Line Up At the 3rd BC Card Cup Semi-Final

The 3rd BC Card Cup is down to its semi-final. This time, 3 Korean and 1 Chinese made it to the semi-final.

Park Junghwan became the first Korean to win a seat at the semi final. He beat Zhou Ruiyang (5 dan) of China by resignation.

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KM[6.5]
EV[3rd BC Card Cup quarterfinal]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Park Junghwan]
WR[9d]
PB[Zhou Ruiyang]
BR[5d]
RE[W+R]
DT[2011-03-31]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[pq];W[dp];B[qk];W[nc];B[pf];W[pb];B[qc];W[kc];B[fq]
;W[cn];B[dr];W[cq];B[iq];W[jp];B[jq];W[kp];B[ho];W[jn];B[cf];W[di]
;B[in];W[ce];B[jm];W[oo];B[np];W[no];B[mp];W[mo];B[kn];W[pp];B[qq]
;W[lp];B[qp];W[ln];B[df];W[fd];B[cl];W[cj];B[dm];W[dn];B[gf];W[fh]
;B[eg];W[hh];B[em];W[if];B[fg];W[fj];B[gd];W[fc];B[gc];W[be];B[ic]
;W[fp];B[gp];W[ok];B[cr];W[eq];W[er];B[fr];W[bp];B[dq];W[cp];B[es]
;W[ep];B[gm];W[qj];B[br];W[cm];B[rj];W[pj];B[qi];W[ph];B[pi];W[oi]
;B[rh];W[nh];B[lm];W[mm];B[ch];W[bl];B[ll];W[qg];B[qb];W[qm];B[rl]
;W[gb];B[ig];W[hc];B[hd];W[hb];B[jf];W[ie];B[id];W[hg];B[je];W[hf]
;B[fe];W[jd];B[ib];W[ke];B[ee];W[cc];B[og];W[oh];B[kb];W[lb];B[lc]
;W[ld];B[mc];W[ka];B[jb];W[md];B[mb];W[od];W[nd];B[qn];W[om];B[pn]
;W[pk];B[pm];W[ql];B[rk];W[pl];B[rm];W[re];B[qf];W[rg];B[rf];W[sf]
;B[na];W[oa];B[rd];W[qe];B[pe];W[nb];B[la];W[qa];B[rb];W[nr];B[oq]
;W[lr];B[sd];W[se];B[ra];W[kj];B[lj];W[li];B[ki];W[ji];B[kh];W[lh]
;B[nl];W[mk];B[ed];W[ec];B[jj];W[kk];B[ml];W[ol];B[nj];W[jk];B[db]
;W[dc];B[jh];W[ij];B[mj];W[qh];B[ri];W[oj];B[mg];W[mh];B[fb];W[eb]
;B[nm];W[on];B[mn];W[lo];B[kf];W[lf])

Lee Sedol became the second Korean to hit the semi-final when he won over Chen Yaoye of China by resignation.

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KM[6.5]
EV[3rd BC Card Cup quarterfinal]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Chen Yaoye]
WR[9d]
PB[Lee Sedol]
BR[9d]
RE[B+2.5]
DT[2011-04-02]
;B[qd];W[pp];B[dd];W[cp];B[qn];W[nq];B[kc];W[cf];B[fd];W[dj];B[fq]
;W[dq];B[jp];W[pf];B[od];W[qe];B[pd];W[qj];B[rp];W[qq];B[ql];W[nf]
;B[og];W[of];B[qh];W[ni];B[oh];W[mc];B[me];W[mg];B[pj];W[ld];B[lf]
;W[kd];B[jc];W[jd];B[ic];W[id];B[hc];W[jg];B[lg];W[qg];B[qi];W[lh]
;B[kh];W[kg];B[md];W[lc];B[mh];W[li];B[mf];W[rd];B[rc];W[ng];B[nh]
;W[rf];B[sd];W[se];B[re];W[nd];B[ne];W[rd];B[ki];W[mi];B[nc];W[oi]
;B[ih];W[ig];B[kj];W[ph];B[hg];W[hf];B[gf];W[ge];B[he];W[hd];B[if]
;W[gd];B[gc];W[fe];B[jf];W[ed];B[ec];W[fc];B[fb];W[ee];B[dc];W[eg]
;B[cl];W[cj];B[lq];W[fo];B[fm];W[ip];B[iq];W[hq];B[hp];W[io];B[hr]
;W[jq];B[gq];W[ir];B[de];W[df];B[jr];W[hq];B[ff];W[ef];B[iq];W[qo]
;B[kq];W[ro];B[rj];W[dm];B[dl];W[cn];B[em];W[ek];B[el];W[gk];B[be]
;W[bf];B[bd];W[sc];B[hl];W[rm];B[nr];W[rl];B[qm];W[rn];B[nl];W[or]
;B[np];W[mq];B[mp];W[mk];B[ml];W[lk];B[ll];W[pn];B[ok];W[kk];B[jl]
;W[kl];B[km];W[jk];B[il];W[fn];B[bn];W[bo];B[dn];W[ep];B[cm];W[co]
;B[ho];

