(;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[2015 US Open Masters - Rd 5 - Board 1 - Youyin Cao 3p vs Yulin Tong 4p]PW[Youyin Cao]PB[Yulin Tong]WR[3p]BR[4p]DT[2015-08-04]EV[2015 US Open Masters]RO[5]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]US[Solomon Smilack]C[USGO1 [-\]: Hello and welcome to the AGA E-Journal's continuing coverage of the 2015 US Go Congress from St. Paul, Minnesota! My name is Solomon Smilack and I'll be your game recorder tonight for the top board of Round 5 of the US Masters Tournament.
USGO1 [-\]: This game matches up the last two remaining undefeated players so far in the tournament. Both players are professionals.
USGO1 [-\]: You can see from the crosstabs ( http://www.usgo.org/tournaments/crosstab/band-matrix/173 ) that Yulin Tong has won four games in a row, defeatiing Lionel Zhang & Aaron Ye & Mingjiu Jiang & Zirui Song. 
USGO1 [-\]: Youin Cao has also won four games in a row, defeating Jeremy Chiu & Andy Liu & Qun Wang & Mark Lee.
]RE[B+Resign]
;B[qd]
;W[dd]C[USGO1 [-\]: You will be able to view a live stream, followed by pro commentary, at the AGA youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/usgoweb
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;B[pp]
;W[dp]
;B[od]
;W[qn]
;B[pk]
;W[nq]
;B[pn]
;W[qq]
;B[pq]
;W[qp]
;B[po]
;W[qo]
;B[qm]
;W[pr]
;B[fq]C[USGO1 [-\]: I just noticed that I misstyped Youyin's name in the introduction. Sorry about that. 
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;W[cn]
;B[or]
;W[qr]
;B[oq]C[Burton [6k\]: will this site broadcast pro commentary of these games tonight??
USGO1 [-\]: She has played very quickly up until now, but now she is taking her time to think. 
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;W[jp]C[Burton [6k\]: USGO1 will this site broadcast pro commentary on these games played tonight?
USGO1 [-\]: Yes there will be pro commentary on tonight's games.
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;B[rn]C[USGO1 [-\]: Usually pro commentary will begin about an hour after the games begin, so that there is more to talk about.
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;W[ro]
;B[dr]
;W[gq]C[Burton [6k\]: thanks i have problems with youtube so the broadcaat here is the one i can get
Growl3r [6k\]: Can't say I've seen a female vs male game in a tourney before. It's great to see
franks [10k\]: o.o
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;B[gr]
;W[fr]C[First [2d?\]: which one is female?
AntonF [6k\]: w
Growl3r [6k\]: Youyin
First [2d?\]: ok
USGO1 [-\]: According to senseis.xmp.net Yulin Tong 4p won the 2014 European Go Congress, and Youyin Cao 3p won the Chinese National Womens Tournament in 2010, 2011, and 2013.
Growl3r [6k\]: Very strong players
OddKibitz [?\]: According to high level joseki dictionary - Kogo - w should not play f2 unless she has the ladder
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;B[hq]
;W[gp]
;B[er]
;W[fp]
;B[fs]
;W[hp]
;B[iq]
;W[ip]
;B[ch]
;W[cj]
;B[bj]
;W[bk]
;B[be]
;W[cd]
;B[bi]
;W[dk]C[Annie [1k\]: well according to the pro
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;B[bd]
;W[bc]C[Annie [1k\]: he did
First [2d?\]: b is very low
First [2d?\]: very wise indeed
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;B[fc]C[USGO1 [-\]: Yes she did. The players are thinking a long time and then once they make up their minds they both play out the sequences very quickly.
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;W[cf]C[kmr [1d\]: yes, Yulin Tong swept guys at EGC with 10-0 score
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;B[bf]
;W[gd]C[Annie [1k\]: I'm sorry not just the pro the recorder as well :P The recorder says that she played f2
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;B[fd]
;W[fe]
;B[eb]
;W[cb]
;B[ic]C[indianayk [?\]: is Yulin Tong also a female?
Annie [1k\]: NO
Annie [1k\]: no*
indianayk [?\]: thx
USGO1 [-\]: He is very tall.
First [2d?\]: how tall is he?
USGO1 [-\]: Bigger than me.
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;W[cg]
;B[bg]C[USGO1 [-\]: We can ask him afterward.
