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GN[US Open Masters Division 2016 - Jeremy Chiu v. Zhaonian Chen]PW[Jeremy Chiu]PB[Zhaonian Chen]WR[7d]BR[8d]DT[2016-07-31]CP[American Go Association]EV[US Open Masters Division 2016]RO[1]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]SO[US Go Congress 2016]US[Daniel Chou]C[USGO3 [-\]: Good Morning Everyone!
USGO3 [-\]: Welcome to Round 1 of US Open Masters Division 2016
USGO3 [-\]: I'm Daniel Chou. I will be recording on Board 3
USGO3 [-\]: Game started
]RE[B+Resign]
;B[pd]
;W[dp]C[USGO3 [-\]: Jeremy is 15 years old from California, Zhaonian in mid-20s from New York
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;B[pq]C[USGO3 [-\]: Jeremy is 14
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;W[dd]
;B[fc]
;W[cf]
;B[fq]C[USGO3 [-\]: Time limit is 90 minutes basic time plus five 30 second byoyomi periods
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;W[dn]
;B[jp]
;W[qn]C[USGO3 [-\]: Jeremy is wearing this year's black color theme Go Congress t-shirt
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;B[po]
;W[rp]C[USGO3 [-\]: zhaonian is wearing blue color theme t-shirt from 2011 Santa Barbara Go Congress
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;B[pn]
;W[qm]
;B[pk]
;W[pm]
;B[om]
;W[qq]
;B[qr]
;W[rk]
;B[ol]
;W[qj]
;B[cl]C[Warfreak2 [-\]: gooooo zchen!
USGO3 [-\]: Jeremy is one of the strongest youth go players born and raised in the U.S.
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;W[cj]
;B[el]C[USGO3 [-\]: Zhaonian is one of the top amateurs in the U.S.
Warfreak2 [-\]: zchen is the best zchen-style player
USGO3 [-\]: Jeremy has won the Redmond Cup multiple times
USGO3 [-\]: Zhaonian has won many open tournaments in the U.S., including NJ Open, and MD Open
USGO3 [-\]: Zhaonian has also won the North American Masters Tournament several times
USGO3 [-\]: Starting in 2014 Go Congress in NYC, the NAMT is combined with U.S. Open into one tournament
USGO3 [-\]: The US Open Masters Division is now a 9-round tournament
USGO3 [-\]: Zhaonian just got up to walk around the Strong Players Room
USGO3 [-\]: If you happen to be in Boston, you're welcome to visit us in Boston University
USGO3 [-\]: Both main playing area and Strong Players Room are in  George Sherman Union on the second level
Uberdude [3d\]: were in boston are you?
Uberdude [3d\]: *where
USGO3 [-\]: Boston University, George Sherman Union
USGO3 [-\]: Zhaonian just came back with a cup of cold water
miao [6d\]: c8 feel not correct
miao [6d\]: *feels
miao [6d\]: k16 is more understandable to me
miao [6d\]: also f5 is
USGO3 [-\]: Zhaonian has used less than five minutes of basic time, while Jeremy used about 20 minutes
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;W[go]
;B[hp]C[USGO3 [-\]: Jeremy was playing with his hair (his signature) when thinking about his next move
USGO3 [-\]: he did just that for most of the 10 minutes before playing move 26
Uberdude [3d\]: c7 now?
USGO3 [-\]: Jeremy is thinking of a response
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;W[cm]C[USGO3 [-\]: and just played c7
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;B[bl]C[USGO3 [-\]: when zhaonian is in deep thought during a Go game, his signature is holding up his head with his left and over the chin
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;W[gm]
;B[ej]C[USGO3 [-\]: left hand
USGO3 [-\]: the strong players room is very quiet with AC running in the background
USGO3 [-\]: interspersed with occasional beeps from the Go clocks
USGO3 [-\]: Jeremy reached over to the Go board (as if about to play a move), then retracted his right hand to play with his hair
USGO3 [-\]: Jeremy back in deep thought
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;W[fk]C[USGO3 [-\]: Zhaonian still used less than five minutes so far
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;B[ek]C[USGO3 [-\]: For lastest news about Go Congress 2016
USGO3 [-\]: American Go E-Journal http://www.usgo.org/news/
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;W[ic]
;B[dc]
;W[cc]
;B[cb]
;W[ec]
;B[db]
;W[ed]C[USGO3 [-\]: Over at Board 5 there is apparently a technical problem
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;B[eb]
;W[bc]
;B[fd]
;W[gb]
;B[fb]C[USGO3 [-\]: resolved
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;W[ef]C[USGO3 [-\]: Jeremy stood up and opened his bottled water to take a sip
USGO3 [-\]: Jeremy left the Strong players room
USGO3 [-\]: W 1 hr 1 min v B 1 hr 18 min left in basic time
USGO3 [-\]: Ryan Li from Board 4 stood up and is now watching Board 2 game between Andy and Matthew
USGO3 [-\]: briefly glance over this game and returned to Board 4
USGO3 [-\]: Jeremy just came back
USGO3 [-\]: checked his opponent's time remaining
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;B[mc]C[USGO3 [-\]: Zhaonian played N17 shortly after Jeremy sat down
USGO3 [-\]: The players are using a newisth model of Ing Go Clock
Nyanjilla [-\]: I hate to guess how it's been "improved"....
