(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[AGA]SZ[19]KM[7.50]TM[5400]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]
GN[2014 US Open Masters Division - Round 3 Board 2 - Ximeng (Simon) Yu 1p (W) vs Ryan Li 7d (B)]PW[Ximeng (Simon) Yu]PB[Ryan Li]WR[1p]BR[7d]DT[2014-08-11]EV[2014 US Open]RO[3]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]US[Richard Dolen]C[Marisa [7d?\]: go crazywind 
Marisa [7d?\]: We KGS people bet on you 
]RE[B+14.50]
;B[pd]
;W[dd]
;B[qp]C[shakupan [6d\]: yeah!!
]
;W[dq]C[USGO2 [-\]: Good morning, fans, this is your scribe, Richard Dolen.
]
;B[lq]
;W[qj]
;B[qf]
;W[qm]
;B[pn]
;W[qn]
;B[qo]
;W[oo]
;B[pk]
;W[qk]
;B[pm]
;W[pq]
;B[ql]
;W[rl]
;B[pl]
;W[qh]
;B[pi]
;W[qi]
;B[ro]
;W[sm]
;B[sn]
;W[rm]
;B[qq]
;W[lo]
;B[nq]C[gonegoing [10k\]: q2 o3 or p4?
]
;W[jp]
;B[no]
;W[ck]
;B[fc]
;W[df]
;B[cc]
;W[dc]
;B[db]
;W[eb]
;B[cb]
;W[ec]
;B[be]
;W[bf]
;B[ce]
;W[cf]
;B[fb]
;W[fa]
;B[jc]
;W[hc]C[cjr [4d\]: black lower right a bit over-concentrated
Novalys [2d\]: Looks alright because the corner is quite comfy ^^
Novalys [2d\]: I'd love to play H4 now
]
;B[hp]C[cjr [4d\]: :)
Novalys [2d\]: Yay :)
mate105 [2d\]: nice Nova
]
;W[jr]C[Novalys [2d\]: oh
Novalys [2d\]: Black tenukis to the left corner now ?
cjr [4d\]: not so easy to tenuki when white plays on outside
Novalys [2d\]: Too bad H4 is that far otherwise i'd have D4 :p
cjr [4d\]: I can't help looking at K5, but it doesn't look right
cjr [4d\]: tricky though, w has either J6 or G3 next, nice miai
Novalys [2d\]: d8 ?
]
;B[do]C[Novalys [2d\]: Well the original move then ^^ But it seems w will manage everything then
Novalys [2d\]: Tough fuseki i think
mate105 [2d\]: E5?
]
;W[cp]C[Novalys [2d\]: e3 maybe with H4 support
]
;B[hn]
;W[gq]C[globax [3d\]: k6 vital point of keima
cjr [4d\]: H3 G2 I feel
]
;B[eq]
;W[dp]
;B[hq]
;W[hr]
;B[gp]
;W[gr]
;B[iq]
;W[jq]
;B[ir]
;W[ep]
;B[hs]
;W[mp]
;B[mq]
;W[np]
;B[op]
;W[nn]
;B[ko]
;W[pp]
;B[oq]
;W[po]
;B[pr]
;W[mo]C[Novalys [2d\]: Black's thickness feels less thick all of a sudden :p
]
;B[ml]
;W[kn]
;B[jo]C[cjr [4d\]: good for black I think
]
;W[ll]C[gonegoing [10k\]: m7?
gonegoing [10k\]: sweet like hane?
]
;B[on]
;W[mm]
;B[no]
;W[fp]
;B[fq]
;W[er]
;B[gs]
;W[fr]
;B[jn]
;W[km]
;B[de]
;W[ee]
;B[ef]
;W[fe]C[wolokom [5k\]: au
]
;B[da]
;W[ea]
;B[cd]
;W[eg]
;B[ga]
;W[ed]
;B[kj]
;W[il]C[q11 [4d\]: funny that there werne't black stones at m6
q11 [4d\]: i assumed there had been in a trade for q4 gap when i saw position
]
;B[jk]
;W[fm]
;B[ff]
;W[ge]
;B[gf]
;W[hf]
;B[fh]
;W[ie]
;B[dh]C[einstein [6d\]: c11 or c12 
]
;W[ch]
;B[dk]
;W[eh]
;B[ei]
;W[dg]
;B[cj]
;W[cl]
;B[dl]
;W[cm]
;B[dm]
;W[di]
;B[cn]
;W[bn]
;B[jl]
;W[mk]
;B[dj]
;W[fi]C[USGO2 [-\]: Ximeng has been very quick in his responses the last few exchanges
]
;B[jm]
;W[fk]
;B[bo]
;W[bm]
;B[fl]
;W[gl]
;B[fn]
;W[en]
;B[gm]
;W[el]
;B[em]
;W[fo]
;B[fl]
;W[go]
;B[ho]
;W[fm]
;B[co]
;W[bj]
;B[fl]
;W[pc]
;B[oc]
;W[fm]
;B[bi]
;W[bk]
;B[fl]
;W[qc]
;B[od]
;W[fm]C[Muttley [2k\]: game ko>
Muttley [2k\]: ?  Is the pro beating crazywind?
