Professional Games
The 1st BCCard Cup World Baduk Championship Best of 32
2009, 3, 22
Black: Huyaoui 8P (China) White: Heo Yeongho 6P (Korea)
White won by 1.5
B1,3,5 is a trendy opening.
B played 15,17 to make it simple.
W20 is a sacrifice strategy. Up to W28, white's group got settled.
B29 is necessary, because white's invasion is severe.
W32 is thick.
B37, 39 are kind of tesuji, frequently played in this shape.
W56 is a probing move for playing at W60.
B57 is a good timing, you shouldn't be meek on the board. (keep thinking of counter moves)
B67 is proper direction, because the white's group in the left center is still weak.
W74 is preventing black's cut and aiming at black's group at the same time.
W94 is indispensable. If white ignored here, black would disconnect white's group.
B103,111 are brilliant moves. it made white play at112, instead of (11. 2 right side of B117).
W124, 126 are agreeable exchanges for white.
W136 is a vital point of black's shape.
W played at W144 to utilize it, and remove black's eye shape.
Black had to abandon B165 to make this big group alive, but it was unbearable.
With B173, the game became quite close, but a little bit favorable for white.
