ICGC 2008 Beijing, September 28 - 30, 2008

9x9

• Round 1, game 1.
  White: Fuego, Black: GoBoh
  Black 1 - 9: this opening is quite difficult for White. At any time, Black threatens to kill one or the other group. Even forcing one white group to live small may be enough for Black.
  Black 15: a strong move.
  Black 19: probably a mistake. B can force W to live small on both sides.
  White 22: a cool move. White is prepared to give up the stones at the top.
  Black 23: not big enough. White 24 gives White a win.
  White 26: just defending on the left would be easier.
  White 28: surprising but good. White either lives large at the top or makes a large territory in the bottom left.
  Black 45: Black can start a huge ko but has no threats that are big enough.
  White wins by resignation.

• Round 1, game 2.
  White: GoBoh, Black: Fuego
  White 6 looks a bit thin. Black cuts right away.
  With 12 White gives up the cutting stone. The game looks easier for Black. White 18 is surprising.
  Black 21 should probably just connect to avoid the ko.
  With 28, if White connects, the sequence to ???
  White 30/Black 31: White has no ko threat. Black has a won position.
  Black wins by resignation.

• Round 2, game 1.
  White: Fuego, Black: Steenvreter
  32 overly aggressive (can W live?)
  38, 41, 43, 48 meaningless, bad moves
  51 keeps the white group down to one eye. White must attack the bottom left now.
  56 wrong, this group is alive even after this move. White must play A3. (variation)
  57 good. Black lives on both sides and is winning.
  75: a terrible blunder. Black kills its own group.
  White wins by resignation.

• Round 2, game 2.
  White: Steenvreter, Black: Fuego
  White 6: a good invasion. Already the game is hard for Black. (Try keima?)
  Black 21: makes it too easy for White. Must descend. (variation) But Black may be already lost.
  White 26: White has won.
  White wins by resignation.

• Round 3, game 1.
  White: Fuego, Black: GoIntellect
  White wins by resignation.

• Round 3, game 2.
  White: GoIntellect, Black: Fuego
  Black wins by resignation.

• Round 4, game 1.
  White: Fuego, Black: ManyFaces
  Black wins by resignation.

• Round 4, game 2.
  White: ManyFaces, Black: Fuego
  White wins by resignation.

• Round 5, game 1.
  White: Fuego, Black: Yogo
  White wins by resignation.

• Round 5, game 2.
  White: Yogo, Black: Fuego
  White wins by resignation.

• Round 6, game 1.
  White: Fuego, Black: Golois
  White wins by resignation.

• Round 6, game 2.
  White: Golois, Black: Fuego
  Black wins by resignation.

• Round 7, game 1.
  White: Fuego, Black: MoGo
  Black wins by resignation.

• Round 7, game 2.
  White: MoGo, Black: Fuego
  Black wins on time.

• Round 8, game 1.
  White: Fuego, Black: Leela
  White wins by resignation.

• Round 8, game 2.
  White: Leela, Black: Fuego
  White wins by resignation.

• Round 9, game 1.
  White: Fuego, Black: Aya
  Black wins by resignation.

• Round 9, game 2.
  White: Aya, Black: Fuego
  Black wins by resignation.

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