(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[AGA]SZ[19]KM[7.50]TM[5400]OT[5x60 byo-yomi]
GN[1st AGA-TYGEMGO Pro Finals - 7A, game 2]PW[GanSheng Shi]PB[Jianing Gan]WR[7d]BR[6d]DT[2012-08-04]PC[The KGS Go Server at http://www.gokgs.com/]US[Dennis Wheeler / Todd Heidenreich]C[2012 1st TYGEM-AGA American Pro Qualifier Finals.
Jianing Gan(B) vs. Gansheng Shi (W)
Game 2 of 2.
Final game of the losers bracket.]RE[W+Resign]
;B[pd]C[Hi guys, did you hear the news that there are five young European players in China now, to study to become pros? They are being sponsored by wealthy Chinese businessmen.

But last year, in America, a maybe even more exciting development took place. In 2012 the first Western Pro System was established by the American Go Association. The strongest players of the United States battled in a (sort of) knock-out tournament, of which the best 2 players would be rewarded with a pro status. 

In the first finals of that tournament, Andy Liu, also known as Bigbadwolf on KGS, took hold of the first ever Western pro title. He beat Gansheng Shi in the finals.

Gansheng Shi got a second chance to become a pro though. There was a second final in which he played against Jianing Gan. 

Great news: Gansheng Shi, also known as William Shi, is our new teacher! He became the second pro. We will discuss the final game of the pro qualifying tournament.

William Shi plays as white. His opponent is Jianing Gan, who plays black.]
;W[dp]
;B[pq]
;W[dd]
;B[qk]LB[nc:B][mq:A]C[Chinese Opening is very common.
Common responses are A or B.]
(;W[mq]LB[po:B][jq:A]C[Black cannot pincer at A because the approach at B is very painful.]
(;B[po]
;W[jq]C[This is also a common opening.
White chooses to extend peacefully and looks forward to a slow paced game.]
;B[cn]
;W[fp]
(;B[bp]
(;W[cm]LB[dd:A]C[The idea here is that because there is a stone at A, white aims to grab both the side and the corner.

If the A stone would be black, this attachment would be unusual.
]
;B[dm]
;W[cl]C[Black has two choices.]
(;B[dl]
;W[bn]C[The standard move.]
;B[co]LB[cj:A][ck:B]C[White can choose A or B.]
(;W[ck]
;B[cq]
;W[dq]
;B[bo]
(;W[di]C[Looking back, this was not the best move.
]
;B[nc]LB[qe:A]C[Very big.
If black gets to play at A later on, black's influence becomes very hard to reduce.
]
(;W[re]C[So white invades and reduces.]
;B[rd]
;W[qe]
;B[qd]
;W[qi]LB[cc:A][fc:B][pg:C]C[Common joseki.
Now black has many choices.
A, B, C.
Which one do you prefer?
]
(;B[pg]C[The actual game.
Very aggressive and suits Gan's style.]
(;W[qg]C[This is a mistake.
White's two stones are light and do not need saving.
The important part here is to escape into the centre.

]
;B[ph]
;W[qh]LB[rj:A]C[Now white is heavy and later on if black plays A, white is not fully alive yet.]
;B[fc]
(;W[cf]LB[di:A]C[This is again a slow move.
There is already a stone at A. White is strong already and should protect the corner instead of the side,]
;B[id]C[Because white is behind in territory, white should try to reduce black's influence up top.]
;W[ke]C[Here is the first test for black.
Because white has the right side that is yet unsettled, black can take advantage of this opportunity to profit from attacking.
]
(;B[pe]LB[kd:B][jf:A]C[Slow move.
Black should either attack at A, or make territoy with B.
This move has no points, and does not place alot of pressure on white's rightside group, so white can now happily jump into black's territory.]
;W[kc]
;B[jc]
;W[mc]C[Common tesuji as white settles easily.
Now black is behind in territory]
;B[nd]
;W[nb]
;B[ob]
;W[jb]
;B[ib]
;W[lb]C[Black has to try and attack white's group on the right now.]
;B[ja]
;W[jf]
;B[db]
;W[cc]
(;B[hf]C[Slow again.
Black needs to focus on attacking white's three stones.
Otherwise if white escapes, black does not have enough territory.
]
;W[pi]
;B[nh]
;W[jh]
(;B[kb]LB[rj:A]C[Slow again.
The key move here shoud be A for black.
It is still the vital point.
Attacking white while expanding territory.]
;W[ni]
;B[mi]
;W[nj]
(;B[pl]C[A dubious move.]
;W[mh]C[Now black is in trouble.]
;B[ng]
;W[lh]C[White has a good lead at this point.]
;B[ki]
;W[kh]
;B[gp]C[This is late and also an overplay.
White has a great deal of influence in the centre now, so white is not afraid at all of fighting black here.]
;W[gq]
;B[hq]
;W[go]
;B[hp]
;W[ho]
;B[fq]
;W[gr]
;B[fo]
;W[ep]
;B[kq]LB[kp:A]C[This is a small trick.
if white responds at A, black can try to use the local aji.]
(;W[ip]LB[kq:A]C[White stays calm and captures.
Black still has no good responses as to how to rescue stone A.]
;B[kp]
;W[mo]LB[hr:A][kr:B][lr:C]C[keep in mind A does not work. but B or C can work out to be sente]
(;B[kn]
;W[jo]
;B[ko]
;W[mm]
;B[lr]LB[jr:B][mr:A]C[If white blacks at A. then black can connect with B.]
(;W[jr]
;B[no]LB[mr:A]C[Mistake.
Clearly this move does not work.
Instead black should simply connect with A.]
;W[nn]
;B[np]
;W[mp]LB[nn:B][no:A][mp:D][np:C]C[The sequence was an obvious bad exchange for black.]
(;B[ll]LB[kl:A]C[Due to several mistakes, black is overplaying here to try and recover losses, but once again is punished by white.
A is the proper move here.]
;W[lm]
;B[km]
;W[kl]
;B[jl]
;W[kk]
;B[nr]
;W[om]
;B[pm]
;W[mr]
;B[ms]
;W[nq]
;B[oq]
;W[kr]
;B[lq]C[Very painful endgame sequence for black.