OddKibitz [?\]: W position does not feel very dynamic imo
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;W[ge]C[Jaguire [4k\]: seems slow
kmr [1d\]: up to now i like black more, white has nice thickness at H4, but no weak black group to attack
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;B[eh]C[First [2d?\]: tong the giant
Annie [1k\]: If he was well know pro (big tournaments) some journalist probably would have that heading
Annie [1k\]: I just noticed but when tong slouches hes still like 1-2 feet bigger than mark was xD
huggy [3k\]: is he taller than me?
rsun [4d\]: where's justin ching
rsun [4d\]: he quit?
USGO1 [-\]: His feet are bouncing up and down in his Converse sneakers under the table. I don't know if he's nervous or excited or just caffienated.
rsun [4d\]: lee changho has the best manners
flobby [-\]: how old is he?
huggy [3k\]: maybe his feet are bouncing becuse he s so tall
rsun [4d\]: how tall is he
huggy [3k\]: very tall
rsun [4d\]: how tall is USGO1
TheThe [4k\]: do they test for any drugs use?
fk3: 155cm
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;W[fg]C[rsun [4d\]: given that yao ming is the tallest nba player, I guess it's not so surprising
turtleboy [7k?\]: Wow. They both have center potential
Burton [6k\]: in go if u use grugs i guess you lose
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;B[eg]C[TheThe [4k\]: depends on drugs, you may get an edge if you use certain types
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;W[ef]C[Burton [6k\]: caffeine!!!...lol
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;B[fh]C[chiron [?\]: grugs ar ethe best
fk3: ok i'll bite.. like what?
chiron [?\]: ginseng vs coffee
USGO1 [-\]: Let's focus on the game.
chiron [?\]: which is better ofr go?
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;W[gh]C[Strategist [2k\]: that is your job only, USGO
Burton [6k\]: lolchiron...but no drugs here and I'm still writing like that!!!
turtleboy [7k?\]: Why does everyone keep calling them "grugs"?
rsun [4d\]: they meant grudge
Burton [6k\]: because i made a typo
flobby [-\]: when cho hyeyeon says the names of the players it sounds so similar lol
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;B[gi]
;W[hh]C[turtleboy [7k?\]: Good. Black on the left has a base inside and is outside. Bad for white
USGO1 [-\]: Does black have sente here? What should he do?
First [2d?\]: I have faith in cao
True [9d?\]: Who's B?
Strategist [2k\]: i have faith in chaos
Jaguire [4k\]: i'd take c3
rsun [4d\]: b chinese 4p
Unruffled [2d\]: blackt allow cut here
Unruffled [2d\]: can't*
rsun [4d\]: b taller than USGO1
rsun [4d\]: b stomping his feet; that's all I know
turtleboy [7k?\]: Are you at the go congress 
turtleboy [7k?\]: ?
rsun [4d\]: nope
turtleboy [7k?\]: Then how do you know his height?
First [2d?\]: that is info we get from scribe
rsun [4d\]: because I read the kibitz carefully
First [2d?\]: so we assume it is true
turtleboy [7k?\]: Oh ok lol
rsun [4d\]: b is probably singing "if you're happy and you know it" to himself
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;B[kc]C[Unruffled [2d\]: how to play around l17 for w...
rsun [4d\]: l17 illegal move
Strategist [2k\]: question is, how hot is Jennie?
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;W[hi]C[rsun [4d\]: w q17 probe soon
flobby [-\]: there are probably jennies ranging from 1/10 to 9/10 in the world
rsun [4d\]: no 0 and 10?
First [2d?\]: no 10s?
Burton [6k\]: Strategist I think that question is sexist...more like chess culture
flobby [-\]: 10s don't exist
Saeki [-\]: video stream?
hikarupro [4k\]: its so sad i live 4 hour away from the congress but cant go ;(
OddKibitz [?\]: I dislike W's position
flobby [-\]: nor do 0s
USGO1 [-\]: Youyin has long nails, except her index fingers which are cut short. I wonder if that is for better holding the go stones and hitting the clock?
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;B[gg]C[First [2d?\]: plenty of 10s
chiron [?\]: sounds liike a good guess USGO1
chiron [?\]: and thx for the keen observation
USGO1 [-\]: Her fingernail polish is very sparkly.
hikarupro [4k\]: go seigan's index finger was looked at when he died and i think it was shorter than his pincky
flobby [-\]: you can't be perfect
rsun [4d\]: USGO1 is being distracted
rsun [4d\]: focus!
chiron [?\]: what do b's fingers look like? 
flobby [-\]: focus on the fingernails
gacua [2k\]: It's clear that her sparkling nails are to distract opponent
hikarupro [4k\]: USGO1 where are you seated from the board? close, far, side...
chiron [?\]: h13 no?
