(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[AGA]SZ[19]KM[7.50]TM[7200]OT[5x30 byo-yomi]
GN[US Open Round 1 - 2008 US Go Congress - Bi Jang (9d) vs Gan Sheng Shi (6d)]PW[Bi Jang (9d)]PB[Gan Sheng Shi (6d)]DT[2008-08-03]EV[US Open]RO[1]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]C[YangX [4d\]: how strong is shi gan sheng?
BlackSmurf [2k\]: 6d
YangX [4d\]: 6d vs 9d on board 2??
YangX [4d\]: is that fair?
BlackSmurf [2k\]: on board 3 w7d and b 8d...
YangX [4d\]: it seems more equal.... =\]
BlackSmurf [2k\]: and how about 7p vs 8d...? ^^
takami [-\]: well, black gets a free teaching game...
BlackSmurf [2k\]: true in both case ^^
BlackSmurf [2k\]: but i thought ge yongfei was 8d....did he drop a rank?
YangX [4d\]: hes modest
]RE[W+Resign]
;B[dq]C[USGO2 [-\]: Welcome to the 2008 US Open, broadcasting live from Portland, Oregon! The Open is being held at the US Go Congress and features one of the strongest fields in North America.  The games are being broadcast by the American Go E-Journal; free go news from around the world, delivered free via email; sign up at www.usgo.org
USGO2 [-\]: Welcome to the 2008 US Open, broadcasting live from Portland, Oregon!
USGO2 [-\]: The Open is being held at the US Go Congress and features one of the strongest fields in North America. 
USGO2 [-\]: The games are being broadcast by the American Go E-Journal; free go news from around the world, delivered free via email; sign up at www.usgo.org
]
;W[pd]
;B[nc]C[YangX [4d\]: wow
USGO2 [-\]:  (this is for everyone to use at rhe beginning of the game and then every so often to re-introduce the game)
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;W[oe]
;B[cd]
;W[pn]
;B[ec]
;W[do]
;B[dm]
;W[ho]C[anapazapa [1d\]: is this jump usual?
touya2004 [1d\]: cosmic go
YangX [4d\]: i think so
]
;B[fq]C[anapazapa [1d\]: f3 makes it revertable, but what are the alternatives?
]
;W[cq]
;B[cr]
;W[ck]
;B[bm]
;W[bd]
;B[bc]
;W[ce]
;B[dd]
;W[ch]
;B[cp]
;W[jd]
;B[qc]
;W[pc]
;B[pb]
;W[qd]
;B[rb]
;W[rc]
;B[qb]C[liusasori [2k\]: r3 ?
]
;W[mc]C[chunga [8d\]: I think B is too slow
chunga [8d\]: B's opening is slow
]
;B[rd]
;W[re]
;B[sc]
;W[nb]
;B[ob]
;W[pp]
;B[qf]C[USGO2 [-\]: For latest Congress tourney info, click on http://usgo.org/congress/2008/
USGO2 [-\]: Round-by-Round pairings, running crosstabs and more!
play234 [5d?\]: move's like p15 and h5 must be damagine black mentally :P
]
;W[qg]
;B[qi]
;W[rf]
;B[ql]
;W[rn]
;B[ol]
;W[pk]
;B[pl]C[hikaru6969: find it
]
;W[rj]C[USGO2 [-\]: White has used 48 minutes of his alloted 2 hours. Black has used 30 minutes of his time so far.
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;B[pj]
;W[qk]
;B[ok]
;W[rl]
;B[oh]
;W[ni]
;B[nh]
;W[li]
;B[mh]
;W[nd]
;B[oc]
;W[gc]
;B[pf]
;W[me]
;B[be]
;W[bf]
;B[ad]
;W[mi]
;B[oi]
;W[nj]
;B[rk]
;W[sk]
;B[qj]
;W[pg]
;B[rk]
;W[qk]
;B[lh]C[USGO2 [-\]: Today’s EJ broadcasting team: Chris Garlock (Board 1); Todd Heidenreich (Bd 2); Dennis Wheeler (Bd 3); Richard Dolen (Bd 4); Tom Hodges (Bd 5); Casey Alexander (Bd 6; Matthew Heymering (KGS admin);  Steve Colburn (IT). 
USGO2 [-\]: Click here to check out what our top players look like: http://usgo.org/congress/2008/openplayers.html 
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;W[ki]C[tanoshi [1d\]: lol this is the american go congress right?
]
;B[kh]C[tanoshi [1d\]: we needa start representing.
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;W[jh]
;B[of]
;W[qe]
;B[jg]
;W[ig]C[ketchup [5k\]: just out of curiosity, what are usgo7-10 for?
ketchup [5k\]: or have those ended and i missed ?
]
;B[jf]
;W[ih]
;B[lf]C[USGO2 [-\]: USGO7~10 plus more if needed will be used to broadcast additional games during Round 1 of the North American Ing Masters tournament this evening, starting at 7:00pm Pacific Time.
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;W[fo]C[anapazapa [1d\]: is this all that big?