]
;W[rj]
;B[jk]
;W[kj]
;B[jj]
;W[ji]
;B[cb]C[Game is close to finished.
White just needs to avoid making big mistakes.
]
;W[rl]
;B[rk]
;W[qp]C[Later on there is terrible aji here for black.
]
;B[qo]
;W[sk]
;B[rn]
;W[oa]LB[bb:A]C[a mistake by white.
A is bigger and an easier way to win this game.]
;B[pa]
;W[ma]
;B[na]
;W[or]
;B[ns]
;W[oa]
;B[nk]
;W[mk]
;B[na]
;W[bm]
;B[cr]
;W[dr]
;B[en]
;W[oa]
;B[in]
;W[io]
;B[na]
;W[bb]
;B[cg]C[Black is trying to mess around, but it is quite useless at this point of the game.
]
;W[df]
;B[ld]C[Great move.
But not enough to change the outcome of the game.
]
;W[kd]
;B[lc]
;W[eb]
;B[ec]
;W[dc]
;B[fb]
;W[md]
;B[le]
;W[me]
;B[lf]
;W[mf]
;B[mb]
;W[mg]
;B[la]
;W[do]
;B[dn]
;W[cs]
;B[bs]
;W[ds]
;B[dj]
;W[ci]
;B[ba]
;W[ab]
;B[nl]
;W[ml]
;B[ei]
;W[dk]
;B[dh]
;W[ch]
;B[dg]
;W[bg]
;B[ek]
;W[cj]
;B[ej]
;W[ef]
;B[gn]
;W[hn]
;B[hm]
;W[im]
;B[hl]
;W[jn]
;B[jm]
;W[ks]
;B[ls]
;W[pn]
;B[qn]
;W[oo]
;B[op]
;W[on]
;B[rm]
;W[sd]
;B[sc]
;W[se]
;B[rc]
;W[pf]
;B[of]
;W[qf]
;B[fg]
;W[hi]
;B[ne]
;W[nf]
;B[og]
;W[gj]
;B[hr]
;W[fr]
;B[gk]
;W[br]
;B[fe]
;W[ff]
;B[gf]
;W[kf]
;B[hj]
;W[gg]
;B[gi]
;W[eh]
;B[fh]
;W[eg]
;B[hh]
;W[ig]
;B[hg]
;W[bq]
;B[cp]
;W[aq]
;B[qj]
;W[ri]
;B[ql]
;W[sl]
;B[ii]
;W[ol]
;B[ok]
;W[oj]
;B[sm]
;W[sj]
;B[pk]
;W[qq]
;B[pr]
;W[pp]
;B[qr]
;W[rp])
(;B[kl]
;W[lk]
;B[nr]C[White is leading nonetheless.]))
(;W[mr]
;B[hr]
;W[fr]
;B[jr]
;W[ir]
;B[is]
;W[iq]
;B[hs]C[Success for black.]))
(;B[hr]
;W[fr]
;B[jr]
;W[ir]
;B[is]
;W[iq]C[does not work for black clearly.]))
(;W[kp]C[Dangerous.]
;B[jp]
;W[ip]
;B[jo]
;W[io]
;B[jr]
;W[iq]
;B[lp]
;W[ko]
;B[lq]C[Fallen into black's trap.]))
(;B[lh]C[Black should probably protect his cut here.]
;W[qm]C[Though this invasion exists, white's top group is still not fully alive.
]
;B[pl]
;W[pm]
;B[nl]
;W[om]
;B[ol]
;W[rj]
;B[rk]
;W[qp]C[This is complicated fighting but it still gives black a chance.]))
(;B[rj]
;W[ni]
;B[ok]C[Good sequence for black.]))
(;B[rj]C[The correct move.]
;W[pi]
;B[ok]
;W[ni]
;B[mk]LB[qm:A]C[Black can at least attack and try to benefit from it this way.
In the actual game white settled to easily.