USGO1 [-\]: Youyin stepped out of the room for a moment so I have time to tell you a bit more. I'm sure you can see from the live feed that she is dressed very nicely.
rsun [4d\]: please tell us how tall you are
chiron [?\]: fashion in go is important
USGO1 [-\]: I'm sitting on the side with Yulin, that is why the recording is from black's perspective.
edlee [2k\]: Lucky for us :)
First [2d?\]: where are the papperazzi
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;W[hg]C[Strategist [2k\]: I think Jennies are on the hotter side, all Stephanies are crazy, and all Donnas are fat
flobby [-\]: pepperoni pizza
USGO1 [-\]: I am over 170 units tall. But now back to the game.
flobby [-\]: 170 inches.. nice
rsun [4d\]: units??
hikarupro [4k\]: 170 light years tall
First [2d?\]: centimeters
rsun [4d\]: great, so now we know Tong is taller than 170 cm
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;B[ff]C[flobby [-\]: so, b leading?
YZ1509 [4d\]: aha, this isn't a ko, white can still live on the c18 corner
buu [?\]: Who is black and who is white 
buu [?\]: On mobile cant see name
YZ1509 [4d\]: g14 e15 f13 d14 e16 d15 e17 d18 f18 g17 g18 h17 d17 
flobby [-\]: black is tong yulin
flobby [-\]: w is cao youyin
First [2d?\]: being over 170 units is the standard for being tall
hikarupro [4k\]: Youyin Cao = w Yulin Tong = b
rsun [4d\]: I think that's only for women
buu [?\]: Thx
flobby [-\]: or short men
OddKibitz [?\]: The excitement is tremendous.
USGO1 [-\]: What should white do here?
rsun [4d\]: you're the closest person to ask her
Redjoker [3d\]: chill
hikarupro [4k\]: lol
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;W[df]C[kmr [1d\]: i think white will connect at E15 or D14
Grunman [8k\]: maybe w q12
hikarupro [4k\]: yeah w is safe
kmr [1d\]: damn, to late :)
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;B[ci]C[First [2d?\]: definitely squeeze
rsun [4d\]: now probe on the upper right
Strategist [2k\]: you just do your mating call and wait for them to fall, USGO1
USGO1 [-\]: And now that white forced black to go back for c11?
gacua [2k\]: now white will G10 or J15 i guess
igoergosum [4k\]: black has more cash
rsun [4d\]: can w see your computer and our kibitz?
rsun [4d\]: that would be cheating
kmr [1d\]: J15 is too slow
hikarupro [4k\]: r11 or abouts
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;W[qi]C[hikarupro [4k\]: lets go
a1328 [3k\]: i think both  player are chinese?
hikarupro [4k\]: time?
gacua [2k\]: Is there any link live streaming the game?
kmr [1d\]: white must use his both thickness to fight, but black group in lower right isnt that weak, i feel black has upper hand now
Vash3G [-\]: you can watch the review on youtube w/ Cho Hyeyeon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g10AoGQNFFM
Vash3G [-\]: they are live streaming the game there too.
rsun [4d\]: not jennie shen?
USGO1 [-\]: Cho Hyeyeon 9p is commenting on this game live at the AGA youtube channel. Jennie Shen 2p is commenting on other boards on USGO10 in the EGR.
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;B[qg]
;W[oi]C[YZ1509 [4d\]: hmm i think white has found a good game here
rsun [4d\]: oic thx
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;B[nj]C[rsun [4d\]: q13 normal
YZ1509 [4d\]: although j17 prevents white from entering at n17, isn't it
USGO1 [-\]: Yulin has 52 minutes left (black), Youyin has 58 minutes left (white).
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;W[mh]C[YZ1509 [4d\]: rather not q13 as it will kill the q17 aji
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;B[lj]C[a1328 [3k\]: shd O11?
gacua [2k\]: I don't like white here...
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;W[pg]C[YZ1509 [4d\]: o11 o12 p12 r9 q10 q11 p13 s8 s7 p10 p9 o9 m11 n9 m10 
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;B[pf]
;W[og]C[gacua [2k\]: oh, the 9p says white did not play Q13 because she want R17 later
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;B[qh]C[YZ1509 [4d\]: yes
YZ1509 [4d\]: for example instead of r11 white could have started
YZ1509 [4d\]: r17 q17 r15 s16 q15 q16  with this sequence
YZ1509 [4d\]: but most likely black would have given the corner at that time
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;W[of]
;B[pe]C[YZ1509 [4d\]: white has no fear for ko
kmr [1d\]: so...now N17?
