(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]
PW[Gu Li]PB[Lee Sedol]C[2013 Chinese A-League Round 17

2013.10.10

B: Lee Sedol 9p
W: Gu Li 9p

]RE[B+Resign]
;B[pd]C[We are expecting for their jubango - (10 games) between Lee and Gu Li

]
;W[dp]
;B[pq]
;W[dd]
;B[fq]
;W[cn]
;B[ip]C[Actually this is Gu Li's style of the opening. Lee Sedol played it, which is not common for Lee.
]
(;W[pn]C[Maybe Lee Sedol expected that Gu Li played this approach.
]
;B[qo]
(;W[pj]C[Of course, this is Gu Li's unique style too.
]
;B[qn]
;W[qf]
;B[nc]
;W[kq]C[As expected, Gu Li played here.
]
;B[mq]
(;W[jo]C[Powerful!
]
(;B[dr]C[Sente
]
(;W[cq]C[An obvious move
]
;B[ci]C[Unexpected and unimaginable...
]
;W[hq]C[The previous move might challenge white to invade here.]
;B[iq]
(;W[ir]
;B[hp]C[I thought that ...
]
(;W[gp]C[Unexpected three-step hane
]
;B[hr]
;W[gq]
;B[gr]
;W[jr]C[Exceptional (W)...
]
;B[ep]
;W[go]
;B[in]C[These two players never lose in terms of fighting spirits. That makes both the best rival of the ages.
]
;W[fn]
(;B[cr]C[This is also an obvious move.
]
;W[io]C[White captures key stones.
]
;B[do]
;W[co]
;B[dq]
;W[cp]
;B[en]
(;W[ck]
;B[fm]
;W[cf]
;B[pi]C[B played here.
]
;W[qi]
;B[qh]
;W[ph]
;B[oi]C[The ladder is favorable to black.
]
(;W[oh]C[Inevitable
]
;B[qj]
;W[ri]
;B[nh]
(;W[rh]C[The actual game
]
;B[ni]
;W[qk]
;B[db]C[Oh, Lee Sedol actually focuses on the territory.
]
;W[fc]
;B[fb]
;W[ec]
;B[eb]
;W[gc]
;B[cc]
;W[dj]
;B[eh]
;W[dh]
;B[dg]
;W[di]
;B[cg]C[Fierce!!
]
;W[eg]
;B[ef]
;W[fg]
;B[df]
;W[cd]
;B[ff]
;W[bc]
;B[bb]
;W[gf]C[It seems dangerous..
]
;B[gg]
;W[fh]
;B[ge]
;W[hf]
;B[he]C[Black has no other choice..
]
(;W[if]
(;B[dc]C[Keen and acute!
It means...
]
(;W[fe]C[W shows his will to fight!
]
;B[ee]
;W[ed]
;B[fd]C[It tries to decrease black's liberties.
]
;W[be]
;B[gh]
;W[fi]
;B[ie]
;W[bg]
;B[ch]
;W[ab]
;B[gi]
;W[ic]C[A complicated fight
]
;B[fj]C[Ouch!!
]
;W[ei]
;B[jf]C[I think black is better.
]
;W[ca]
(;B[hb]C[Accurate!!
]
(;W[gb]
;B[ib]C[This move becomes sente. White is struggling.
]
;W[ig]
(;B[jc]
;W[ii]
;B[ij]
;W[jj]
;B[ji]C[Lee Sedol's style
]
;W[je]C[A famous tesuji
]
;B[kf]
;W[ki]
;B[jh]
;W[ih]
;B[jk]
;W[kj]
;B[jg]
;W[hj]
;B[ik]
;W[gj]
;B[hi]
;W[fk]
;B[of]C[Black is better.
]
;W[ha]
;B[hc]
;W[qc]
;B[qd]
;W[rd]
;B[re]
;W[rc]
;B[qe]
;W[ob]
;B[nb]
;W[rf]
;B[se]
;W[oc]
;B[od]
;W[pc]
;B[gk]
;W[ej]
;B[hk]
;W[fj]C[Squeezing..
]
;B[ok]
;W[op]
;B[dm]
;W[cm]
;B[oq]
;W[ll]
;B[jn]C[White is suffering
]
(;W[ko]
;B[kn]C[The real game.
]
;W[mm]
(;B[mn]
;W[nn]
;B[lo]
;W[lp]
;B[pl]
;W[pm]
;B[mp]
;W[qm]
;B[hn]
;W[ho]
;B[lr]C[White dies, and resigns.])
(;B[lo]C[All the time, this move is sente.
]))
(;W[kn]
;B[ko]C[This move is sente. Black uses the perfect sacrificing strategy.
]))
(;B[ii]C[What about playing here?
]
;W[jg]
;B[je]
;W[ji]
;B[jj]
;W[ki]C[Another difficult fight
]))
(;W[hc]
;B[gb]
(;W[ib]
;B[ba]C[Black's alive
])
(;W[ba]
;B[jb]C[Black can live!
])))
(;B[gb]
;W[hb]
;B[ba]
;W[ga]C[makes no sense
]))
(;W[ed]
;B[fe]C[Black is better.
]))
(;B[fe]
;W[dc]
;B[cb]
;W[be]C[Later, this move can be a sente.

