(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2] RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50] PW[Ge Yongfei ]PB[Ilya Shikshin]WR[7d]BR[6d]DT[2006-10-29]EV[1st Korean Prime-Minister cup]RO[8]RE[B+1.50]VW[] ;B[qd]C[This is the game from the 1st Korean Prime-Minister cup. Black is Ilya Shikshin, 6-dan (Russia). White is Ge Yongfei , 7-dan (Canada)] ;W[dd] ;B[fc] ;W[hc] ;B[do] ;W[od] ;B[op]C[The opening is rather unusual] ;W[cf]C[A solid move] ;B[dq]LB[jq:A][mq:C][qq:B] (;W[jq]C[Normally White is invading at X -]MA[qq] ;B[hq] ;W[mq]LB[mp:A][nr:B] (;B[mp]LB[lp:B][np:A]C[An interesting idea -] (;W[np]LB[no:A][nq:B]C[A good choice -] (;B[no]C[Black has a choice -] ;W[nq] ;B[oq] ;W[oo]LB[mo:A][po:B]C[A sharp move] (;B[mo]C[Is it better to play the atari at X? -]MA[po] ;W[po] ;B[qp] ;W[pp]C[I would prefer to block at X immediately]MA[qo] ;B[or]C[The right order. Black cannot block at X directly]MA[pq] ;W[lq] ;B[qq] ;W[qo]TR[pp][qq]C[We can see, that the marked exchange is bad for White] ;B[pk]C[A good move] ;W[ol] ;B[ml]C[The position is still complicated, but it looks promising for Black] ;W[pl]C[The wrong direction. For sure, White has to push at X, separating the stones]MA[ok] ;B[ok] ;W[qk] ;B[qj] ;W[rj] ;B[nl] ;W[ql] ;B[qi] ;W[ri] ;B[qh]C[White's position is low and he cannot be satisfied] ;W[ro] ;B[rr] ;W[rp]C[White can use this move as a ko threat] ;B[rq] ;W[nr] ;B[os]C[The best answer] ;W[qc]C[A big move, but it is more urgent to jump at X, defending the group]MA[jo] ;B[mc]C[A good answer] ;W[pd] ;B[qe] ;W[pb] ;B[jc] ;W[dc] ;B[ck] ;W[ci]C[It is still better to defend the lower group at X]MA[jo] ;B[kp]C[The vital point] ;W[jp] ;B[kq] ;W[kr] ;B[lr]C[A nice tesuji] ;W[ir] ;B[ks] ;W[jr] ;B[ns] ;W[gq] ;B[gp]C[Hane at X seems to be better]MA[gr] ;W[fq] ;B[ho] ;W[hr] ;B[er] ;W[fr]C[White lost some territory here and his group is not yet alive] ;B[hb]C[The opening is promising for Black!] ;W[ib] ;B[ic] ;W[gb] ;B[hd] ;W[gc] ;B[gd] ;W[jb]LB[fb:A][kc:B] (;B[fb]C[Too greedy -] ;W[ha] ;B[fa] ;W[ga] ;B[ee] ;W[kc] ;B[kd] ;W[ld] ;B[lc] ;W[kb] ;B[ke] ;W[md]C[Black lost some territory here and his shape is far from ideal] ;B[cb] ;W[db] ;B[da] ;W[cc] ;B[bb] ;W[id] ;B[ie] ;W[jd]LB[je:A][hf:B] (;B[je]C[Another greedy move -] ;W[he]C[White is still behind, so he is trying to play aggressively] ;B[ge] ;W[hf] ;B[gf] ;W[hg] ;B[bc] ;W[bd] ;B[nd]C[A nice tesuji] ;W[ne] ;B[me] ;W[nc] ;B[le] ;W[nd] ;B[dh]C[The situation is hard for White] ;W[ch]LB[df:A][fh:B] (;B[df]C[The