]
;B[fm]C[USGO2 [-\]: We have more game recorders available in the evening since they are not playing their US Open games at that time.
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;W[gq]
;B[gr]
;W[hq]
;B[fp]
;W[oq]C[USGO2 [-\]: LIVE NOW ON KGS! (8/2/2008, time) The 2008 US Open, broadcasting live from Portland, Oregon! The Open is being held at the US Go Congress and features one of the strongest fields in North America. The games are being broadcast by the American Go E-Journal; free go news from around the world, delivered free via email; sign up at www.usgo.org For latest Congress tourney info, click on http://usgo.org/congress/2008/ Round-by-round pairings, running crosstabs and more! Click here to check out what our top players look like: http://usgo.org/congress/2008/openplayers.html 
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;B[hr]
;W[jq]
;B[go]C[ketchup [5k\]: ah thank you usgo2 for the response
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;W[gn]
;B[gp]
;W[fn]
;B[hn]
;W[gm]
;B[io]
;W[hm]
;B[hp]
;W[co]
;B[fl]
;W[bq]
;B[bo]
;W[bp]
;B[cn]
;W[ao]
;B[bn]
;W[dp]
;B[br]
;W[cl]
;B[gk]C[USGO2 [-\]: Time Check: W has 38 minutes basic time remaining: B has 1 hour 17 minutes remaining.
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;W[jm]
;B[ik]
;W[hj]
;B[hk]
;W[jl]
;B[jj]
;W[ji]
;B[di]C[manestor [7k\]: k11 hasty
goinin: Oregon... the one that some people didn't want to get californicated?
]
;W[ek]
;B[fj]
;W[ci]
;B[hi]C[DrHause [1d?\]: cali....fornicated?
USGO2 [-\]: Let's keep the comments about the game, please.
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;W[lm]
;B[gh]C[USGO2 [-\]: Time Check: W has 28 minutes remaining: B has 73 minutes reamining.
BALLZ [1d?\]: in approx how many hours will the next games be streamed?
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;W[kp]
;B[iq]C[Capsule [3d\]: 1 game a day BALLZ
USGO2 [-\]: The North American Ing Masters will begin at 7pm Pacific Time this evening (around 7 hours from now), Round 2 of the US Open will be at 9am Pacific Time tomorrow morning.
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;W[ei]
;B[ej]
;W[dj]
;B[fi]
;W[eh]
;B[kk]
;W[ll]
;B[ar]
;W[eq]
;B[dr]
;W[dn]
;B[cm]
;W[gg]
;B[ii]
;W[fh]C[BALLZ [1d?\]: thx
anapazapa [1d\]: b can live in sente now
]
;B[bl]
;W[bk]
;B[an]C[Rodolphe [3d\]: F15 now :s
]
;W[hh]
;B[ij]
;W[gi]
;B[gj]C[manestor [7k\]: a4 sente !
ninezero [5k\]: why did he take?
anapazapa [1d\]: g10 why?
]
;W[mb]C[Rodolphe [3d\]: a4 no sente
manestor [7k\]: oh yeah
Rodolphe [3d\]: for black
]
;B[rh]C[dutch2dan [2d\]: o7?
manestor [7k\]: just saw it
]
;W[rg]
;B[nf]C[ennuistic [1k\]: this game looks very messy
Lynx [2d\]: isn't b massively dead?
]
;W[ne]C[ennuistic [1k\]: no
gosta [5k\]: w looks superb
ennuistic [1k\]: a4, a8 miai
Zahlman [1k\]: not at all
gosta [5k\]: b small all over the board
jsc [14k\]: white already won......
ennuistic [1k\]: right, i think white has more
USGO2 [-\]: Time Check: W has 17 minutes remaining: B has 67 minutes remaining.
ennuistic [1k\]: i hope gentlerain goes all the way
Meepy [-\]: how does this stuff live?
ennuistic [1k\]: too bad it won't happen
]
;B[ke]C[scurge [4d\]: bi jang is gentlerain?
jsc [14k\]: yes
ennuistic [1k\]: *nod*
scurge [4d\]: soka, thx
]
;W[kd]C[Rakeliem [1k\]: a8!?>?
Rakeliem [1k\]: oh
ketchup [5k\]: lol
Rakeliem [1k\]: a3 miai
TanGeng [1k?\]: ha
ketchup [5k\]: good reaction
HowToLose [5k\]: go gentlerain!
Zentapher [5k\]: does i see it wrong or isnt black's middle group in danger?
scurge [4d\]: not rly 
USGO2 [-\]: Black has just resigned the game.
jed1886 [-\]: a8 - a4 miai
Zahlman [1k\]: zen, that depends. Are you talking about the "middle group" which connects to the a8 area, which was just discussed in depth by several people?
MacacoGo [8k?\]: b's middle group is connected through and has 2 eyes
Zentapher [5k\]: ah, thx
HowToLose [5k\]: thanks USGO!
mof [1d?\]: the other one is alive too
Xorax [3d\]: everything alive, but no points? ^^
])
