(;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[2016 US Open Masters Division Round 6 Board 4 - Shuo Sun v Hanchen Zhang]PW[Shuo Sun]PB[Hanchen Zhang]WR[7d]BR[1p]DT[2016-08-04]CP[American Go Association]EV[2016 US Open Masters Division]RO[6]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]SO[2016 US Go Congress]US[Daniel Chou]C[USGO4 [-\]: Hello Everyone!
USGO4 [-\]: Welcome to livecast of 2016 US Open Masters Division Round 6  Board 4
USGO4 [-\]: I'm Daniel Chou, game recorder
USGO4 [-\]: White is Shuo Sun 7d, visiting from China
USGO4 [-\]: Black is Hancheng Zhang 1p from China, currently living in Vancouver, Canada
]RE[B+17.50]
;B[qd]
;W[dp]
;B[pq]
;W[dc]
;B[nc]
;W[po]
;B[qo]
;W[pp]
;B[qp]
;W[oq]
;B[qn]
;W[pr]
;B[qq]
;W[np]C[USGO4 [-\]: In Pandanet City League, Hancheng plays Board 1 for the  Vancouver Team
USGO4 [-\]: The players played lower right hand corner moves in rapid succession, now Hancheng is thinking about his next move
USGO4 [-\]: For latest new about 2016 Go Congress:
USGO4 [-\]: http://www.usgo.org/news/
USGO4 [-\]: Ben Lockhart has withdrawn from the Tournament due to illness. Matthew Herchberger (tournament director) announced that whoever is paired with Ben in each of the following rounds will win by forfeit
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;B[iq]
;W[kq]
;B[fq]
;W[eq]
;B[fp]
;W[cn]
;B[kp]
;W[lq]
;B[de]
;W[cg]C[USGO4 [-\]: Shuang Yang 2p is observing games in the Strong Players Room
USGO4 [-\]: 2016 US Go Congress takes place in Boston Massachusetts
USGO4 [-\]: We're in Boston University, George Sherman Union, second level
USGO4 [-\]: Please visit the Strong Players Room in Terrace Lounge
USGO4 [-\]: Hancheng just returned after leaving hte room briefly
USGO4 [-\]: He is preparing a response to white C13
DonValley [5d\]: usgo4 why arent you playing?
USGO4 [-\]: @DonValley nope, i'm recording this year
USGO4 [-\]: why aren't you here?
USGO4 [-\]: we'll need one more for dynamic queue
USGO4 [-\]: Hancheng makes small noise
USGO4 [-\]: still thinking of a response to white C13
USGO4 [-\]: many strong players have signature poses
USGO4 [-\]: Hancheng is holding his hands to cover his mouth
USGO4 [-\]: then swtiches to stroking his hair, and back to covering his mouth
USGO4 [-\]: sighing
USGO4 [-\]: it appears that D13 is giving black some trouble
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;B[cc]C[USGO4 [-\]: after shaking his head Hancheng played C17
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;W[gc]C[USGO4 [-\]: Shuo responded immediately with G17
USGO4 [-\]: Many players in the room got up to look around the game
USGO4 [-\]: after Wednesday's day of rest, today many players look rested
USGO4 [-\]: while others look more tired :)
USGO4 [-\]: guess they didn't rest
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;B[fd]C[USGO4 [-\]: Hancheng played F16 with conviction
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;W[cb]
;B[fc]
;W[ce]
;B[dd]C[USGO4 [-\]: After d16, Shuo shakes his head
USGO4 [-\]: and responded with C16
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;W[cd]
;B[bc]C[USGO4 [-\]: Shuo still shakeing his head
USGO4 [-\]: Hancheng played with his fan for a bit, then got up to look at other games
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;W[eb]C[USGO4 [-\]: Shuo responded with E18
USGO4 [-\]: Hancheng still making his rounds  looking at other games
USGO4 [-\]: he's back and immediately played C14
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;B[cf]
;W[bf]
;B[df]
;W[bd]
;B[dg]
;W[fb]C[USGO4 [-\]: Hancheng shaking his head
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;B[ad]
;W[be]
;B[bg]
;W[bb]
;B[ch]C[USGO4 [-\]: Hancheng captures C13 with C12, and shaked his head
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;W[qi]
;B[qg]
;W[ql]C[USGO4 [-\]: American Go E-Journal http://www.usgo.org/news/
USGO4 [-\]: Hancheng choked up or a moment and started coughing