wrong shape -] ;W[de] ;B[dg] ;W[cg] ;B[ej]C[Keima at X is still better]MA[fh] ;W[gg]C[The vital point] ;B[fg] ;W[fh] ;B[eh] ;W[kh] ;B[mg] ;W[fi] ;B[cj]C[It's painful for Black to connect like this] ;W[mh] ;B[nh] ;W[lg] ;B[nf] ;W[mi] ;B[ni] ;W[jj]C[Black lost his chance to attack. Now the game is really close] ;B[gk] ;W[hj] ;B[fs] ;W[gs] ;B[es] ;W[ko] ;B[lp] ;W[jn] ;B[im] ;W[jm] ;B[il] ;W[eq] ;B[cr] ;W[eo] ;B[fo] ;W[ep] ;B[en] ;W[mj] ;B[io] ;W[jo] ;B[kk] ;W[ln] ;B[kj] ;W[ki] ;B[jk] ;W[ik] ;B[gj] ;W[gi] ;B[ih]C[The winning tesuji] ;W[ii] ;B[hk] ;W[jg] ;B[ij] ;W[hi] ;B[ji] ;W[jh]C[Black got almost 5 points here] ;B[of]C[Now Black is slightly ahead. This is the last note.] ;W[rh] ;B[rg] ;W[ff] ;B[fe] ;W[bj] ;B[bk] ;W[ai] ;B[rc] ;W[rb] ;B[rd] ;W[ak] ;B[bl] ;W[al] ;B[am] ;W[aj] ;B[bm] ;W[rf] ;B[sg] ;W[qg] ;B[qf] ;W[pg] ;B[sf] ;W[pj] ;B[pi] ;W[oj] ;B[oi] ;W[nk] ;B[ad] ;W[be] ;B[sh] ;W[nn] ;B[mk] ;W[mn] ;B[mr] ;W[lj] ;B[nj] ;W[ok] ;B[lk] ;W[dp] ;B[cp] ;W[in] ;B[hn] ;W[di] ;B[ei] ;W[dj] ;B[dk] ;W[sc] ;B[sd] ;W[sb] ;B[si] ;W[sj] ;B[re] ;W[rk] ;B[nm] ;W[om] ;B[ef] ;W[ed] ;B[fd] ;W[eb] ;B[ea] ;W[ae] ;B[ac] ;W[kf] ;B[sp] ;W[so] ;B[sq] ;W[fj] ;B[fk] ;W[pq] ;B[pr] ;W[js] ;B[ls] ;W[if] ;B[pe] ;W[oe] ;B[mf] ;W[jj] ;B[ik] ;W[km] ;B[ji] ;W[co] ;B[dn] ;W[jj] ;B[fp] ;W[gr] ;B[ji] ;W[ip] ;B[hp] ;W[jj] ;B[bi] ;W[bh] ;B[ji] ;W[bp] ;B[cq] ;W[jj] ;B[ah] ;W[ag] ;B[ji] ;W[og] ;B[ng] ;W[jj] ;B[ic] ;W[jc] ;B[ji] ;W[ds] ;B[dr] ;W[jj] ;B[pc] ;W[oc] ;B[ji] ;W[bo] ;B[ar] ;W[jj] ;B[nb] ;W[ob] ;B[ji] ;W[br] ;B[bq] ;W[jj] ;B[qa] ;W[qb] ;B[ji] ;W[aq] ;B[bs] ;W[jj] ;B[lh] ;W[li] ;B[ji] ;W[pf] ;B[jj] ;W[lf] ;B[oh] ;W[jf] ;B[ph] ;W[]) (;B[fh]C[This is the only move])) (;B[hf] ;W[je] ;B[jf] ;W[kf] ;B[jg]C[This is the proper shape])) (;B[kc] ;W[fd] ;B[fe] ;W[ed] ;B[gf]C[This is the gentle way to defend])) (;B[po] ;W[on] ;B[pn] ;W[om] ;B[pm] ;W[ol] ;B[pl] ;W[ok] ;B[pk] ;W[oj]C[It is not typical for Ilya Shikshin, 6-dan to make so greedy moves, but the result looks playable])) (;B[nq] ;W[no] ;B[oq] ;W[lp] ;B[pn] ;W[mo] ;B[pf] ;W[qc] ;B[rc] ;W[pc] ;B[re] ;W[ld] ;B[ck]C[He can think about this plan. The position would be about equal])) (;W[lp] ;B[nq] ;W[mo] ;B[np] ;W[mr] ;B[lo] ;W[kp] ;B[mn]C[Black's shape would be excellent])) (;B[nr] ;W[mr] ;B[qp]C[This is the normal development])) (;W[qq] ;B[qo] ;W[oq] ;B[np] ;W[ro] ;B[qn] ;W[nq] ;B[mp] ;W[rn] ;B[qm] ;W[pp] ;B[po] ;W[qp]C[This is the best way for White. It would be hard for Black to use his wall]) (;W[mq] ;B[kq] ;W[pq]C[White may also think about this plan]))