By jumping black makes his A side stronger. Also black gains some influence in the centre.]))
(;B[jf]
;W[kf]
;B[jg]
;W[kc]
;B[jc]C[Aggressive and white is going to have some trouble handling his weak groups.])
(;B[kd]C[Hane for white does not work.]
(;W[ld]
;B[le]C[White is in trouble.]
;W[jd]
;B[kc]
;W[kf]
;B[jc]
;W[me]C[There is a ladder here. But the ladder is good for black.]
;B[lf])
(;W[je]
;B[jd]C[Black should be satisfied with this result.])))
(;W[dc]C[Better move. The corner is weaker and needs protection.]))
(;W[oi]LB[qe:1][re:2]C[This is the correct move instead.]
;B[rg]LB[ok:A]C[Eventhough black can capture white, black gets gote and white can comfortably jump out at A.]
;W[ok]
;B[qm]
;W[ec]C[Even result.]))
(;B[cc]LB[di:A][dk:B]C[This is my preference.
It is very territorial and allows black to secure a territorial lead first.
Note that if A was at position B instead, this move would become a bad move.])
(;B[fc]C[Very peaceful.
But nonetheless a possible move.]))
(;W[ec]
;B[qe]
;W[jd]
;B[nj]C[This is a more moyo style game, but since white's corner is still very open to invasion, black is slightly better with this variation.]))
(;W[dk]C[This is more powerful here.]
;B[fc]
;W[dc]
;B[jd]
;W[fe]LB[di:B][dk:A]C[If the game developed like this, white should be satisfied.
Clearly having a stone at A now is better than having a stone at B. White's framework is bigger now.]
;AE[dk]AW[di]C[This would be smaller.]))
(;W[cj]
;B[dk]
;W[bi]
;B[cq]
;W[dq]
;B[bo]LB[cj:A]SQ[dd]C[This is also joseki.
But A is usually played when the top left corner is black.]))
(;B[dn]
;W[cq]LB[di:C][dj:B][dk:A]C[This result is very complicated because black has moves A, B and C as possible responses.
You can try these variations if you feel your reading is strong.]
;B[dk]
;W[cj]
;B[ck]
;W[bk]
;B[dl]
;W[dj]
;B[bl]
;W[bm]
;B[al]
;W[bi]
;B[bn]C[One of the many possible josekis.]))
(;W[cq]C[This is another way of playing.]
;B[ck]
;W[nc]C[I like to play very speedily and these kind of slow games are not suitable for me.
Plus I prepared move 12 ahead of the game already.]))
(;B[cq]C[This is also possible.]
;W[cp]
;B[bp]
;W[bo]
;B[bq]
;W[co]
;B[er]
;W[fr]
;B[eq]
;W[fq]
;B[bn]
;W[an]
;B[cj]
;W[ch]SQ[dd]C[Though this seems to be a better result for white. White extends from his upper left.]))
(;B[jq]
;W[po]
;B[op]
;W[qq]
;B[qr]
;W[qp]
;B[or]
;W[qm]
;B[ok]
;W[nn]C[White is happy with this result.]))
(;W[nc]
;B[pf]
;W[qc]
;B[pc]
;W[pb]
;B[ob]
;W[qb]
;B[oc]
;W[re]
;B[rf]
;W[qe]
;B[qf]
;W[nb]
;B[na]
;W[jc]
;B[pe]C[This has became a very popular opening recently.
Black is thick while fast is fast. Even result]
;W[dj]
;B[se]
;W[rd]
(;B[pa]
;W[qa]
;B[rb]C[There is still a ko])
(;B[rb]C[Black can also choose to play here when he does not want to play ko, an exchange follows]
;W[ra]
;B[sb]
;W[pa]
;B[rc]
;W[oa]
;B[qd]
;W[ma])))
