(;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[2012 Strong Players Open Rd 1, Bd 3 - Michael Chen 7d (W) vs. Daniel Chou 6d (B)]PW[Michael Chen]PB[Daniel Chou]WR[7d]BR[6d]DT[2012-08-05]RO[1]PC[Black Mountain, NC]US[Calvin Clark]RE[W+0.50]
;B[dp]
;W[pp]
;B[cd]
;W[pd]
;B[nc]
;W[qf]
;B[ic]
;W[cj]
;B[cm]
;W[cg]
;B[df]
;W[be]
;B[dg]
;W[ce]
;B[de]
;W[ch]C[elementc [?\]: old style
miao [6d\]: e17
]
;B[dd]
;W[bd]C[Warfreak2 [4d\]: michael chan? not michael chen?
miao [6d\]: b16 strange
Warfreak2 [4d\]: goooo zchen
USGO7 [-\]: fixed speeling
USGO7 [-\]: Michael is away from board.
Warfreak2 [4d\]: :-)
]
;B[di]C[USGO7 [-\]: he's back.
]
;W[ci]
;B[ne]
;W[ie]
;B[kd]
;W[hc]
;B[hd]
;W[id]
;B[jc]C[Demon [3d\]: i'm disappointed michael wasn't there a week earlier to play in the pro exam...  and jie li wasn't there either.  =/
]
;W[gc]
;B[he]
;W[hf]C[miao [6d\]: you need to have us citizenship
Demon [3d\]: i thought they did?
lombardi: chen is really zchen of KGS?
Warfreak2 [4d\]: yeah
Warfreak2 [4d\]: not many 7 dans called michael chen in america
USGO7 [-\]: W walking around the room again
USGO7 [-\]: Michael is wearing an Angry Birds t-shirt
Demon [3d\]: hahaha nice
lombardi: and daniel chou is another KGS player?
USGO7 [-\]: Daniel in a more conservative blue polo
]
;B[fd]
;W[db]
;B[cb]
;W[gd]
;B[ge]
;W[fe]
;B[gf]
;W[ff]
;B[gg]C[lombardi: come on chen
]
;W[fg]
;B[fc]
;W[gh]
;B[hg]
;W[ih]C[miao [6d\]: michael is strong
miao [6d\]: i root for him
]
;B[if]
;W[ig]
;B[jf]
;W[hh]C[lombardi: but seems losing control
]
;B[hf]
;W[cq]
;B[dq]
;W[cp]
;B[cr]
;W[cn]
;B[dn]
;W[do]
;B[eo]
;W[co]
;B[dm]
;W[br]
;B[dr]
;W[bm]
;B[bl]
;W[an]
;B[fn]
;W[jp]
;B[hq]
;W[hp]C[miao [6d\]: hm seems ok
miao [6d\]: did you count?
]
;B[ip]C[miao [6d\]: black has only 35-45 points w has about the same or more
miao [6d\]: j3 maybe
]
;W[iq]
;B[io]
;W[hr]
;B[gq]
;W[gr]
;B[fq]
;W[jq]
;B[qq]
;W[pq]
;B[qp]C[USGO7 [-\]: W coughing a lot
USGO7 [-\]: since start of game..
USGO7 [-\]: hope he's feeling okay
]
;W[qn]C[miao [6d\]: w in lead
]
;B[pr]
;W[or]
;B[qr]C[sourcil [4d\]: black 35-38 white 46-50
]
;W[qo]
;B[rp]C[sourcil [4d\]: now black 45- 50 points with the corner
]
;W[nq]
;B[jo]
;W[ed]C[elementc [?\]: Chou wanna play rough? Okay, say hello to my little friend.
]
;B[fb]
;W[ko]
;B[kn]
;W[ln]
;B[lo]
;W[kp]
;B[lm]
;W[mn]
;B[mm]
;W[km]
;B[jn]
;W[jm]
;B[ho]
;W[hm]
;B[im]
;W[il]
;B[hn]
;W[in]
;B[nn]
;W[mo]
;B[im]
;W[pk]
;B[ol]
;W[mp]
;B[qm]
;W[in]C[USGO7 [-\]: order of moves unsure
]
;B[no]
;W[pm]
;B[pl]
;W[ql]
;B[rm]
;W[rl]C[USGO7 [-\]: borad position should be correct
]
;B[pn]
;W[om]
;B[nm]
;W[sm]
;B[on]
;W[pm]
;B[om]
;W[rn]C[Warfreak2 [4d\]: just one move in the wrong order, w won't n4 until b plays o4 atari
]
;B[qk]
;W[qj]
;B[rk]
;W[pm]
;B[pj]C[Warfreak2 [4d\]: sorry, o5 atari
Warfreak2 [4d\]: so probably move 111 is atari at o5, then n4 p8 j6 r7 etc
]
;W[ok]
;B[rj]
;W[nk]C[USGO7 [-\]: W away from board, finishing a pint of orange juice
]
;B[kl]
;W[jl]
;B[mk]
;W[mj]
;B[lj]
;W[lk]
;B[kk]
;W[ml]
;B[ll]
;W[qi]
;B[hk]
;W[jj]
;B[mi]
;W[ni]
;B[mk]
;W[nj]
;B[nh]
;W[oh]
;B[hj]
;W[ij]
;B[fi]
;W[fh]
;B[kh]
;W[fj]
;B[ei]
;W[gi]C[miao [6d\]: w has 55 +komi
USGO7 [-\]: Michael away again, chatting with Matt Burrall.
miao [6d\]: b around 40
]
;B[ek]
;W[fk]
;B[ej]C[slang [5k\]: is w zchen?
