Park Junghwan Won GS Galtex Cup

The 16th GS Galtex Cup brought a new winner to the list of the tournament's winners. Park Junghwan (9 dan) won the final from Park Yeonghun (9 dan) by 3-0 to win the title.

                            Park Junghwan (left) vs. Park Yeonghun (right)

 Park Junghwan who played white showed an interesting play at the upper board, starting with white 26 foolowed by white 42. White started a ko fight with white 194. Park Yeonghun won the ko fight, but soon resigned after white 228. This is the first time Park Junghwan win the GS Galtex Cup. GS Galtex is one of the tournament with the highest winning prize. The first placer wins 50 million won (about 43,878.93 USD), while the runner up wins 15 million won (about 13,163.68 USD).

                           Park Junghwan won his first GS Galtex Cup

          Park Yeonghun had won the tournament twice. He failed to win his third title.

 Here is the game record: Park Junghwan (white) vs. Park Yeonghun (black). Result: W+R

(; EV[16th GS Caltex Cup final round 3] PW[Park Junghwan] KM[6.5] FF[3] SZ[19] GM[1] WR[9d] PB[Park Yeonghun] RE[W+R] DT[2011-10-19] BR[9d] ;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[dq];B[do];W[co];B[cn];W[cp];B[oq];W[cj];B[fc] ;W[df];B[db];W[cc];B[ic];W[qf];B[qd];W[rp];B[qo];W[pj];B[ql];W[oc] ;B[od];W[nc];B[lc];W[qb];B[rc];W[ld];B[kc];W[mc];B[of];W[ph];B[rj] ;W[qq];B[ro];W[pl];B[pm];W[ol];B[rb];W[me];B[ng];W[jd];B[om];W[ml] ;B[nl];W[nk];B[nm];W[mj];B[kd];W[ke];B[je];W[id];B[hc];W[jf];B[fn] ;W[gq];B[ej];W[jc];B[jb];W[ib];B[kb];W[ie];B[lf];W[le];B[dg];W[gb] ;B[hb];W[gc];B[gd];W[hd];B[ia];W[fd];B[ge];W[fb];B[cf];W[fe];B[de] ;W[ef];B[eg];W[ce];B[cg];W[bn];B[gf];W[mb];B[la];W[cm];B[ni];W[oi] ;B[nd];W[md];B[mi];W[lj];B[jh];W[ig];B[hi];W[gg];B[ff];W[ee];B[fg] ;W[kh];B[kg];W[ih];B[ki];W[ii];B[kj];W[qi];B[nj];W[oj];B[mm];W[ll] ;B[hj];W[jk];B[ij];W[re];B[rg];W[pf];B[pb];W[ri];B[hq];W[ji];B[jj] ;W[lh];B[li];W[lg];B[gr];W[pr];B[rr];W[or];B[rq];W[lq];B[mq];W[mr] ;B[nr];W[jq];B[lr];W[hp];B[fq];W[gp];B[fp];W[hr];B[er];W[gs];B[fs] ;W[fr];B[ec];W[eb];B[gr];W[kr];B[ms];W[fr];B[mf];W[kf];B[gr];W[dn] ;B[hs];W[iq];B[cr];W[lp];B[dr];W[rk];B[ga];W[dc];B[rl];W[sj];B[bk] ;W[ci];B[ck];W[dk];B[dj];W[cl];B[ko];W[jn];B[lo];W[mp];B[kp];W[kq] ;B[io];W[jo];B[jp];W[ip];B[in];W[op];B[nq];W[js];B[ir];W[pq];B[np] ;W[mo];B[jm];W[no];B[pp];W[oo];B[hq];W[ls];B[ks];W[hr];B[is];W[ls] ;B[mg];W[jg];B[ks];W[jr];B[gs];W[ls];B[qk];W[qj];B[ks];W[gn];B[qr] ;W[ls];B[fa];W[ed];B[ks];W[es];B[ds];W[ls];B[bl];W[bj];B[ks];W[ek] ;B[ls];W[fm];B[fo];W[hn];B[kn];W[gl];B[fk];W[gk])