USGO3 [-\]: you can press a small button in opposing color to check opponent time remaining
USGO3 [-\]: this way you don't have to physically move over to the other side to see how much time your opponent has remain
polubolu: the only way to improve these talking clocks is by the means of a hammer...
USGO3 [-\]: The players are using Ing Go stones in wooden bowls
USGO3 [-\]: the board they're using is 1 1/2 inch thick wooden board.
USGO3 [-\]: zhaonian got up with his cup of water and went around the room
USGO3 [-\]: jeremy is playing with his hair again while staring intensely at the board
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;W[di]C[cjalden [2k\]: I'm getting a sense of why televised go matches might not compete with basketball
USGO3 [-\]: jeremy just played d11
USGO3 [-\]: zhanian hasn't returned yet
gooooo [-\]: cjalden, they are, maybe not in the us
USGO3 [-\]: @cjalden that's mostly the fault of th recorder, not the game :)
cjalden [2k\]: the recorder is excellent  :-)
gooooo [-\]: usgo3, thanks for comments!
gooooo [-\]: and relaying ofc
USGO3 [-\]: :)
USGO3 [-\]: zhaonian returned, and jeremy pointed out the move he just made
gooooo [-\]: is this the "only" round today?
cjalden [2k\]: another in the evening
gooooo [-\]: ah cool
gooooo [-\]: good to know so I can plan my day :D
gooooo [-\]: don't want to miss nice matches
USGO3 [-\]: US Open Masters Division 2016 - Jeremy Chiu v. Zhaonian Chen
USGO3 [-\]: http://www.gocongress.org/2016/tournaments/107
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;B[fn]C[gooooo [-\]: what timezone are the times in?
USGO3 [-\]: Zhaonian held the stone for a couple of second before placing it on F6
cjalden [2k\]: Eastern Daylight zone
USGO3 [-\]: US Eastern Daylight Time
USGO3 [-\]: EDT (GMT-4)
gooooo [-\]: so next round in 5h?
USGO3 [-\]: We're relaying the game live from Boston University
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;W[fp]
;B[gn]
;W[hn]C[gooooo [-\]: are there many observers watching in the venue?
USGO3 [-\]: no, next round is in 9 hours
USGO3 [-\]: 7pm EDT
cjalden [2k\]: currently 10 am EDT
USGO3 [-\]: 7pm EDT (GMT-4)
USGO3 [-\]: There are a only a few observers
USGO3 [-\]: Gansheng Shi 1P just walked in
USGO3 [-\]: he's watching Eric Lui's game on Board 6 (not relayed)
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;B[fm]
;W[ho]
;B[ep]C[USGO3 [-\]: from my experience, many people are afraid of visiting the Strong Players room
USGO3 [-\]: No need to afraid, come visit us!