]
;W[el]
;B[fl]C[slang [5k\]: nvm
]
;W[fm]
;B[gl]
;W[dh]
;B[eh]
;W[li]
;B[kj]
;W[ki]
;B[mh]
;W[lh]
;B[lg]
;W[ji]C[indianayk [4d\]: game seems to be over. b plays well
USGO7 [-\]: B scanning whole board
]
;B[nl]
;W[kf]C[slang [5k\]: strong
USGO7 [-\]: W still has only used 25 minutes
Warfreak2 [4d\]: oh my w is dying on a large scale
indianayk [4d\]: i would have played L13 instead of O8. w only trys to fight ko at O8 which was desperate
indianayk [4d\]: tries
Warfreak2 [4d\]: b at least should p11 instead of o8
indianayk [4d\]: yes
]
;B[je]
;W[dl]
;B[gm]C[USGO7 [-\]: 4 physical observers now
]
;W[mg]
;B[ng]
;W[mf]
;B[nf]C[Demon [3d\]: b+r?
]
;W[kg]
;B[me]
;W[lf]C[Demon [3d\]: oh lol  o.o
Demon [3d\]: i'm so blind
Tabemasu [7d?\]: o14 is so bad
]
;B[ri]
;W[pi]
;B[qh]
;W[og]
;B[ph]
;W[oj]
;B[pg]
;W[of]
;B[pf]
;W[oe]
;B[pe]
;W[oc]C[indianayk [4d\]: r15 was better?
]
;B[qe]C[Warfreak2 [4d\]: zchen never dies for long
]
;W[rg]
;B[rh]
;W[rd]
;B[re]
;W[]
;B[nb]
;W[qd]C[Warfreak2 [4d\]: pass?
Tabemasu [7d?\]: lol
USGO7 [-\]: no
]
;B[pb]
;W[ob]
;B[nd]
;W[od]
;B[oa]
;W[qb]
;B[qa]
;W[pc]
;B[pa]
;W[ra]
;B[na]C[topGO [3d\]: q4 connected?
]
;W[se]
;B[sf]
;W[sd]
;B[rf]
;W[rb]C[USGO7 [-\]: The pass should be Q4
indianayk [4d\]: q5 will win
Tabemasu [7d?\]: how did black not capture o10 and not get q5
USGO7 [-\]: I mean Q5
USGO7 [-\]: White occupies Q5
indianayk [4d\]: it's b's turn
Warfreak2 [4d\]: s11 so strange
]
;B[dk]C[topGO [3d\]: they played fast
Tabemasu [7d?\]: if o14 had been p11
]
;W[ck]
;B[cl]C[Tabemasu [7d?\]: this game would be over already
Tabemasu [7d?\]: although, i guess black is still winning
Warfreak2 [4d\]: if s11 had been p11
]
;W[bc]
;B[cc]
;W[ps]C[BrianH [9k\]: i guess white is win
Tabemasu [7d?\]: lol
Tabemasu [7d?\]: this can only be done by darkmage
Tabemasu [7d?\]: an incredible reversal
USGO7 [-\]: missing exchange E13 E77
]
;B[ai]C[BrianH [9k\]: E77?
Warfreak2 [4d\]: offboard tenuki
USGO7 [-\]: e7
BrianH [9k\]: ok
]
;W[ah]C[BrianH [9k\]: .
indianayk [4d\]: b1 first anyway
Tabemasu [7d?\]: maybe b will still win somehow
Divine [7d\]: isnt b doing good?
Warfreak2 [4d\]: isn't a8 sente for b?
Tabemasu [7d?\]: a9 is sente also
Warfreak2 [4d\]: for a ko
Divine [7d\]: does q5 work
Warfreak2 [4d\]: take b1 first anyway
Tabemasu [7d?\]: w has q5 apparently
USGO7 [-\]: q5 is supposed to be white
Tabemasu [7d?\]: and also w e13 and e7 has been exchanged
]
;B[am]C[indianayk [4d\]: then b should have another move somewhere
]
;W[al]
;B[ak]C[Tabemasu [7d?\]: usgo7 passed once for black
Tabemasu [7d?\]: for white i mean
FlameBlade [-\]: that was only one pass?
Tabemasu [7d?\]: yes
USGO7 [-\]: yes
FlameBlade [-\]: I'll tell you where that move is.