]
;B[gn]
;W[eo]
;B[fl]
;W[re]
;B[rf]C[Muttley [2k\]: if b responds to this ko threat, it is going to get really complicated
]
;W[qe]
;B[pf]
;W[ob]
;B[nb]
;W[pb]
;B[se]
;W[fm]
;B[ni]
;W[nl]
;B[sk]
;W[fl]C[Novalys [2d\]: oh
]
;B[gi]
;W[fj]
;B[sc]
;W[rg]C[stringbean [5k\]: this i gotta see
]
;B[rk]
;W[sh]
;B[sf]C[groupoid [3k\]: when did the round start?
]
;W[rj]
;B[rn]C[rsun [6d\]: 9 am
groupoid [3k\]: ok, and what time is it now? :)
rsun [6d\]: noon
]
;W[sj]C[groupoid [3k\]: thanks
groupoid [3k\]: thanks
rsun [6d\]: yw
]
;B[sl]C[ben0 [7d\]: t12 was really nice
]
;W[pj]
;B[oj]C[Pillan [1k\]: black is leading now?
Novalys [2d\]: Still it's a 2 points life in gote
]
;W[oh]C[Pseudo [3k\]: white looks ahead
ben0 [7d\]: better than a sente death of 20 pts
]
;B[hb]C[Novalys [2d\]: ;)
]
;W[rc]C[ytuuuuuuuu: surely w gotta b far ahead now
]
;B[rb]
;W[qd]C[Novalys [2d\]: In any case it's an interesting game 
]
;B[og]
;W[ph]
;B[gh]C[Novalys [2d\]: J11!
]
;W[gc]C[Ananda [1k\]: doesnt split
]
;B[ib]C[buggler [4k?\]: L15
ofir271 [3k\]: open game if top right dead
ytuuuuuuuu: what are all these low dan pros doing in USA? visitng for study or live there now?
buggler [4k?\]: for b
]
;W[nc]C[compendium [?\]: g18
jianq [3d\]: white is winning?
compendium [?\]: i hope
Novalys [2d\]: The resign will be coming soon now
]
;B[mb]C[leachy [1k\]: what? o17?
compendium [?\]: nooo
]
;W[mc]C[MicMac [2d\]: t16 nothing?
rsun [6d\]: they come here to win the first prize so they can make some money
]
;B[lc]C[ytuuuuuuuu: really? they are just here for tournmanet?
Ananda [1k\]: t18 ko?
]
;W[ne]C[rsun [6d\]: some of them
ytuuuuuuuu: i see, how much is prize?
]
;B[nf]C[rsun [6d\]: 5k
]
;W[me]C[Novalys [2d\]: He means that you become 5k if you win
]
;B[nh]
;W[mf]C[Novalys [2d\]: Dude black gets bullied here
rsun [6d\]: you mean everywhere
]
;B[ng]
;W[kd]C[Novalys [2d\]: I'd resign here
]
;B[kc]C[herissondu [3d\]: awesome game
rsun [6d\]: not if your opponent's hungry but you aren't ;)
ofir271 [3k\]: b can win
]
;W[sd]C[Novalys [2d\]: Stabbing the opponent is not a legal victory Ofir
ytuuuuuuuu: $5k not bad, more than euro i think
Mukti [4d\]: Much more.
]
;B[rd]C[ofir271 [3k\]: if top right dead b ahead
ytuuuuuuuu: how much is euro?
]
;W[na]C[ytuuuuuuuu: i was thinkinh about 1k
rsun [6d\]: it doesn't matter, they play there as well ;)
]
;B[lb]
;W[sd]C[ytuuuuuuuu: just 1 pro this year
buggler [4k?\]: ytuu, AGA
buggler [4k?\]: I mean ofir271*
ytuuuuuuuu: and that was unusual
kemedo [2k\]: which tourn is this?