USGO3 [-\]: a couple more people showed up
USGO3 [-\]: probably finished their morning games in the main playing area
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;W[eo]
;B[fo]C[USGO3 [-\]: but most of them just stop by for a minute then left
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;W[gp]
;B[eq]C[USGO3 [-\]: I can tell you from personal experience playing in the Strong Players room and Main Playing Area
USGO3 [-\]: it feels much more intense in the Strong Players Room
USGO3 [-\]: you can sense the fighting spirits of strong players
USGO3 [-\]: almost suffocating for observers
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;W[dq]
;B[gq]C[gooooo [-\]: watching the top boards at tournaments is lots of fun
gooooo [-\]: even as a lowly kyu :)
USGO3 [-\]: it's fun for everyone, please visit us in the strong players room
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;W[hl]
;B[co]
;W[do]C[USGO3 [-\]: Boston University, George Sherman Union
USGO3 [-\]: American Go E-Journal http://www.usgo.org/news/
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;B[bm]C[USGO3 [-\]: both players staring intensely at the corner fight about to happen
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;W[bp]C[USGO3 [-\]: Maeda Ryo 6P just showed up
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;B[dr]
;W[cr]C[USGO3 [-\]: he's watching Board 2 Andy and Mattew
USGO3 [-\]: now observing other games
USGO3 [-\]: Gansheng Shi 1P is still here
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;B[er]
;W[fl]
;B[em]C[USGO9 [-\]: you can watch out live video stream of board 1 with commentary by Mingjiu Jiang 7p on our Official AGA YouTube channel
USGO9 [-\]: https://www.youtube.com/user/USGOWeb/live
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;W[bo]C[USGO3 [-\]: Eric Lui 1P from Board 6 is watching this game now
USGO3 [-\]: his opponent Gabrielle Su 6d is thinking
USGO3 [-\]: Eric and Zhaonian has been Go rivals for many years
USGO3 [-\]: since they were kids
]
;B[hj]C[USGO3 [-\]: E-Journal Editor Chris Garlock just walked in with Jenny Shen 1P
USGO3 [-\]: Jenny Shen 2P
USGO3 [-\]: Yilun Yang 7p also came in
USGO3 [-\]: Chris and Jenny looked briefly at a couple of games and left
USGO3 [-\]: Bill Lin from Board 7 got up and looked at a couple of games
USGO3 [-\]: Jeremy almost played a move, then went back to pondering his next move
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;W[ip]
;B[hq]C[USGO3 [-\]: jeremy played j4 and zhaonian responded with h3
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;W[gi]
;B[fj]
;W[gj]
;B[gk]C[USGO3 [-\]: Yilun Yang is the only observer in the room now
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;W[gl]
;B[hk]
;W[il]C[USGO3 [-\]: Only one game is finished in the strong players room
cjalden [2k\]: That is a fast win - only an hour and a half
USGO3 [-\]: Looks like there are 20 boards in the US Open masters division
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;B[jk]C[benzmd [1k\]: W is hard
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;W[jo]
;B[iq]
;W[io]C[USGO3 [-\]: Ryan Li 1P from Board 4 briefly looked at this game
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;B[jl]C[USGO3 [-\]: He returned to his game
USGO3 [-\]: In the strong players room, there is a cloth tape separating the top three boards from the rest of the room
USGO3 [-\]: sort of a "Do No Cross" line
USGO3 [-\]: Do Not Cross
USGO3 [-\]: Yang Shuang 2P stopped by to take some photos
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;W[im]C[USGO3 [-\]: She is visiting from Shenyang China
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;B[fh]C[USGO3 [-\]: Yang Shuang 2P plans to visit Canada after US Go Congress
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;W[kp]C[USGO3 [-\]: with Toronto her first stop
USGO3 [-\]: Mattew from Board 2 has 10 minutes basic time remainlng as announced by the Ing Go Clock
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;B[jq]
;W[kn]C[USGO3 [-\]: Jeremy played J6 and immediately got up; he left the room
USGO3 [-\]: *L6
USGO3 [-\]: There are many strong players here, but some of them are on lower boards for Round 1
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;B[ff]C[USGO3 [-\]: Hopefully they all win their games so we can see them play on top boards
USGO3 [-\]: Zhaonian played F14, got up to take a sip of ginger ale, then sat back down
Uberdude [3d\]: yang shuang was at the world amateur go champs in china this year
USGO3 [-\]: he's in hs signature pose with left hand holding his chin up
USGO3 [-\]: Yang Shuang is a well-known referee, she has refereed many international go tournaments, both professional and amateur
Uberdude [3d\]: i didn't realize she was a pro until i saw her slaughtering dusan mitic =)
USGO3 [-\]: FUN FACT: Yang Shuang was referee of the Quadruple Ko game between Gu Li and Lee Sedol
USGO3 [-\]: is dusan the son of dragan?