FlameBlade [-\]: Q5
Tabemasu [7d?\]: yep
FlameBlade [-\]: I'll go up and help fix
Warfreak2 [4d\]: what on earth
]
;W[eg]
;B[em]C[Warfreak2 [4d\]: white just b1 now, right?
]
;W[bs]
;B[am]C[Warfreak2 [4d\]: why didn't b take b1 in sente and then do this
Tabemasu [7d?\]: i don't know
]
;W[bn]C[Tabemasu [7d?\]: a13
Warfreak2 [4d\]: ?
]
;B[bb]
;W[bi]C[Warfreak2 [4d\]: a13 then b12
Tabemasu [7d?\]: then b18
]
;B[aj]C[Warfreak2 [4d\]: then a10
indianayk [4d\]: b playea bad without the sente move at b1/a2 exchange
]
;W[bg]C[Tabemasu [7d?\]: then b10
]
;AW[po]
;B[fr]
;W[ee]C[absurdmike [2k\]: what's the status of bottem right?
]
;B[ec]C[topGO [3d\]: r2 dead already?
absurdmike [2k\]: I can never figure these things out
Tabemasu [7d?\]: b is dead
]
;W[gj]C[BrianH [9k\]: no
]
;B[gs]
;W[ir]C[FlameBlade [-\]: (btw, I just ran upstairs and fixed the board position around Q5...at some point, white had played it.)
absurdmike [2k\]: what does white do if black t2?
Tabemasu [7d?\]: s1
]
;B[op]
;W[np]
;B[oo]C[absurdmike [2k\]: oh, i see it now
]
;W[oq]C[absurdmike [2k\]: thanks
Tabemasu [7d?\]: np
BrianH [9k\]: you see what?
]
;B[ac]
;W[ad]
;B[ab]C[absurdmike [2k\]: that black is dead bottem right
Tabemasu [7d?\]: whats komi?
Tabemasu [7d?\]: what ruleset?
USGO7 [-\]: 7.5 AGA
]
;W[qm]C[BrianH [9k\]: AGA
]
;B[cf]
;W[bf]C[absurdmike [2k\]: [[[[[[[[[[\]\]\]\]\]\]\]\]\]\]\]\]
Tabemasu [7d?\]: i can't believe white won this game
Tabemasu [7d?\]: the incredible darkmage strikes again
BrianH [9k\]: now who win?
dogbert [3d\]: Q5 area is puzzling
]
;B[hs]C[FlameBlade [-\]: there was a recorder error earlier in the game, it appears.
]
;W[is]
;B[fs]
;W[le]
;B[ld]C[USGO7 [-\]: The point at which there was a pass in the record, that was W Q5
]
;W[cs]C[jasch [2k?\]: white ahead with around 3 points`? can anyone verify this?
Tabemasu [7d?\]: yes, white wins by a small margin
]
;B[ds]C[BrianH [9k\]: (((()))))
BrianH [9k\]: ()
jasch [2k?\]: (((0)))
]
;W[ke]
;B[jg]
;W[jh]
;B[jd]
;W[sk]
;B[sj]C[BrianH [9k\]: white win a little bit
]
;W[hi]
;B[al]
;W[sl]
;B[im]
;W[hl]
;B[gk]
;W[in]C[indianayk [4d\]: b will win the ko
lelouch94 [2k\]: this ko is crucial
jasch [2k?\]: no
absurdmike [2k\]: na, white wins either way
]
;B[ik]C[jasch [2k?\]: w won already
]
;W[jk]
;B[im]C[jasch [2k?\]: its +7.5 komi
jasch [2k?\]: additional
BrianH [9k\]: yes
]
;W[ef]
;B[bk]C[jasch [2k?\]: ?7
jasch [2k?\]: why not connecting ko?
Tabemasu [7d?\]: dame matters in aga
Tabemasu [7d?\]: so you can fight for dame
]
;W[in]
;B[ag]
;W[af]C[indianayk [4d\]: if b finishes the last move, komi is 6.5 points?
jasch [2k?\]: oh i didn't know
]
;B[im]
;W[bj]
;B[dj]
;W[in]
;B[bq]
;W[bp]
;B[im]C[BrianH [9k\]: n17
]
;W[aq]
;B[in]C[indianayk [4d\]: b has too many threats at lower left
]
;W[]C[USGO7 [-\]: scoring game now
indianayk [4d\]: b wins now
BrianH [9k\]: no
BrianH [9k\]: w win
BrianH [9k\]: 0.5?
USGO7 [-\]: W+0.5
BrianH [9k\]: thanks USGO7
happyax [9k\]: darn that is close
Tabemasu [7d?\]: thanks
jasch [2k?\]: thx 
USGO7 [-\]: Sorry for errors.  There was some fast play.
indianayk [4d\]: wow! michael was lucky in this game
FlameBlade [-\]: Daniel Chou is notorious for those half pointers.
FlameBlade [-\]: giving TDs no end of grief. ;)
BrianH [9k\]: 0.5
BrianH [9k\]: byebye
FlameBlade [-\]: There was a tournament where Daniel Chou managed to get half pointer games...three times in a row
])
