fd]
;B[ge]
;W[fc]
;B[fe]
;W[id]
;B[jc]
;W[jd]
;B[kb]
;W[ke]
;B[cf]
;W[bf]
;B[df]
;W[bg]
;B[dd]
;W[cd]
;B[eb]
;W[ed]
;B[gb]
;W[de]
;B[fb]
;W[dd]
;B[fi]
;W[ii]
;B[cl]
;W[fg]
;B[eg]
;W[eh]
;B[fh]
;W[dg]
;B[gg]
;W[ef]
;B[ff]
;W[eg]
;B[hh]
;W[hf]
;B[gf]
;W[qg]
;B[oh]
;W[fn]
;B[gn]
;W[gm]
;B[hn]C[USGO4 [-\]: Board 1 of Strong Players Open just cleaned up, and went on their ways.
]
;W[bm]
;B[ds]
;W[cr]
;B[hi]C[USGO4 [-\]: Mingming Yin hovers over O13, and then withdraws
]
;W[jj]
;B[ki]
;W[ji]
;B[el]C[USGO4 [-\]: based on Mingming Yin's actions, she seems to be focused around K10 region
USGO4 [-\]: people are starting to gather around the table.
USGO4 [-\]: zchen shows up to check out the game, if I have the person right.
]
;W[lh]C[USGO4 [-\]: white has made her move, but black player is no where to be seen
USGO4 [-\]: so I took time to check the clock.  White is at 31 minutes, and black at 42 minutes.
USGO4 [-\]: Zhi Rui Yang returns.  Mingming Yin pointed out where she played last, and it's back to intense concentration
]
;B[ng]
;W[or]C[USGO4 [-\]: Zhi Rui Yang seemed a little surprised by P2
USGO4 [-\]: he's focusing on S2 region, and now he's tapping his bowl...then makes a move
]
;B[ro]
;W[ln]
;B[jk]
;W[io]
;B[kn]C[USGO4 [-\]: Mingming Yin is clenching her fan tightly.
]
;W[km]
;B[jn]C[USGO4 [-\]: By the way, USGO2, at 2nd board of Masters tournament...has two birds perched on his shoulders.
USGO4 [-\]: don't ask.
]
;W[ik]
;B[jm]
;W[jl]
;B[kl]
;W[kk]C[Lophornis [5k?\]: O___o 
]
;B[lm]C[Lophornis [5k?\]: are the birds analyzing the game?
USGO4 [-\]: white at 18 minutes, black at 32 minutes
]
;W[gj]
;B[gl]
;W[hm]
;B[hl]C[sweety [-\]: g5
]
;W[go]C[sweety [-\]: \\o/
]
;B[in]
;W[fp]
;B[gp]
;W[eo]
;B[hp]C[USGO4 [-\]: White at 12 minutes, black at 28 minutes
USGO4 [-\]: and black just left the table for short time.  He's back
USGO4 [-\]: seems like white is looking at F10 region
]
;W[il]
;B[hj]C[USGO4 [-\]: white just hovered over B9
USGO4 [-\]: but withdrew quickly
]
;W[ho]
;B[ip]
;W[bk]C[USGO4 [-\]: white at 7 minutes, black at 27 minutes
]
;B[fm]
;W[ck]
;B[dk]
;W[bj]
;B[bl]
;W[al]
;B[cs]
;W[bs]
;B[es]C[USGO4 [-\]: now at 4 minutes
]
;W[br]C[stoneman [4d\]: USGO4, who is Mingming Yin? never heard of her before
USGO4 [-\]: soon, white will be in byo.  5 periods of 1 minute.
]
;B[mn]
;W[im]
;B[he]C[sweety [-\]: she's a new Chinese pro, studying in NY
]
;W[if]
;B[ie]
;W[je]
;B[ig]
;W[jg]C[USGO4 [-\]: white's fingers were shaking before playing J14
]
;B[da]
;W[ea]
;B[fa]
;W[cb]C[USGO4 [-\]: expect the play to get faster soon.
]
;B[nf]
;W[oe]
;B[ci]
;W[bi]C[USGO4 [-\]: White is entering byo, with black having 20 minutes on the clock.
