(;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 9 Board 2 - Kenryu Ito v Hanchen Zhang]PW[Kenryo Ito]PB[Hanchen Zhang]WR[1p]BR[1p]DT[2016-08-06]CP[American Go Association]EV[2016 US Open Masters Division]RO[9]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]SO[2016 US Go Congress]US[Daniel Chou]C[USGO2 [-\]: Good morning everyone!
USGO2 [-\]: Welcome to Round 9 of 2016 US Open Masters Division
USGO2 [-\]: Game is paused athe moment
USGO2 [-\]: clock issue, we are setting up a new game clock
]RE[B+Resign]
;B[qd]C[USGO2 [-\]: the second clock is also broken
USGO2 [-\]: somewhat inauspicious start
USGO2 [-\]: White player is Kenryo Ito 1p from Japan
USGO2 [-\]: Black player is Hanchen Zhang 1p from China, currenlty living in Vancouver, Canada
]
;W[dc]C[USGO2 [-\]: Third time is a charm, the clock is working!
USGO2 [-\]: Looking forward to an exciting game
]
;B[pq]
;W[dp]
;B[nc]C[USGO2 [-\]: Round 9 is the final round of 2016 US Open Masters Division
]
;W[po]
;B[qo]
;W[qn]
;B[qp]
;W[pm]
;B[nq]
;W[qi]
;B[qg]C[USGO2 [-\]: 2016 US Go Congress takes place at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts
]
;W[qc]C[USGO2 [-\]: Strong players room is in George Sherman Union on the second level, Terrace Lounge
USGO2 [-\]: Please come visit us!
USGO2 [-\]: Kenryo left the board, Hanchen is deliberating his response to White R17
]
;B[pc]C[USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen also left the board
USGO2 [-\]: both players left the strong players room
USGO2 [-\]: Board 2 is battling for second place
USGO2 [-\]: Bao Yun from China has already clinched US Open Champion after winning 8 straight rounds
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen returns with a cup of hot water
USGO2 [-\]: Kenryo returns with his signature drink, hot coffee with cream
]
;W[ci]C[USGO2 [-\]: Kenryo averages three cups of coffee per game during the US Open
USGO2 [-\]: In previous rounds, he would get a new cup for additional coffee
USGO2 [-\]: so at the end of the game you can see the number of cups he used
lepore [1d\]: why aren't you playing Daniel?
USGO2 [-\]: @lepore Hi mike! I'm recording this year
lepore [1d\]: too bad - i would have liked to watch your 1-3-5 Go Seigen opening. :-)
]
;B[ql]C[USGO2 [-\]: lol
]
;W[rm]
;B[pj]
;W[qj]
;B[qk]
;W[rk]
;B[rl]
;W[sl]
;B[rj]
;W[sk]
;B[pi]
;W[ri]
;B[rh]
;W[si]C[USGO2 [-\]: Kenryo and Hanchen played the right side sequence very quickly
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen tsk'ed after W T11
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen always brings a bottled soda with him for the game, but he usually gets hot water first, and saves his soda for later in the game
]
;B[ol]C[USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen hovers a Go stone over the board, placing it back and repeated several times before playing P8
USGO2 [-\]: Shuang Yang 2p and Yilun Yang 7p are here checking out actions on the top boards
USGO2 [-\]: Kevin Huang 8d from New Jersey is here also, Willis is his son
USGO2 [-\]: Kevin didn't play in the US Open this year
USGO2 [-\]: Kevin enjoys quasi-legend status in Chinese Go amateur scene
lepore [1d\]: I remember Willis told me he doesn't like to play moyos - typical kid rebelling against his dad.
USGO2 [-\]: yes Kevin Huang always play three-star (sanrensen) opening as black
USGO2 [-\]: he prefers fighting games
]
;W[ro]C[USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen left the board and returned, and Kenryo played S5 as Hanchen sat down
USGO2 [-\]: Mingjiu Jiang 7p is here checking out top boards
lepore [1d\]: I think Yunxuan Li has a youtube video on this exact sequence.