YZ1509 [4d\]: i doubt n17
YZ1509 [4d\]: j17 stone might make great impact on that joseki there
kmr [1d\]: i doubt it too, but white is very very behind in territory
Jaguire [4k\]: o10 push and cut?
USGO1 [-\]: How many points do they each have?
Jaguire [4k\]: p10*
YZ1509 [4d\]: n17 m16 n16 n15 q17 r17 l18 ..here normally black plays k18, but he could wedgetoo
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;W[kh]C[YZ1509 [4d\]: at m18
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;B[le]C[YZ1509 [4d\]: whites aji must come fromh17 h18 j18 
gacua [2k\]: M15???
gacua [2k\]: On the live streaming, I don't see that move
gacua [2k\]: oh, so KGS is faster than youtube
USGO1 [-\]: The video feed is a little bit behind - it takes time to record and transmit. KGS is nearly instantaneous.
Growl3r [6k\]: B ahead now with m15?
YZ1509 [4d\]: h17 h18 j18 g17 k17 h16 j16 h17 k16 k18 l18 j19 m17  maybe with this aji variation you'll understand why m15 is played
a1328 [3k\]: M15 is very sexy
flobby [-\]: kgs is only nearly instantaneous when USGO is diligently following the moves and clicking them in asap
turtleboy [7k?\]: Lol
USGO1 [-\]: ^_^ sometimes I wait a few seconds if you are trying to guess the next move.
turtleboy [7k?\]: How kind
USGO1 [-\]: What do you think white will do next?
YZ1509 [4d\]: m15 is shicho-ate
flobby [-\]: USGO1 has the toughest job. At least the players can decide when they want to respond
First [2d?\]: come on youyin cow
USGO1 [-\]: She seems to be studying the Q12 area.
flobby [-\]: and when to leave for tea or something
flobby [-\]: that's not nice frist calling someone a cow
First [2d?\]: that is her name
YZ1509 [4d\]: r9 to induce q11?
rsun [4d\]: c is not pronounced as k in chinese
USGO1 [-\]: Her name is Youyin Cao (or Cao, Youyin). Now she's looking at teh N17 area. 
gacua [2k\]: c is pronouced as tch
rsun [4d\]: it's more like "ts"
flobby [-\]: she's using the classic make a feint at N17 while attacking somewhere else trick
USGO1 [-\]: Yulin took off his watch and fidgeted with it. Then fidgeted with some stones. Then stood up and left the room.
flobby [-\]: time to take another dose of performance enhancers
Growl3r [6k\]: ultra classic
gacua [2k\]: This is very hard to envade
flobby [-\]: evade?
YZ1509 [4d\]: black has done well, killed the q17/r17 aji and the h17/j18 aji
flobby [-\]: where is w terr?
YZ1509 [4d\]: g10 would seal a fair bit, but that won't be enough
YZ1509 [4d\]: black was happy to walk in naturally with m10
rsun [4d\]: holy smoke
gacua [2k\]: wow, the 9p is giving out an amazing sequence with white M17
Cam [4k?\]: that was magic
First [2d?\]: I have the same last name, I know how to pronounce it
rsun [4d\]: yes, they really see stuff
rsun [4d\]: she played that seq right after she said "hm let me think"
hoyuka [1d\]: Lee sedol would invade now.
gacua [2k\]: everybody does
First [2d?\]: invade where?
gacua [2k\]: You can't keep calm and let black squeeze that territory
rsun [4d\]: M17 invasion
Achiles [?\]: P10?
AppleWatch: b winning?
First [2d?\]: oh m17
AppleWatch: seems b leads too much
gacua [2k\]: well, white M17, black L16, then?
Cam [4k?\]: Black is ahead
First [2d?\]: I missed m17
YZ1509 [4d\]: i think n9
First [2d?\]: m17 and then kill the corner while you are at it
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;W[cq]
;B[km]C[gacua [2k\]: Cho also predicted C3
YZ1509 [4d\]: aha black smart 
Cam [4k?\]: she predicted the response to c3 to be around m7
YZ1509 [4d\]: k2 k3 l3 j2 l2 , this l4 cut is the key
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;W[jq]
;B[cr]
;W[mn]C[flobby [-\]: who needs cao youyin and tong yulin just let cho hyeyeon play out the whole game
Cam [4k?\]: haha
YZ1509 [4d\]: hun hyen is to old now to play consistently
flobby [-\]: 30?