]
;B[lk]
;W[rn]
;B[rr]
;W[og]
;B[ni]C[basis [7d?\]: on my phone: who are the players
USGO4 [-\]: Mingming Yin and Zhi Rui Yang
USGO4 [-\]: Mingming is white
USGO4 [-\]: white is down to 4 periods now
radishimo [2k\]: looks like white is going to lose
]
;W[em]
;B[fl]C[radishimo [2k\]: by at least 10
dingdongg: The players are Mingming Yin [1p\] and  Zhi Rui Yanh [6d\]
]
;W[qo]
;B[rp]C[USGO4 [-\]: Crowd is starting to gather around the board.  getting quite big.
]
;W[rd]C[basis [7d?\]: thx usgo4
radishimo [2k\]: let us know if a fight breaks out
radishimo [2k\]: californian go hooligans are a rowdy bunch
hywhyw04 [1k\]: what match is this?
]
;B[rf]C[hywhyw04 [1k\]: i heard of yin mingming
sprr: why w don't do s-10?
]
;W[rg]C[radishimo [2k\]: s11 would have been way bigger
hywhyw04 [1k\]: she seems to be a pro two or three years ago
farmer [4d\]: s14 kill one eye
]
;B[me]C[sprr: over
ncvncvn: n16
sprr: then b got pts if w n16
USGO4 [-\]: white down to 3 periods
USGO4 [-\]: black at 18 minutes
choai [3d\]: b won
]
;W[md]
;B[se]
;W[qf]
;B[sd]C[sprr: b pretty good
]
;W[re]C[sprr: w s-16 should be at s-10
hywhyw04 [1k\]: what tourament is this one?
]
;B[rj]C[sprr: now b got them all
]
;W[sf]
;B[sc]
;W[dm]
;B[dl]
;W[ne]C[sprr: US congress
hywhyw04 [1k\]: where is it held?
farmer [4d\]: and senate
Illyria [?\]: North American Masters' Tournament
USGO4 [-\]: Welcome to the AGA E-Journal's live coverage of the 2011 North American Masters tournament at the US Go Congress in Santa Barbara, CA.  This is round 1, board 2.  I'm Daniel Short, your game recorder this evening.   The players in this game is Mingming Yin 1p (w) and Zhi Rui Yang 6d (b). 
]
;B[rk]C[hywhyw04 [1k\]: thnks for the info
]
;W[rh]
;B[nm]C[hywhyw04 [1k\]: yin mingming became a pro very short time ago in china
fly [1d\]: game is close now?
USGO4 [-\]: remember, the rules is AGA
hywhyw04 [1k\]: interestingly, she came to usa?
USGO4 [-\]: do not trust your score estimator.
hywhyw04 [1k\]: hard to believe.
hywhyw04 [1k\]: she should be around 18 years old
]
;W[ol]C[sprr: well, some pro 1 dan is same as amature 6 or 7 dan I guess
hywhyw04 [1k\]: or she is just a visitor player?
]
;B[pp]
;W[po]C[hywhyw04 [1k\]: i know chinese chess court sends some pros to European congress
]
;B[nn]C[cogentidea: USGO4 seems a combination of  fight ring announcer and The Wizard of Oz
takadon [10k\]: she is studying business at Adelphi University
takadon [10k\]: in NYC
]
;W[jk]C[USGO4 [-\]: Don't pay attention to the man behind the curtain
]
;B[ei]C[hywhyw04 [1k\]: that makes sense
I0O0I [8k\]: http://www.usgo.org/news/2010/10/xu-wins-in-ny-go-center-has-club-pro/
cogentidea: chk
]
;W[hk]
;B[gk]
;W[ri]
;B[qj]
;W[oj]C[fly [1d\]: why not j12?
]
;B[di]C[KGSisKGS: because if b could he would love to play j10 then k12 and capture
juvie: thought nygoctr closed?