Heo Yeongho became the third and the last Korean to win a semi-final ticket by beating Zhong Wenjing of China by 2.5 points.

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KM[6.5]
EV[3rd BC Card Cup quarterfinal]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Heo Yeongho]
WR[8d]
PB[Zhong Wenjing]
BR[5d]
RE[W+0.5]
DT[2011-04-02]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[dp];B[fq];W[cn];B[lq];W[qj];B[qf];W[qm];B[pn]
;W[ro];B[rp];W[pm];B[om];W[ol];B[nm];W[ip];B[cf];W[ch];B[cc];W[cd]
;B[dc];W[ed];B[bd];W[be];B[bc];W[ce];B[fc];W[dq];B[nl];W[ok];B[di]
;W[ci];B[dj];W[dh];B[go];W[kp];B[lp];W[kq];B[rn];W[lo];B[rm];W[nk]
;B[np];W[hn];B[fm];W[gm];B[ho];W[io];B[eo];W[dm];B[em];W[gk];B[fk]
;W[fj];B[fl];W[gj];B[dl];W[pb];B[qc];W[nc];B[ll];W[hq];B[lc];W[ne]
;B[ic];W[qb];B[qh];W[ck];B[dk];W[cl];B[dn];W[cm];B[do];W[co];B[gq]
;W[rl];B[rb];W[qn];B[qo];W[on];B[mo];W[po];B[pp];W[ln];B[lm];W[lr]
;B[mr];W[kr];B[le];W[ng];B[od];W[mc];B[ld];W[me];B[oh];W[lf];B[ri]
;W[mi];B[kf];W[lg];B[nq];W[hc];B[hb];W[id];B[hd];W[ec];B[eb];W[fb]
;B[gb];W[jc];B[gc];W[jb];B[kb];W[je];B[ie];W[jf];B[jd];W[kd];B[ke]
;W[id];B[kg];W[if];B[jd];W[db];B[fa];W[id];B[he];W[jd];B[ki];W[hf]
;B[lj];W[mj];B[gf];W[hh];B[gg];W[fe];B[fh];W[jj];B[jh];W[ih];B[kk]
;W[ra];B[rc];W[ad];B[oc];W[bb];B[cb];W[ac];B[da];W[ob];B[mb];W[nb]
;B[ik];W[gl];B[im];W[in];B[rj];W[qk];B[hr];W[ir];B[eg];W[ij];B[df]
;W[bf];B[er];W[dr];B[hp];W[fn];B[iq];W[gn];B[en];W[fo];B[ep];W[jq]
;B[hq];W[eq];B[fp];W[fr];B[jn];W[jo];B[kn];W[ko];B[cg];W[bg];B[jk]
;W[og];B[pg];W[pi];B[ph];W[mn];B[nn];W[oo];B[no];W[is];B[rk];W[sm]
;B[so];W[oe];B[oi];W[pe];B[qe];W[ma];B[lb];W[ge];B[ei];W[ff];B[eh]
;W[gh];B[fg];W[oj];B[qi];W[pj];B[cj];W[bj];B[ib];W[ab];B[ba];W[gd]
;B[hc];W[ji];B[op];W[pn];B[hk];W[hj];B[ja];W[lh];B[kh];W[ej];B[ek]
;W[mk];B[ae];W[af];B[nh];W[mh];B[ls];W[ks];B[ms];W[il];B[jl];W[hl]
;B[sk];W[sl];B[kj];W[fs];B[pf];W[of];B[fi];W[gi];B[la];W[na];B[gs]
;W[pc];B[ni];W[ql];B[sn];W[sb];B[sc];W[qa];B[hg];W[ig];B[fd];W[ee]
;B[sa];W[ia];B[ha];W[sb];B[gr];W[es];B[sa];W[qd];B[rd];W[sb];B[ca]
;W[sa];B[jm];W[nd];B[qd];W[bh];B[aa];W[ae];B[lk])

Finally a Chinese won a semi-final's seat when Gu Li beat Kim Jiseok of Korea by resignation.


