Samsung cup main tournament starts

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Semi final
11/4/13, game 1

Wu Guangya defeated Lee Sedol by resign.
Shi Yue defeated Tang Weixing by resign.

11/6/13 game 2
11/7/13 game 3

[handa711]

Wu Guangya = Chun Guangya?

[macelee]

Wu Guangya = Chun Guangya?

Yes. 'Chun' is a mistake - which appears to have come from some Japanese sources.

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Semi final
11/6/13, game 2

Lee Sedol defeated Wu Guangya by resign. score 1:1
Tang Weixing defeated Shi Yue by resign. score 1:1

11/7/13 game 3

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Semi final
11/7/13, game 3

Lee Sedol defeated Wu Guangya by resign. score 2:1
Tang Weixing defeated Shi Yue by 2.5. score 2:1


Lee Sedol vs Wu Guangya


Tang Weixing vs Shi Yue


Final - 12/10,12/11,12/12/13
Lee Sedol vs Tang Weixing

[macelee]

While the Lee Sedol game must have got more attentions, the game between Tang Weixing and Shi Yue was probably more interesting. Here is the position at move 203:

http://www.go4go.net/go/games/sgfview/37588/203

The game could end up in triple ko (void) because both sides can use the double ko in the middle as unlimited ko threats. But Shi Yue chose not to accept that result, which probably was a mistake.

Then it was the most funny part of the game: beginning move 215, black used the double ko as timesuji (game must be in byo-yomi by that late stage), so he had twice as much thinking time to work out the best way to attack white's bottom right group. Shi Yue had to play W228 to avoid this situation. But even with 228, white could not gain anything from the double ko later.

Finally, B287 was a brilliant move, forcing white to reduce liberties from inside his territory.

[trout]

Finally, B287 was a brilliant move, forcing white to reduce liberties from inside his territory.

I was watching both games and was wondering when B was going to play move 287 because it was sente for B(about 3-4 stones end game.).

[quantumf]

Thanks, macelee, fascinating game.

[trout]

Reminder!!!!!!!
It is tomorrow.....
Final - 12/10,12/11,12/12/13(Korea time)
Lee Sedol vs Tang Weixing

[handa711]

anyone know the exact time?

[TKP]

Hi Handa,

Did you know that you can look here; http://gogameguru.com/baduk-tv-guide/ and here; http://gogameguru.com/pro-go-calendar/ for that sort of information? I find both these pages very useful. Sometimes there will be information on one of them that isn't on the other, so check them both.

[handa711]

Hi Handa,

Did you know that you can look here; http://gogameguru.com/baduk-tv-guide/ and here; http://gogameguru.com/pro-go-calendar/ for that sort of information? I find both these pages very useful. Sometimes there will be information on one of them that isn't on the other, so check them both.

I knew. But last time the game started much earlier than what they said in the TV guide.

[trout]

anyone know the exact time?

12am EST USA.

[handa711]

They just changed the date to tomorrow...

[trout]

They didn't change date. You have to remember that east Asia is 1 day(14 hours or 13 hours depends on daylight savings time.) ahead USA.