USGO4 [-\]: Hancheng scanning the board shaking his head
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;B[pn]C[USGO4 [-\]: Hancheng played Q6, and white played F2 immediately
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;W[fr]
;B[gr]
;W[er]C[USGO4 [-\]: Feng Yun 9p is here looking over some games
USGO4 [-\]: Yongfei Ge, former winners of US Open and North American Masters Tournament is looking over some games
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;B[no]
;W[jp]C[USGO4 [-\]: Board 1 livecast is experiencing technical difficulties
USGO4 [-\]: the network connection is shaky on the top three boards
USGO4 [-\]: Shuo left the board
USGO4 [-\]: Hancheng playing with some black go stones while thinking his response
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;B[fm]C[USGO4 [-\]: Hancheng played F7 with conviction
USGO4 [-\]: both players left the board
USGO4 [-\]: Chris Garlock E-Journal Editor is here checking the situation
USGO4 [-\]: looks like they resolved tech difficulties
]
;W[oi]
;B[mp]C[USGO4 [-\]: Board 1 back in business
USGO4 [-\]: http://www.usgo.org/tournaments/crosstab/band-matrix/176
USGO4 [-\]: Hancheng left the board
USGO4 [-\]: Yilun Yang 7p is here observing some games
USGO4 [-\]: he's looking at Board 1 now
USGO4 [-\]: TD Matt Hershberger also stopped by briefly
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;W[nr]C[USGO4 [-\]: Shuo responded to N4 with O2
USGO4 [-\]: Hancheng returned to the board
USGO4 [-\]: Myungwan Kim 9p is here, he's looking at the game between Ryan Li and Calvin Sun on Board 6
USGO4 [-\]: now Myungwan, looks over the top three boards
USGO4 [-\]: Myungwan confers US Pro Qualifier winner with the Pro Certificate
USGO4 [-\]: he appears to look over all games of the North American pros
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;B[jq]C[USGO4 [-\]: Shuo is taking awhile to prepare his response to cut at K3, Hancheng got up and left the board
USGO4 [-\]: Shuo sighs and covers his mouth with his left hand
USGO4 [-\]: Hancheng returned
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;W[on]C[USGO4 [-\]: Shuo got up and left the board
USGO4 [-\]: White has 1 hour left basic time, Black 46 minutes
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;B[om]C[USGO4 [-\]: Shuo returned and black played P7
USGO4 [-\]: Shuo is taking awhile thinking his next move, Hanchen left the board to look at the game between Gansheng Shi and Bill Lin
USGO4 [-\]: now Hanchen is look at Board 3 game between Andy Liu and Danny Ko
USGO4 [-\]: then game between Eric Lui and Zirui Song
USGO4 [-\]: Hanchen returned
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;W[mo]C[USGO4 [-\]: White responded P7 with N5
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;B[nn]
;W[ko]
;B[op]
;W[lp]
;B[nq]
;W[or]
;B[pj]
;W[pi]
;B[cl]
;W[en]C[USGO4 [-\]: Shuo played E6 with conviction
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;B[fn]
;W[dl]
;B[ck]
;W[el]C[USGO4 [-\]: Shuo got up and left the board
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;B[ip]C[USGO4 [-\]: white 44 minutes basic time, black 34 minutes
USGO4 [-\]: Shuo returned to the board
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;W[io]
;B[ho]
;W[in]
;B[hn]
;W[og]C[USGO4 [-\]: with exception of the forfeitted game, all other games in Strong Players Room are ongoing
Meruem92 [3d\]: which game was forfeited?
miao [6d\]: shuo is half japanese half chinese?
USGO4 [-\]: American Go E-Journal http://www.usgo.org/news/
USGO4 [-\]: Ben Lockhart withdrew from the Tournament due to illness
USGO4 [-\]: so there is an odd number of players in Masters Division
Meruem92 [3d\]: oh :( hopefully nothing serious
USGO4 [-\]: instead of a bye, the tournament director decides to award a forfeit win to whoever paired with Ben Lockhart in each round
USGO4 [-\]: I don't know Shuo Sun
USGO4 [-\]: @miao do you know Shuo Sun?
