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GM[1]FF[4]VW[]AP[Many Faces of Go:11.0]
SZ[19]
HA[0]
ST[0]
PB[Luo Xihe]
PW[Gu Li]
DT[2006-02-20]
KM[6.5]
RE[W+R]
AN[A. Dinerchtein, 1-dan pro]
EV[5th CSK Cup primary tournament]
CP[Go4Go&Goama]
BR[9p]
WR[7p];B[qd]
C[This is the game from the primary tournament of the 5th CSK Cup \
(Chinese team). Black is Luo Xihe, 9-dan. White is Gu Li, 7-dan]
;W[dc];B[pp];W[dp];B[ce];W[oc];B[cn];W[fq]
;B[fd];W[pf]
C[Tennuki is rather unusual. Normally White is playing at A, B \
or C]
LB[de:A][ed:B][ec:C]

(;B[od]
C[Black has a choice -]
;W[nd]
C[The modern fashion]
;B[oe];W[pc]
(;B[qe]
C[The most solid answer -]
;W[qc];B[dd]
C[Normally Black is extending around X]
MA[qi]
;W[ec];B[fc];W[ph];B[rh];W[qj]
(;B[ld]
C[An overplay -]
;W[md];B[qh];W[pi];B[of];W[lc];B[ql];W[mh]
(;B[kc]
C[Black is playing with fire -]
;W[le];B[kd];W[pg];B[lb];W[mf]
C[Now the marked group is in trouble]
TR[rh][qh][qe][qd][od][oe][of]
;B[rc];W[rb];B[sb]
;W[rd];B[sd];W[sc];B[ep]
C[A damaging threat]
;W[eo];B[rc];W[bd];B[re];W[ed]
(;B[cc]
C[An overplay and the losing move -]
;W[cd];B[de];W[be]
(;B[cb]
C[A brave move -]
;W[ee];B[bf];W[cg]
C[A good move]
;B[bg]
C[It is not easy for Black to find the answer]
;W[bc];B[bb];W[ab];B[ae]
;W[ac]
(;B[aa]
C[Black has no other way -]
;W[ba];B[ca];W[pq]
C[A clever move, creating some ko threats and setting the ladder \
breaker at the same time]

(;B[op]
C[It is not easy for Black to answer -]
;W[np]
C[A nice ladder breaker]
;B[ef];W[oq]
(;B[qp]
C[Hane at X is possible, but  -]
MA[qq]
;W[qq];B[fe];W[qn]
C[White is trying to prepare large ko threats]
;B[rq];W[rr];B[pn];W[nn];B[rp]
;W[rg]
C[A good move, preventing the connection at X in sente]
MA[rj]
;B[qg];W[qf];B[rf];W[qm];B[nq];W[nr];B[pm];W[rl];B[mq]
;W[mr];B[sr];W[rs]
(;B[pl]
C[A mistake. Black must keep the tesuji at X in reserve -]
MA[rm]
;W[rk];B[no];W[mp];B[mo];W[lq];B[aa]
C[It is urgent for Black to extend at X]
MA[lo]
;W[nl];B[oj]
;W[mj];B[mm];W[mn];B[lo];W[ln];B[ko];W[kn];B[jo];W[on];B[oo]
;W[im]
C[We can see, that the marked exchange was clearly wrong]
TR[pl][rk]
;B[in];W[jn];B[io];W[hm];B[nh];W[qo];B[po];W[ni];B[ng]
;W[oi];B[ro];W[rn];B[sn];W[rm]
C[Black's group is in trouble. I cannot find the way to save it]
;B[go];W[gn];B[gq];W[hp];B[ho]
;W[fo];B[gp];W[fr];B[fp];W[dq];B[do];W[bp];B[eq];W[er];B[kr]
;W[jq];B[kq];W[jr];B[ks];W[jp];B[kp];W[hr];B[jm];W[jl];B[nm]
;W[ml];B[fn];W[en];B[fm];W[em]
C[Luo Xihe, 9-dan resigned here. An exciting battle!]
)
(;B[rm];W[pl];B[rn]
C[Later he can play it, creating the base]
))
(;B[qq];W[qp];B[qo];W[rp];B[qr]
C[The position would be unclear, but Black must be afraid of the \
ko fight on the left]
))
(;B[oq];W[op];B[qq];W[cf];B[df];W[dg];B[ef];W[ff];B[eg]
;W[eh];B[fg];W[gg];B[fh];W[fi];B[gh];W[hh];B[gi];W[gj];B[hi]
;W[ii];B[hj];W[hk];B[ij];W[jj];B[ik];W[il];B[jk];W[kk];B[jl]
;W[jm];B[kl];W[ll];B[km];W[kn];B[lm];W[mm];B[ln];W[lo];B[mn]
;W[nn];B[mo];W[mp];B[no];W[oo]
C[Black would be in trouble]
))
(;B[af];W[cf];B[df];W[bh]
C[Black's group would be killed]
))
(;B[ee];W[cb];B[db];W[eb];B[fb];W[bc];B[gf]
C[It is still better to block here]
))
(;B[ee];W[be];B[cg]
C[This is the only way. The opening would be about equal]
))
(;B[pg];W[kd];B[cc]
C[It seems, that Black has no other way]
))
(;B[qg];W[pg];B[cc];W[qf];B[rf];W[qh];B[rg];W[ri];B[rc]
;W[rb];B[se]
C[This is the proper way to defend]
))
(;B[qc];W[pd];B[pe];W[qe];B[qf];W[re];B[rf];W[of]
C[Black cannot fight like this, because the ladder is unfavorable]
)
(;B[of];W[qc];B[pg]
C[This is another joseki]
))
(;B[dd];W[pd];B[ec];W[qe];B[dk];W[qn];B[nq];W[pk];B[kd]
C[This is the normal way, but it is not typical for Luo Xihe, 9-dan \
to play so peacefully.]
))