]
;B[oi]C[rsun [6d\]: us open
kemedo [2k\]: ok, thanks
ytuuuuuuuu: i mean just 1 visitng chinese pro
rsun [6d\]: 1 is enough ;)
Novalys [2d\]: W has plenty of ko threats with  G12
]
;W[sb]C[MicMac [2d\]: hum t18 make some point in sente
]
;B[gb]C[MicMac [2d\]: was bigger than s11
rsun [6d\]: j10
]
;W[ih]
;B[hj]
;W[ri]C[MicMac [2d\]: ouch
globax [3d\]: l14 to kill ?
buggler [4k?\]: K14
Mukti [4d\]: W has to risk this.
]
;B[kf]C[globax [3d\]: 8)
MicMac [2d\]: o16 is one sente eye
MicMac [2d\]: gote eye*
Ananda [1k\]: k14 
MicMac [2d\]: will be very hard to kill
]
;W[kg]C[rsun [6d\]: you don't have to count; bottom half of board w > b, upper half of board w > b, so w+
]
;B[jf]C[miao [6d\]: w seems really weak for a pro
miao [6d\]: ...
FoH [-\]: now w should save his dragon..
ImChance [-\]: welll... 1p
leachy [1k\]: $US1 =  €0,75 at present
]
;W[ij]C[Mukti [4d\]: I don't agreem rsun. If w played in the center and b killed he would be quite ahead, I think.
Mukti [4d\]: so w muct take this chance.
]
;B[hk]C[rsun [6d\]: I guess I missed the context, which move were you talking about?
Mukti [4d\]: When w played S11
miao [6d\]: b+?
]
;W[lf]C[Mukti [4d\]: B was doing fine.
]
;B[ld]C[miao [6d\]: to me w will die
]
;W[jd]C[MicMac [2d\]: ,11?
MicMac [2d\]: m11?
xDragon [?\]: Who are the players? Can't look close since they roped off the top 3 tables
]
;B[hg]
;W[ig]C[rsun [6d\]: ic your point
]
;B[le]C[Mukti [4d\]: G16
buggler [4k?\]: nice
buggler [4k?\]: b wins
rsun [6d\]: if w read out he could definitely live, then it's not a risk, but what do I know :)
]
;W[lh]C[MicMac [2d\]: m12
pete038861 [3k\]: looks partly dead at least?
MicMac [2d\]: m12 looks sente 
MicMac [2d\]: ^^
rsun [6d\]: trust me, it's very hard to kill a pro
miao [6d\]: w didn´t read this
]
;B[if]C[ytuuuuuuuu: p9 probleem
rsun [6d\]: oof
miao [6d\]: and i think he knows he should die
Mukti [4d\]: Yeah, w had no choice but to try.
MicMac [2d\]: he save a part
pete038861 [3k\]: resign
]
;W[lj]C[buggler [4k?\]: gg
buggler [4k?\]: h15
FoH [-\]: p9 
FoH [-\]: and res
leachy [1k\]: has to p9
buggler [4k?\]: well, o9
]
;B[nk]
;W[he]C[miao [6d\]: eh?
buggler [4k?\]: lol
Clade [4k\]: what?
rsun [6d\]: nice undo
buggler [4k?\]: L15 surely
Mukti [4d\]: Does not compute...
pete038861 [3k\]: don't understand h15
Novalys [2d\]: Why is H15 for ?
]
;B[ke]
;W[ik]C[ofir271 [3k\]: what just happened?
]
;B[hl]
;W[im]
;B[hm]C[miao [6d\]: w desperate
buggler [4k?\]: to make liberty race
MicMac [2d\]: get a semedori with h8 dragon
miao [6d\]: no liberty race
FoH [-\]: no idea why w is still playing
miao [6d\]: not even for endgame
pete038861 [3k\]: this liberty race doesnt look possible for w
buggler [4k?\]: L11
Uniqo [2k\]: true crazywind, has attacked everything
Novalys [2d\]: Couldn't w live inthe center ?
]
;W[jj]
;B[kk]
;W[ki]C[rsun [6d\]: where?
globax [3d\]: l4+
leachy [1k\]: so w = crazywind on kgs?