USGO3 [-\]: I remember meeting Dragan Mitic at 2008 World Mind Sports Games in Beijing
Uberdude [3d\]: yeah
Uberdude [3d\]: and his brother nikola is 6d too, currently insei in japan
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;W[hi]
;B[ji]
;W[ii]
;B[jj]
;W[fe]
;B[ge]
;W[fg]
;B[ee]C[USGO3 [-\]: Zhaonian sighed after white wedge at F15
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;W[gg]C[USGO3 [-\]: last sequence of moves played in less than 5 seconds
Uberdude [3d\]: he did seem to be overplaying rather a lot making 2 weak groups on left
USGO3 [-\]: both players thinking intensely now
Uberdude [3d\]: was expecting some zchen magic
GodofGo [6d\]: e12 
GodofGo [6d\]: need some magic to live here definitely
nero [1k\]: e13
USGO3 [-\]: Matthew on Board 2 s in byoyomi
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;B[eh]C[USGO3 [-\]: Ing Clock announcing time elapse in 10 second intervals
GodofGo [6d\]: then d12 next for b
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;W[eg]
;B[dh]
;W[bh]C[GodofGo [6d\]: hmm yes this is tricky
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;B[ch]C[USGO3 [-\]: Zhanion still has 48 minutes basic time
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;W[bi]C[GodofGo [6d\]: only move is b11
GodofGo [6d\]: d14 maybe?
USGO3 [-\]: jeremy also hasn't reached 10 minute basic time mark yet, will be awhile
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;B[gh]C[nero [1k\]: g12
nero [1k\]: cut
nero [1k\]: this is so messy
GodofGo [6d\]: will be ko
USGO3 [-\]: zhaonian's game tend to be messy
USGO3 [-\]: i played him a couple of times, our games were always fighting game
]
;W[hg]
;B[hh]
;W[ih]
;B[ig]
;W[jh]C[USGO3 [-\]: zhaonian's style borderlines on overplay, but if opponent isn't careful in punishing zhaonian's overplay, the game will collapse quickly
nero [1k\]: start the ko now
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;B[df]C[USGO3 [-\]: zhaonian "magic" definitely has merit because he has come back to win many seemly "lost" games
USGO3 [-\]: jeremy is counting ko threats now
USGO3 [-\]: looking at different places on the board
Warfreak2 [-\]: zchen magic is what we're all here for
nero [1k\]: w cann't win this ko
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;W[de]
;B[cg]
;W[dg]
;B[bg]
;W[hd]
;B[if]C[USGO3 [-\]: still only one finished game in strong players room
nero [1k\]: dead
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;W[bf]
;B[af]
;W[ae]
;B[ag]
;W[hf]
;B[he]
;W[ie]
;B[je]
;W[id]
;B[jf]C[USGO3 [-\]: another game just finished on the other end of the room
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;W[kd]C[USGO3 [-\]: the burral sisters are here taking photos
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;B[le]
;W[ld]
;B[bb]C[USGO3 [-\]: Karoline Burrell Li has served as US Open Tournament directors many times
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;W[fe]
;B[md]
;W[ke]
;B[kf]
;W[lf]
;B[jd]
;W[jc]
;B[kc]
;W[me]
;B[lc]
;W[le]
;B[kg]
;W[gd]
;B[ee]C[nero [1k\]: huge ko
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;W[kh]
;B[lg]
;W[fe]
;B[ne]
;W[ab]
;B[ee]
;W[fi]
;B[ei]
;W[fe]
;B[gc]C[USGO3 [-\]: American Go E-Journal http://www.usgo.org/news/
USGO3 [-\]: for latest news from US Go Congress
USGO3 [-\]: looks like another game done
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;W[gf]
;B[hb]C[USGO3 [-\]: they are discussing the game at the other end, but we can hear them
USGO3 [-\]: feng yun 9P is here
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;W[lh]
;B[nh]C[USGO3 [-\]: Maeda Ryo 6P also here
USGO3 [-\]: Jeremy playing with his hair again in deep thought
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;W[ni]
;B[oi]
;W[mh]
;B[oh]
;W[ll]
;B[lm]C[USGO3 [-\]: zhaonian scratched his head then played M7
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;W[mm]C[USGO3 [-\]: Jeremy has last 10 minute basic time, announced by Ing Go Clock
USGO3 [-\]: zhaonian has 43 minutes
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;B[km]
;W[mn]
;B[ml]C[USGO3 [-\]: more games has finished at the other end of the room
USGO3 [-\]: more observers too, though they seem to come and go
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;W[nl]
;B[mk]
;W[nk]
;B[lk]C[USGO3 [-\]: andy and mattew finished their game
USGO3 [-\]: only game on this side of the room finished
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;W[ij]
;B[nj]C[indianayk [-\]: michael plays his own style and w taking 3 stones not enough
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;W[ik]
;B[ln]
;W[lo]
;B[mo]C[USGO3 [-\]: jeremy has 5 minutes basic time left, zhaonian 42
USGO3 [-\]: jeremy resigned
USGO3 [-\]: thanks for watching
USGO3 [-\]: Round 2 tonight 7pm EDT (GMT-4)
Nyanjilla [-\]: <gmt>2016-07-31 23:00</gmt>
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