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;B[of]C[miao [6d\]: no
miao [6d\]: but shuho is japanese
miao [6d\]: and sun is typical chinese
miao [6d\]: ah
USGO4 [-\]: White player name is Shuo Sun, as spelled
miao [6d\]: it shuo
miao [6d\]: then propably just chinese
miao [6d\]: :)
miao [6d\]: sorry
miao [6d\]: my eyes ^^
USGO4 [-\]: it's KGS font :)
miao [6d\]: p14 is a move to learn from
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;W[qc]
;B[rd]C[USGO4 [-\]: black pounded down the  S16 stone
USGO4 [-\]: Hanchen checked white's time then left
USGO4 [-\]: White has 32 minutes black 27 minutes
USGO4 [-\]: White still thinking about his response to S16
USGO4 [-\]: Hanchen returned
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;W[lc]C[USGO4 [-\]: After a long thinking session, white responded to S16 with M17
USGO4 [-\]: Hanchen almost played O14, but pulled back the stone
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;B[ng]C[USGO4 [-\]: black played O13 instead
USGO4 [-\]: Several games on the other side of the room finished
USGO4 [-\]: Top 8 boards still playing
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;W[nd]
;B[oc]C[USGO4 [-\]: American Go E-Journal http://www.usgo.org/news/
USGO4 [-\]: http://www.usgo.org/tournaments/crosstab/band-matrix/176
]
;W[od]
;B[pc]
;W[rg]
;B[pg]C[USGO4 [-\]: Hanchen playd P13 then stepped out of the room
USGO4 [-\]: he came back to look at toher games
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;W[rf]C[USGO4 [-\]: White has 20 minutes black 15 minutes basic time
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;B[ld]C[USGO4 [-\]: Hanchen returned and played M16 with conviction
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;W[kd]
;B[mc]C[USGO4 [-\]: Hanchen left the room after playing N17
USGO4 [-\]: Hanchen returned to the board
miao [6d\]: w getting crushed
miao [6d\]: r10 is comming i tell u
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;W[le]
;B[md]
;W[ke]
;B[qj]C[USGO4 [-\]: black slams down R10
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;W[rj]
;B[rk]
;W[ri]
;B[qk]
;W[oj]C[miao [6d\]: haha
miao [6d\]: j16 is coming i tell u 
miao [6d\]: but first s8
miao [6d\]: or tenuki?
miao [6d\]: hm
miao [6d\]: huge
USGO4 [-\]: Ing Clock announces black basic time 10 min left
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;B[kc]
;W[jc]
;B[lb]
;W[rl]
;B[pl]
;W[sk]
;B[pk]C[USGO4 [-\]: right hand side sequence played rapidly
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;W[jb]
;B[gd]
;W[hd]C[USGO4 [-\]: Ing Clock announces black basic time 5 minutes left
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;B[he]
;W[id]
;B[bn]C[USGO4 [-\]: Ing Clock announces white basic time 10 minutes left
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;W[bo]
;B[bm]
;W[cp]
;B[eo]
;W[do]
;B[ej]
;W[hg]
;B[mi]C[USGO4 [-\]: black playd n11 with conviction
USGO4 [-\]: black basic time less than 1 minute left
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;W[mj]C[USGO4 [-\]: American Go E-Journal http://www.usgo.org/news/
USGO4 [-\]: black is in byoyomi (30 sec, 5 times)
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;B[lj]
;W[mk]
;B[li]C[Rodtank [2d\]: Wasn't a16 atari endgame mistake? 