Ananda [1k\]: k14 was a possibility
buggler [4k?\]: oh right
MicMac [2d\]: looks close but black + 3, 4
Ananda [1k\]: maybe it lived
gonegoing [10k\]: f10 for B?
buggler [4k?\]: forgot could just L4...
FoH [-\]: it's not close since h15 dead
rsun [6d\]: active pro should be 9d kgs
miao [6d\]: w active?
globax [3d\]: n12 for a ko?
ben0 [7d\]: w pro ?
rsun [6d\]: don't know about w
ChoChicken [3d?\]: b is crazywind, not w
leachy [1k\]: oh i see thanks
tarantool [1k\]: yes b 8d here
pete038861 [3k\]: I remember w is a 8d? with similar name on KGS
einstein [6d\]: It is amazing that of all the top players only 5 do not have Chinese roots
leachy [1k\]: i didn't know if crazywind is 8d or 9d or what on kgs
rsun [6d\]: which 5?
zxc998: w is over
wurfmaul [1d\]: pete, maybe xmengzhu?
globax [3d\]: l4 enoug
pete038861 [3k\]: yes
einstein [6d\]: http://www.usgo.org/tournaments/crosstab/band-matrix/170
Mukti [4d\]: B+15.
xDragon [?\]: Kgs kibitz is the reason I don't want to be pro. Just pro level
MicMac [2d\]: e10
arunasr [?\]: dont need l4 as the W k3 group is dead
buggler [4k?\]: to avoid any lib race blues arunasr
buggler [4k?\]: plus avoids semedori
MicMac [2d\]: l4 is like 4 oints sente
Ananda [1k\]: pro doesn't mean he wins every time against 8d
MicMac [2d\]: e10 big too
Ananda [1k\]: some persentage probably around 65 %
Protoman [3k\]: Ananda, 9d doesn't mean he wins every time against 8d
Ananda [1k\]: similar yes
miao [6d\]: ben lockhart is european
einstein [6d\]: Beomgeun Cho – 4 , Dae Hyuk (Daniel) Ko , Ryo Okada – 27, Matthew Burrall – 3 and Benjamin Lockhart – 33
miao [6d\]: rest idk
einstein [6d\]: Ben lockhart is from the US
MicMac [2d\]: a15 e10 l4 are the 3 big move left?
buggler [4k?\]: has w resigned or is b thinking for ages?
einstein [6d\]: I met him last week in Seoul
rsun [6d\]: I think he means european roots ;)
einstein [6d\]: Last year, sorry
compendium [?\]: haha
xDragon [?\]: Joshua lee is caucasian as far as I can tell
miao [6d\]: beomgeun cho sound korean
einstein [6d\]: Lee is a Chinese or Korean name
compendium [?\]: mark lee is korean
xDragon [?\]: Not always
einstein [6d\]: really?
gonegoing [10k\]: but spelling Li is Chinese and not Korean, no?
PATLEE [5k\]: zzz
arunasr [?\]: Like in Robert E. Lee
einstein [6d\]: Well, it depends a little
ofir271 [3k\]: is b counting?
Kaskai [4k\]: Lee Li is chinese-korean :)
USGO2 [-\]: Black won by 14.5 points.
buggler [4k?\]: ?
Ananda [1k\]: :)
Kaskai [4k\]: thanks
einstein [6d\]: wow
indianayk [5d\]: no korean spells Li
mkeller [1k\]: nice
miao [6d\]: poor pro :)
SonYeJin [-\]: congrat Ryan
USGO2 [-\]: Thank you for watching.  Sorry to miss the last end game moves.
indianayk [5d\]: what is the score?
baudelaire [1k\]: ty Richard
compendium [?\]: w was too pessimistic in this game
globax [3d\]: thx from Paris, France^
kemedo [2k\]: B+ 14,5
einstein [6d\]: and Tokyo
gonegoing [10k\]: can B take the groups e16 and d13 and f9?
indianayk [5d\]: thx
kemedo [2k\]: NP
ytuuuuuu: einstein. isn't juyong koh korean origin?
indianayk [5d\]: yes
gonegoing [10k\]: shouldn't be play c11 or f10?
gonegoing [10k\]: B not be
ytuuuuuu: no
ytuuuuuu: those stones are dead
baudelaire [1k\]: scribe just skip the endgame moves, gonego
gonegoing [10k\]: w's or B's?
indianayk [5d\]: b's
baudelaire [1k\]: d9 dead, f11 lives
ytuuuuuu: but yeah nice game from crazywind
gonegoing [10k\]: necessarily? huh
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