Gu Li (left)

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RE[W+R]
BR[7d]
EV[3rd BC Card Cup quarterfinal]
WR[9d]
PB[Kim Jiseok]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
KM[6.5]
DT[2011-04-03]
PW[Gu Li]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[dp];B[oq];W[cj];B[nc];W[fq];B[pj];W[fc];B[jp]
;W[lc];B[ej];W[le];B[dh];W[ch];B[cd];W[ce];B[cg];W[dg];B[eh];W[bg]
;B[dc];W[ed];B[ci];W[cf];B[bh];W[bi];B[cg];W[pp];B[pq];W[ch];B[kd]
;W[ld];B[cg];W[qd];B[ch];W[qc];B[pf];W[od];B[pc];W[pe];B[oe];W[qe]
;B[ne];W[oc];B[pb];W[ob];B[nb];W[qb];B[nd];W[pa];B[qf];W[kn];B[lp]
;W[ql];B[qk];W[qo];B[po];W[pl];B[nk];W[rp];B[op];W[qq];B[qn];W[pp]
;B[cp];W[co];B[qp];W[qi];B[pi];W[pp];B[dq];W[ep];B[qp];W[ro];B[rn]
;W[rk];B[qj];W[pn];B[pm];W[on];B[om];W[oo];B[pp];W[nm];B[rl];W[ol]
;B[rm];W[qr];B[lm];W[mo];B[mp];W[ln];B[bo];W[bp];B[cq];W[bn];B[do]
;W[cn];B[bq];W[ao];B[fr];W[gr];B[er];W[hp];B[in];W[kl];B[fo];W[jq]
;B[ip];W[gq];B[dn];W[kq];B[lo];W[ll];B[iq];W[ir];B[hr];W[hq];B[jr]
;W[hs];B[kr];W[hn];B[im];W[fn];B[dl];W[cl];B[eo];W[dk];B[hm];W[go]
;B[fp];W[eq];B[el];W[aq];B[ar];W[br];B[ap];W[ek];B[fk];W[aq];B[mm]
;W[mn];B[ml];W[km];B[lk];W[kk];B[lj];W[kj];B[ki];W[qm];B[no];W[ji]
;B[jh];W[ih];B[ap];W[em];B[ii];W[jj];B[kh];W[hi];B[ij];W[ik];B[hj]
;W[il];B[id];W[ib];B[kb];W[kc];B[jc];W[jb];B[lb];W[if];B[gd];W[ke]
;B[ic];W[gf];B[hb];W[hh];B[hk];W[fl];B[fe];W[eg];B[ee];W[df];B[de]
;W[gc];B[np];W[kp];B[ko];W[hl];B[gl];W[gm];B[fm];W[io];B[jo];W[fl]
;B[cc];W[gk];B[hd];W[bd];B[bc];W[aj];B[jf];W[fg];B[ie];W[rj];B[ri]
;W[rh];B[qh];W[si];B[sk];W[qi];B[so];W[sq];B[ri];W[na];B[ma];W[qi]
;B[nn];W[aq];B[rr];W[rs];B[ap];W[li];B[mi];W[aq];B[ri];W[as];B[pr]
;W[qi];B[rf];W[ph];B[ri];W[lh];B[lg];W[qi];B[dj];W[ck];B[ri];W[mb]
;B[mc];W[qi];B[ok];W[sr];B[sc];W[mh];B[nh];W[og];B[qg];W[mg];B[ng]
;W[mf];B[ig];W[oh];B[nf];W[oi];B[ri];W[oj];B[pk];W[qi];B[gj];W[fj]
;B[ri];W[la];B[gi];W[mb];B[fi];W[hf];B[je];W[bf];B[ma];W[mj];B[mk]
;W[mb];B[fk];W[gl];B[ma];W[qi];B[hg];W[gh])