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;B[mm]C[USGO1 [-\]: Yulin is coughing quite a bit.
YZ1509 [4d\]: i replayed games of cho hun hyen with su bong soo in my twenties, that was 30 years ago
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;W[lm]C[Vash3G [-\]: Different person: This is Cho Hyeyeon
YZ1509 [4d\]: yes vast amount of cho ^^
gacua [2k\]: YZ, this is a female pro who is in her young 30's
YZ1509 [4d\]: i always played with cho ,lee park and kim
First [2d?\]: yes koreans are not very original when it comes to names
Annie [1k\]: ?
YZ1509 [4d\]: would you recommend abraham to make more sons?
Achiles [?\]: What is closest language to Korean
YZ1509 [4d\]: magyar
aussiemate [13k?\]: every Tom, Dick and Harry is called the same
Achiles [?\]: Cool
USGO1 [-\]: Yulin has been leaning way over the board so he can look down directly at white's wedge at m7.
YZ1509 [4d\]: inkorea they speak hangul
flobby [-\]: no they don't; they write it
USGO1 [-\]: He checks the time. He has 40 minutes left (black). Youyin has 29 minutes left (white).
YZ1509 [4d\]: very interesting simplified caligraphy easier to learn then chinese or japanese
YZ1509 [4d\]: *than
flobby [-\]: magyar vagy
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;B[ln]C[gacua [2k\]: lol, cho heyean says it takes time for her to read a good move, and it only takes her 1 second!
YZ1509 [4d\]: white seems to be in do or die mode
flobby [-\]: w's position is not as nice as eating cheesecake in heaven
YZ1509 [4d\]: black l17 was a very quiet strong move
rsun [4d\]: cheesecakes are bad
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;W[ll]C[Achiles [?\]: W can't give a ponnuki there
gacua [2k\]: L6 is a must next move
YZ1509 [4d\]: no
kmr [1d\]: i feel that black will play sth different
YZ1509 [4d\]: most likely is l8
flobby [-\]: well L8 is kyu instinct
YZ1509 [4d\]: stop calling me kyu
flobby [-\]: i typped that before you pressed enter i just pressed enter after you
kmr [1d\]: my instinct tell me L8 too :)
flobby [-\]: 1ds tend to have kyu instincts I know cuz i'm 1d
hoyuka [1d\]: L8 is a proper
YZ1509 [4d\]: dinerchtein would say l8 only move in his comments
gacua [2k\]: L8 is 9p choice, she insisted on that move
flobby [-\]: oh well i assumed that since gacua was watching pro commentary and he said l6 is a must
flobby [-\]: then l8 must've been wrong
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;B[kl]C[kmr [1d\]: Ha!
kmr [1d\]: but, it still may be bad move
kmr [1d\]: even strongest pro makes mistakes
YZ1509 [4d\]: so what is white up to, you can't cut q7 from this sequence
Achiles [?\]: Obviously good
flobby [-\]: l6 then l9?
gacua [2k\]: flabby, Cho played L6 before and commented that a bad move, but I didn't remember 
YZ1509 [4d\]: if white would only have played n9 exchange first before playing c3...
Achiles [?\]: B would not play n7 then
Achiles [?\]: *L7
YZ1509 [4d\]: yes on white n9 (at c3 time) i doubted black would connect quietly at n10 too
YZ1509 [4d\]: m5 l6 o7 n8 o8 m9 o5 ?
Annie [1k\]: m5 l6 o7 n8 p7 
Achiles [?\]: L9 and pray
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;W[mc]C[YZ1509 [4d\]: needs lots of praying ^^
kmr [1d\]: dont tell me it was preparation for ko fight, to gain ko threats
YZ1509 [4d\]: yes white is definately in do or die mode
]
;B[nd]C[gacua [2k\]: so white postpones and waits for chance
YZ1509 [4d\]: smashing randomdead stones
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;W[hc]
;B[hb]
;W[ib]C[First [2d?\]: w dominating
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;B[gc]
;W[jc]
;B[hd]
;W[id]
;B[he]C[YZ1509 [4d\]: dominated perhaps
YZ1509 [4d\]: black doesn't feel for ko, he rather goes k16 straight up
USGO1 [-\]: B+  White has resigned.
Achiles [?\]: Ty 4 relay
YZ1509 [4d\]: yes compliments to l17
gacua [2k\]: What's happening with the board?
YZ1509 [4d\]: it must be cleaned toroughly after such foul play ^^
Cam [4k?\]: Haha
gacua [2k\]: they can't foul play because KGS has been recording all the moves
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