]))
(;W[ie]C[What if white played here?
]
;B[if]
;W[hg]
;B[gh]
;W[fi]
;B[id]
(;W[fe]
;B[je]
;W[hh]C[White can kill black in the left side.

])
(;W[je]
;B[fe]
;W[hd]
;B[jf]
;W[hh]
;B[ke]
;W[jd]
;B[ic]C[It seems difficult and complicated.
])))
(;W[of]C[In my humble opinion, white could play here.
]
;B[ni]
;W[qk]
;B[qe]C[I thought that Gu Li didn't like black's marked stone here.

]
;W[rf]
;B[nf]
;W[ne]
;B[oe]
;W[ng]
;B[mg]
;W[mf]
;B[pg]
;W[og]
;B[pf]
;W[nf]
;B[qg]C[White is not good.
]))
(;W[rh]
;B[qj]
;W[qg]
;B[ri]
;W[qh]
;B[pk]
;W[oj]
;B[ho]
;W[hn]
;B[nj]
;W[ok]
;B[ol]
;W[nk]
;B[mk]
;W[nl]
;B[nm]
;W[ml]
;B[ll]
;W[mm]
;B[mn]
;W[lm]
;B[km]
;W[ln]
;B[lo]
;W[kn]
;B[jn]
;W[ko]
;B[kp]C[White is ruined.
]))
(;W[em]C[This one is..
]
;B[fm]C[cut by black. White is not good.
]))
(;B[hn]
;W[dq]
;B[eq]
;W[cr]C[Black cannot survive.
]
;B[eo]
;W[en]
;B[lo]
;W[mr]
;B[nr]
;W[lr]
;B[ks]
;W[mp]
;B[np]
;W[mo]
;B[lp]
;W[lq]
;B[nq]
;W[ln]
;B[mn]
;W[jn]C[White can go out.
]))
(;W[hr]
;B[gp]
;W[lq]
;B[mp]
;W[lo]C[This was  what I thought]))
(;W[hp]
;B[hr]
;W[gr]
;B[ir]
;W[gq]
;B[io]C[Good for black to seperate white like this
]))
(;W[io]
;B[cq]C[Black is satisfied with a great territory.
]))
(;B[jp]
;W[kp]
;B[ko]
;W[lo]
;B[kn]
;W[mp]C[W is fine.
])
(;B[io]
;W[jn]
;B[in]
;W[jm]
;B[hl]
;W[jk]C[Black doesn't make any sense.
]))
(;W[ko]
;B[jn]C[White lacks of fighting spirits, Gu Li thought, Of course white can play like this. 
]
;W[mp]
;B[nq]
;W[lm]C[I don't think white is bad.
]))
(;W[qn]
;B[po]
;W[on]
;B[pj]
;W[oo]
;B[nq]
(;W[lo]
;B[mo]
;W[mn]
;B[mp]
;W[lm]
;B[kn]
;W[ln]
;B[kp]C[Usually white plays in this way.
])
(;W[ro]
;B[rp]
;W[rq]C[Many say that this is a joseki.
]
(;B[qp]
;W[lo]C[White is not bad.
])
(;B[rn]
;W[qp]
;B[so]
;W[pp]
;B[qq]
;W[ro]
;B[qo]C[I think that Lee Sedol chose this variation according to his fierce style.
]
;W[oq]
;B[or]
;W[op]
;B[pr]C[So delicate...and difficult.
]))))
(;W[qn]
;B[po]
;W[rp]
;B[ql]
;W[pn]
;B[qo]
;W[ro]
;B[qq]
(;W[rm]
;B[on]
;W[pl]
;B[om]
;W[pk]
;B[qi]
;W[qk]
;B[ko]C[One of the famous variations - this is not Gu Li's style.
])
(;W[nn]
;B[rm]
;W[rn]
;B[pl]
;W[ml]
;B[lp]C[This is one of the variations too, but I feel that Lee Sedol likes to play in this way.
])))