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen carries a printed Go fan with him to games
USGO2 [-\]: the printed autograph is a copy of Rin Kaiho's calligraphy, roughly translated as "selfless, or forgetting oneself"
]
;B[gc]
;W[de]
;B[jd]C[USGO2 [-\]: Hancheng rarely opens up the fan, so it was fortunate I got a peek during one of the earlier rounds
USGO2 [-\]: *Hanchen
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen took his fan with him to check out actions on other boards
USGO2 [-\]: Andy Liu 1p left his board briefly to watch this game
USGO2 [-\]: Andy is wearing his t-shirt inside out
]
;W[pb]C[USGO2 [-\]: http://www.usgo.org/tournaments/crosstab/band-matrix/176
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen hovered a stone over Q16 then pulled back
]
;B[rc]C[USGO2 [-\]: then slammed a stone on S17
]
;W[kf]C[USGO2 [-\]: Kenryo's response at L14 is almost immediate
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen corrected a couple of black stone placements on the right side
USGO2 [-\]: Q10 and Q11 stones were slightly off intersections
]
;B[cc]
;W[cd]
;B[ec]
;W[db]
;B[ed]
;W[dd]C[USGO2 [-\]: Kenryo scratched his right ear after the upper left corner sequence completed
]
;B[fq]
;W[eq]
;B[fp]
;W[dn]C[USGO2 [-\]: American Go E-Journal http://www.usgo.org/news/
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;B[ip]
;W[mo]
;B[ph]C[USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen plays Q12, tsk'ed and left the board carrying his fan
USGO2 [-\]: Ryan Li 1p let his game to check out action on the top boards
USGO2 [-\]: Visitors dont tend to stay long in strong players room
USGO2 [-\]: Of the people I mentioned previously, only Kevin Huang is stayed in the room all this time
USGO2 [-\]: most people come and go
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen briefly glanced at the board from the other side of tape barrier
USGO2 [-\]: in the strong players room, the top three boards are in their own section separated by a tape barrier
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen returned to his seat
]
;W[if]
;B[jg]
;W[jf]
;B[ff]
;W[oc]
;B[qb]
;W[mc]C[USGO2 [-\]: Andy left his game to watch this game again
]
;B[le]C[USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen slams down M15
USGO2 [-\]: Jenny Shen 2p is here checking out top board actions
USGO2 [-\]: she left
USGO2 [-\]: there are no visitors in the strong players room at the moment (yes, Kevin Huang left also)
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen got up to check out Board 1
USGO2 [-\]: he went to the other side of the barrier to check out other boards
]
;W[nd]C[USGO2 [-\]: Kenryo (W) 54 minutes basic time, Hanchen (B) 51 minutes
]
;B[nb]
;W[pd]
;B[md]
;W[qc]
;B[ne]
;W[qe]
;B[pc]
;W[id]C[USGO2 [-\]: Kenryo using left hand playing with his hair, a pose I haven't seen from him yet
]
;B[ic]
;W[qc]
;B[rd]
;W[oe]
;B[od]
;W[jc]
;B[hd]
;W[nd]
;B[nf]C[USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen got up to check out Board 1 and 3 while Kenryo is thinking
USGO2 [-\]: Hancheng left the room
USGO2 [-\]: *Hanchen
]
;W[re]C[USGO2 [-\]: Kenryo (W) 48 minutes Hanchen (B) 42 minutes
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen hovers a stone over Q19, then pulled back
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen shakes his head
]
;B[pc]C[USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen decides to play Q17 taking ko instead
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen got up and left the room
]
;W[ob]C[USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen is back with a cup of hot water
USGO2 [-\]: Kenryo points out his move P18 to Hanchen
]
;B[od]
;W[qc]
;B[qa]
;W[nd]C[USGO2 [-\]: Feng Yun 9p is here checking out actions on the top boards
]
;B[nn]C[USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen plays O6 with conviction
]
;W[no]
;B[od]
;W[kd]
;B[ie]
;W[nd]
;B[on]
;W[pp]C[USGO2 [-\]: Feng Yun 9p is studying the complicated fights on this board
USGO2 [-\]: Feng Yun left the room
]
;B[rp]C[USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen slams down S4 with inaudible muttering
USGO2 [-\]: Kenryo took a deep breath upon seeing S4
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen got up with his fan to check out Board 1
]
;W[pn]C[USGO2 [-\]: hanchen left the room before kenryo played q6
]
;B[so]C[USGO2 [-\]: Kenryo (W) 37 minutes Hanchen (B) 23 minutes
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen slams down T5
]
;W[pl]
;B[pk]
;W[rn]
;B[oq]
;W[od]C[USGO2 [-\]: Kenryo yawns
]
;B[mn]C[USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen got up to check out Board 1 and 3 while occasionally checking if Kenryo responded
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen went to the other side of the room and took off his glasses for a moment
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen returned to his seat
USGO2 [-\]: http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp.e.qs.hp.transer.com/player/htm/ki000461.html
USGO2 [-\]: Kenryo has a toughness about him not captured by his pro photo
USGO2 [-\]: http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000461.html
USGO2 [-\]: According to his bio, Kenryo qualified 1p in Nihon Kiin in 2015
USGO2 [-\]: Nihon Kiin awards Pro status to top two from Pro qualifier after 26 rounds of play
]
;W[np]C[USGO2 [-\]: After the longest thinking session of this game, Kenryo played O4
]
;B[lo]C[USGO2 [-\]: hanchen returned to his seat about a minute after O4 was played, then quickly played M5
]
;W[lp]
;B[mq]
;W[ko]
;B[ln]
;W[mp]
;B[kp]
;W[kq]
;B[jp]
;W[lq]
;B[kr]C[USGO2 [-\]: bottom sequence played quickly and ended with Hanchen playing L2
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen got up and went to the other side of the room after slamming down L2
USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen is back
]
;W[lr]
;B[jr]C[USGO2 [-\]: Hanchen left the board again
USGO2 [-\]: Ryan Li was looking at this Board a few minutes ago looking over the board position after L2
USGO2 [-\]: he muttered that White is dead
USGO2 [-\]: he's looking at this game again
USGO2 [-\]: Ryan left
]
;W[os]C[USGO2 [-\]: Kenryo appears unconcerned and played P1
]
;B[qr]C[USGO2 [-\]: Kenryo stopped the clock, signaling resignation
USGO2 [-\]: Thanks for watching!
USGO2 [-\]: 2017 Go Congress San Diego, California
USGO2 [-\]: See you all then!
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