Lee Sedol Took the Lead

The final of the 3rd BC Card Cup continued with both finalists, Lee Sedol and Gu Li, tied with 1-1 score. This time, Gu Li played white stones while Lee Sedol got black stones.


Gu Li (left) vs. Lee Sedol (right)

The opening was advantageous for white. However, Gu Li let the advantage slipped away with white 146 and 164 and let Lee Sedol won a losing game with 0.5 point margin. The game itself was very difficult. Even Kim Jiseok (7 dan), the commentator, said that the game was too hard for him to follow!

Here is the game record:
Lee Sedol (black) vs. Gu Li (white). Result: B+0.5

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]EV[3rd BC Card Cup final, game 3]DT[2011-04-26]
PB[Lee Sedol ]BR[9p]PW[Gu Li ]WR[9p]KM[6.5]HA[0]RE[B+0.5]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[qd];W[pp];B[dc];W[dp];B[cn];W[fp];B[cj];W[de];B[ce];W[dd];B[cd];W[ec];B[df];W[cc]
;B[db];W[bc];B[eb];W[fc];B[ef];W[fe];B[bb];W[cf];B[bf];W[cg];B[bd];W[bg];B[ac];W[di]
;B[ff];W[dj];B[ge];W[ck];B[hc];W[cp];B[oc];W[jp];B[pj];W[qn];B[gj];W[ni];B[nq];W[oq]
;B[np];W[ok];B[jr];W[kq];B[po];W[qo];B[qq];W[nr];B[oj];W[nj];B[nk];W[ol];B[mk];W[ph]
;B[pm];W[pn];B[om];W[qk];B[pk];W[pl];B[ql];W[nl];B[rk];W[qm];B[qj];W[nm];B[on];W[oo]
;B[lj];W[ll];B[nh];W[nd];B[od];W[ne];B[mh];W[oe];B[pe];W[nc];B[ob];W[pf];B[of];W[og]
;B[nf];W[qe];B[pd];W[ng];B[mf];W[mg];B[lf];W[lg];B[kf];W[lh];B[qf];W[qg];B[pg];W[jh]
;B[ip];W[pf];B[re];W[kr];B[in];W[jo];B[jj];W[mi];B[rm];W[ig];B[ie];W[gg];B[gn];W[hp]
;B[eo];W[ep];B[jn];W[rn];B[io];W[iq];B[ln];W[nn];B[rg];W[gf];B[hf];W[hg];B[fd];W[dm]
;B[jq];W[ir];B[ci];W[dk];B[dh];W[dg];B[fh];W[eh];B[ei];W[ch];B[fg];W[ii];B[kk];W[gi]
;B[ml];W[mo];B[dn];W[fi];B[fo];W[je];B[jf];W[if];B[he];W[jd];B[kc];W[kd];B[md];W[lc]
;B[mc];W[ic];B[hb];W[gd];B[ee];W[hd];B[gc];W[rh];B[pg];W[qi];B[qh];W[id];B[fe];W[qg]
;B[ri];W[si];B[rj];W[pf];B[sm];W[hk];B[bo];W[bp];B[gh];W[hi];B[ap];W[aq];B[lo];W[lp]
;B[ao];W[bq];B[bl];W[bk];B[cl];W[sg];B[rf];W[em];B[gl];W[il];B[jl];W[hm];B[gm];W[go]
;B[ho];W[gp];B[fn];W[im];B[ik];W[hl];B[hn];W[jm];B[km];W[gk];B[fk];W[hj];B[kn];W[ae]
;B[be];W[dl];B[fl];W[mb];B[ld];W[mm];B[lm];W[cm];B[bm];W[al];B[ki];W[jg];B[am];W[kg]
;B[pg];W[af];B[ed];W[pf];B[nb];W[ak];B[kp];W[js];B[ko];W[bn];B[an];W[co];B[bn];W[jq]
;B[sn];W[so];B[fj];W[ej];B[mn];W[no];B[sj];W[ij];B[jk];W[mj];B[lk];W[sh];B[sf];W[qh]
;B[oi];W[oh];B[hh];W[ag];B[ad];W[pg];B[ji];W[ih];B[kl])