Cho Hanseung Leads Kuksu

The 55th Kuksu Cup reached its title match series with Choi Cheolhan Kuksu will take Cho Hanseung, the challenger, in a best-of-5 series. Cho Hanseung took an early lead of the series by winning the first game.

                              Cho Hanseung (left) vs. Choi Cheolhan (right)

Cho Hanseung who played black gave Choi Cheolhan a big lower left corner for a thickness toward the center. Cho Hanseung showed a solid endgame and won the game by resignation after 243 moves. The next game will be played on October 25.

                                          Cho Hanseung took game 1

                              Will Choi Cheolhan get his revenge at game 2?

 Here is the game record: Cho Hanseung (black) vs. Choi Cheolhan (white). Result: B+R

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]EV[55th Korean Kuksu, title match #1]DT[2011-10-17] PB[Cho Hanseung]BR[9p]PW[Choi Cheolhan]WR[9p]KM[6.5]RE[B+R]MULTIGOGM[1] ;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[dq];B[op];W[jp];B[cf];W[ci];B[fd];W[df];B[cc];W[dc];B[dg];W[ce] ;B[ef];W[de];B[bg];W[eg];B[dh];W[ff];B[be];W[bd];B[di];W[ee];B[do];W[dk];B[fp];W[eo] ;B[ep];W[dp];B[dn];W[go];B[cp];W[cq];B[bp];W[fr];B[gp];W[fo];B[ho];W[fm];B[ip];W[bq] ;B[cl];W[dl];B[ck];W[cm];B[dm];W[bm];B[el];W[ek];B[fl];W[fk];B[gl];W[cj];B[gk];W[hq] ;B[hp];W[iq];B[fj];W[dj];B[fh];W[co];B[cn];W[bn];B[em];W[bo];B[mc];W[kc];B[id];W[md] ;B[nd];W[je];B[hf];W[ne];B[nc];W[me];B[oe];W[qe];B[nf];W[mf];B[mg];W[lg];B[ng];W[qh] ;B[jg];W[jf];B[ld];W[lf];B[lc];W[ig];B[jc];W[jh];B[qj];W[qd];B[qc];W[rc];B[lq];W[jo] ;B[hn];W[qq];B[pq];W[qo];B[rq];W[mp];B[lp];W[lo];B[mo];W[no];B[mn];W[np];B[ln];W[oo] ;B[ko];W[ro];B[er];W[qr];B[rp];W[or];B[po];W[pn];B[pp];W[mr];B[qn];W[pm];B[lr];W[rn] ;B[pr];W[ol];B[nm];W[on];B[ps];W[eq];B[oj];W[fq];B[rl];W[nj];B[qm];W[ql];B[rm];W[oi] ;B[pj];W[nk];B[mi];W[lj];B[ni];W[kk];B[jn];W[ae];B[rb];W[pe];B[qb];W[of];B[od];W[rj] ;B[qk];W[pg];B[og];W[pf];B[pi];W[hg];B[af];W[bf];B[rd];W[re];B[be];W[ad];B[hh];W[hi] ;B[gg];W[gi];B[jj];W[ik];B[ih];W[kg];B[ii];W[gh];B[hj];W[ij];B[ji];W[gf];B[kh];W[ki] ;B[jg];W[fg];B[lh];W[jh];B[jk];W[kr];B[jl];W[ls];B[fi];W[fb];B[sc];W[ri];B[pl];W[om] ;B[hc];W[gb];B[hb];W[kd];B[kb];W[jd];B[jb];W[bf];B[se];W[rg];B[be];W[li];B[jg];W[bf] ;B[fc];W[eb];B[bh];W[jh];B[mh];W[he];B[hd];W[sf];B[aj];W[cg];B[ch];W[bk];B[gj];W[gg] ;B[jq];W[kq];B[kp];W[jr];B[kl];W[ll];B[ok];W[nl];B[lm];W[sd];B[rc];W[ph];B[oh];W[eh] ;B[ei];W[le];B[ie];W[if];B[ga])