]
;W[nj]
;B[mj]
;W[li]
;B[dh]C[hywhyw04 [1k\]: there is no rank info for black
]
;W[cg]
;B[lj]
;W[nh]
;B[ng]C[nanotech [2k\]: b is going to get it
radishimo [2k\]: why o why does SE think the bottom right corner is dead
USGO4 [-\]: black at 15 minutes
juvie: se has magic powa
fly [1d\]: radish: because there are no eyes!
jtscarry [4k\]: the carpenter's square is usually a ko, isn't it? se probably can't account for s5
]
;W[mo]
;B[lo]C[USGO4 [-\]: white still on 3 periods
hywhyw04 [1k\]: who knows b's rank?
USGO4 [-\]: 6d
noobish [2k\]: why does radishmimo think that se is ever likely to understand the life and death of small shapes with no clearly defined eyes?
Illyria [?\]: 6d
nanotech [2k\]: what a huge delay....
kagom [3d?\]: -.- they're still playing...
]
;W[rl]C[xevad [3k\]: noobish that sounds like a wms quote
]
;B[jo]C[USGO4 [-\]: b played K5 confidently
noobish [2k\]: us java programmers just think alike
]
;W[fo]C[cogentidea: se could try to do some L&D problems
hywhyw04 [1k\]: w 60
dagec [7d\]: d7 is sente?
dagec [7d\]: imean c7!!
USGO4 [-\]: black is looking at C7, it seems
]
;B[cm]C[hywhyw04 [1k\]: b 64
]
;W[bn]C[kagom [3d?\]: - -
IkeBrawler [8k\]: guess so
]
;B[sm]
;W[sn]
;B[sl]C[hywhyw04 [1k\]: b cant afford komi
USGO4 [-\]: play getting too fast...won't be talking much
]
;W[so]C[fly [1d\]: pesky pros
]
;B[sp]C[hywhyw04 [1k\]: only 1-2 points difference
hywhyw04 [1k\]: but w leads
rubicon [1d\]: will they use chinese or japanese rules?
USGO4 [-\]: AGA
rubicon [1d\]: ah, i guess AGA rules, so area scoring, right?
USGO4 [-\]: right
]
;W[jf]
;B[hg]C[hywhyw04 [1k\]: chinese 7.5, japanese 6.5
hywhyw04 [1k\]: us always follows japanese rule
Mongoose11 [8k\]: but japanese corner ko/seki madness resolution, right?
]
;W[si]C[compendium [?\]: t7 was not good
USGO4 [-\]: white seems a little frustrated
]
;B[hb]C[I0O0I [8k\]: zchen is watching, isn't he play this tourney?
]
;W[ca]C[noobish [2k\]: i think aga uses ing rules for ko
]
;B[os]
;W[ns]C[dagec [7d\]: hes done long time ago
]
;B[ps]
;W[ms]
;B[ls]
;W[oo]
;B[ea]C[rubicon [1d\]: yeah, w wins by komi
rubicon [1d\]: a bit more than that
]
;W[nf]
;B[nh]C[rubicon [1d\]: 5 more captures than b... plus 6.5, plys 2 points ahead on the board
farmer [4d\]: less than komi
rubicon [1d\]: less than komi?
]
;W[sj]C[KGSisKGS: haha b play j10 
hywhyw04 [1k\]: i guess w wins by 1-2 points
]
;B[sk]C[rubicon [1d\]: oh sorry, i mustve counted wrong
]
;W[qh]
;B[ph]
;W[jh]
;B[ih]
;W[pg]
;B[ij]
;W[rm]C[USGO4 [-\]: scoring tie
USGO4 [-\]: scoring time
Illyria [?\]: w+4.5
nanotech [2k\]: so  can you score for us pls?
rubicon [1d\]: he will tell us the result when the players finish counting
farmer [4d\]: remove the dead stones
SergeyASh [9k\]: SE think s4 dead 
hywhyw04 [1k\]: 61 vs 58
USGO4 [-\]: white wins.  4.5
Samui [2k\]: 4.5 points
USGO4 [-\]: 2011 Strong Players Open results  can be found online at http://www.usgo.org/tournaments/crosstab/band-matrix/142. Check back each night for the recorded games and results.
USGO4 [-\]: Thank you for watching!
Illyria [?\]: thanks USGO4!
USGO4 [-\]: next game will be tomorrow, at the same time!
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