USGO4 [-\]: White 5 mintues basic time left
USGO4 [-\]: @Rodtank I agree, i was planning to ask Hanchen that after the game
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;W[mm]C[USGO4 [-\]: white last minute of basic time, black byoyomi 5 periods
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;B[hc]
;W[gb]
;B[ie]C[USGO4 [-\]: Black played J15 with conviction
USGO4 [-\]: both players in byoyomi
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;W[jg]
;B[ih]C[USGO4 [-\]: with 5 peridos
USGO4 [-\]: white used up one byoyomi period, now white has 4 periods
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;W[hh]
;B[hi]C[USGO4 [-\]: white used up another byoyomi period, now has 3 periods
USGO4 [-\]: white used up another byoyomi period, now has 2 periods
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;W[ig]C[USGO4 [-\]: black still has 5 periods of byoyomi
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;B[mn]
;W[lg]
;B[kh]
;W[kg]
;B[ll]
;W[ml]C[USGO4 [-\]: white played N8 just before expiring period
USGO4 [-\]: black used up a byoyomi period now has 4
USGO4 [-\]: white has 2
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;B[ok]
;W[ni]
;B[lm]
;W[lk]
;B[kk]
;W[kl]
;B[jk]
;W[mh]C[USGO4 [-\]: black used up a byoyomi period, now has 3, white has 2
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;B[im]
;W[nh]
;B[oh]
;W[ln]
;B[km]
;W[jm]
;B[jl]
;W[jn]C[USGO4 [-\]: black is unhappy with middle board sequence
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;B[qr]
;W[sn]
;B[so]
;W[sm]
;B[em]
;W[dm]
;B[jh]
;W[gi]
;B[hj]C[USGO4 [-\]: both has 2 periods of byoyomi left
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;W[qf]
;B[pf]
;W[ro]
;B[gf]
;W[fh]
;B[gg]
;W[gh]
;B[fk]C[USGO4 [-\]: white used up a byoyomi period
USGO4 [-\]: now last one
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;W[mf]
;B[nf]
;W[me]
;B[ne]
;W[qe]
;B[pe]
;W[mq]
;B[af]
;W[ac]C[USGO4 [-\]: white has one byoyomi, black has two periods of 30 seconds
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;B[np]
;W[sr]
;B[je]
;W[jd]
;B[jr]
;W[gs]
;B[hr]
;W[kr]
;B[kb]
;W[kn]
;B[kl]
;W[lh]
;B[hl]
;W[fg]
;B[ff]
;W[eg]
;B[ei]
;W[se]
;B[sd]
;W[re]
;B[qh]
;W[rh]
;B[ps]
;W[ep]
;B[dn]
;W[nm]
;B[oo]
;W[en]
;B[sj]
;W[si]
;B[dn]
;W[kj]
;B[ki]
;W[en]
;B[mr]
;W[ms]
;B[dn]
;W[gj]
;B[gk]
;W[en]
;B[os]
;W[lr]
;B[dn]
;W[ii]
;B[jj]
;W[en]
;B[fo]
;W[eh]
;B[cm]
;W[dn]
;B[dh]
;W[fl]
;B[hs]
;W[fs]
;B[ao]
;W[ap]
;B[an]
;W[gl]
;B[gm]
;W[dk]
;B[dj]
;W[js]
;B[is]
;W[ks]
;B[ja]
;W[ia]
;B[ka]
;W[ec]
;B[qm]
;W[ae]
;B[ag]
;W[ee]
;B[ed]
;W[ef]
;B[jf]
;W[nk]
;B[ph]
;W[kf]
;B[lo]
;W[ol]
;B[nl]
;W[fe]
;B[nj]
;W[ge]
;B[qs]
;W[ns]
;B[rr]
;W[sq]
;B[rp]
;W[sp]
;B[mo]
;W[ss]
;B[rm]
;W[sl]
;B[rn]
;W[so]
;B[rq]
;W[sj]
;B[ek]
;W[fj]
;B[rs]
;W[fi]
;B[mg]C[USGO4 [-\]: both playsers pass
USGO4 [-\]: black played the last dame
USGO4 [-\]: they are counting now
USGO4 [-\]: black won by 17.5
globax [3d\]: thx from France, usgo 04 !
USGO4 [-\]: thanks for watching
Nyanjilla [-\]: next is the final of the Redmond Cup: <gmt>2016-08-04 19:00</gmt> 
USGO4 [-\]: Round 7 Thursday morning 9am EDT (GMT-4)
Nyanjilla [-\]: <gmt>2016-08-05 13:00</gmt>  
USGO4 [-\]: *Friday morning
USGO4 [-\]: Tonight it's Pair Go night
USGO4 [-\]: They are reviewing now
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