Saturday, December 10, 2011

Weon Sungjin Won Samsung Cup

The final of the 16th Samsung Cup was a showdown between the defending champion, Gu Li (9 dan), and the never-won-a-big-international-title-before, Weon Sungjin (9 dan). The two has met before at the 2008 China-Korea Tengen. Weon won the title that time.

Weon opened the final nicely by defeating Gu Li in a 180 moves game. Gu Li resigned after his big group in the center couldn't be helped.

Gu Li (left) vs. Weon Sungjin (right)

Here is the game record:
Weon Sungjin (white) vs. Gu Li (black). Result: W+R



(;
KM[6.5]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
EV[16th Samsung Cup final]
GM[1]
PB[Gu Li]
PW[Won Sungjin]
BR[9d]
RE[W+R]
DT[2011-12-05]
WR[9d]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[dp];B[oq];W[qf];B[nc];W[rp];B[qo];W[pj];B[fq]
;W[cn];B[dr];W[fc];B[cq];W[ck];B[ql];W[lc];B[rd];W[ce];B[pg];W[pf]
;B[og];W[of];B[qg];W[nf];B[rf];W[ng];B[nh];W[mh];B[ni];W[mi];B[nj]
;W[mj];B[nk];W[rg];B[re];W[oh];B[rh];W[ll];B[ld];W[kd];B[le];W[kc]
;B[lg];W[mg];B[ke];W[md];B[mc];W[od];B[oc];W[je];B[jf];W[if];B[ie]
;W[jd];B[jg];W[hf];B[ki];W[nl];B[mk];W[lk];B[ml];W[mm];B[ol];W[nm]
;B[ok];W[kj];B[jj];W[jk];B[ij];W[hh];B[gj];W[ih];B[ji];W[hl];B[ej]
;W[ik];B[hk];W[gl];B[di];W[dk];B[me];W[nd];B[eh];W[lf];B[mf];W[lh]
;B[kg];W[fi];B[fj];W[ch];B[fl];W[gk];B[hj];W[fk];B[ci];W[bh];B[bi]
;W[bk];B[df];W[cf];B[gd];W[he];B[fd];W[hd];B[de];W[ff];B[ef];W[fg]
;B[cd];W[bd];B[cc];W[dc];B[bc];W[eg];B[fh];W[gi];B[gh];W[hi];B[dg]
;W[dh];B[ee];W[be];B[db];W[ec];B[gc];W[eb];B[ad];W[cg];B[gb];W[cb]
;B[bb];W[da];B[ba];W[ab];B[fa];W[ea];B[ca];W[ac];B[db];W[ei];B[ed]
;W[cb];B[aa];W[ac];B[db];W[qh];B[sg];W[cb];B[ic];W[id];B[db];W[ph]
;B[rg];W[cb];B[lj];W[li];B[db];W[eq];B[fb];W[er];B[bo];W[bn];B[fr]
;W[es];B[do];W[co];B[ek];W[fm];B[eo];W[ep];B[fo];W[fp];B[el];W[go]
;B[gn];W[fn];B[ho];W[gp])



Gu Li won the next game after Won ran out of ko threat and resigned at move252.

Here is the game record:
Gu Li (white) vs. Weon Sungjin (black). Result: W+R



(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]EV[16th Samsung Cup, final 2]DT[2011-12-06]
PB[Weon Seongjin]BR[9p]PW[Gu Li]WR[9p]KM[6.5]RE[W+R]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[dp];B[oq];W[cj];B[fc];W[df];B[db];W[qf];B[qd];W[qj];B[qh];W[rh]
;B[rg];W[qg];B[ri];W[ph];B[qi];W[pi];B[rf];W[rj];B[sh];W[ok];B[fq];W[cc];B[ic];W[dq]
;B[dk];W[ck];B[dm];W[fp];B[gp];W[fo];B[hq];W[ek];B[co];W[cp];B[fm];W[go];B[ho];W[hn]
;B[io];W[el];B[em];W[gl];B[cl];W[dl];B[do];W[eq];B[bp];W[bq];B[bl];W[fr];B[gq];W[np]
;B[op];W[nn];B[pm];W[nq];B[lq];W[oo];B[po];W[or];B[pr];W[nr];B[lo];W[qr];B[qq];W[ps]
;B[nm];W[pq];B[pp];W[mn];B[on];W[ln];B[ml];W[mj];B[kl];W[jn];B[jo];W[in];B[rl];W[bo]
;B[bn];W[ap];B[an];W[oc];B[od];W[mc];B[nd];W[jc];B[jb];W[kb];B[ib];W[pb];B[mh];W[kc]
;B[rr];W[rc];B[qb];W[rb];B[qc];W[qa];B[rd];W[og];B[nc];W[nb];B[md];W[lc];B[cb];W[bk]
;B[fl];W[ej];B[gn];W[il];B[fk];W[hj];B[gi];W[fj];B[gj];W[gk];B[eo];W[hi];B[gh];W[hh]
;B[gg];W[eh];B[gm];W[hg];B[gf];W[fd];B[gd];W[ec];B[fe];W[ed];B[fb];W[ep];B[jj];W[ik]
;B[bb];W[hm];B[al];W[cm];B[bm];W[hd];B[hc];W[bc];B[ac];W[ad];B[ab];W[be];B[kn];W[km]
;B[ko];W[lm];B[ll];W[mp];B[nh];W[ql];B[pl];W[pk];B[nj];W[nk];B[li];W[ni];B[oi];W[rm]
;B[rk];W[mf];B[lf];W[lg];B[nf];W[qk];B[rn];W[ng];B[mg];W[mi];B[lh];W[oh];B[lr];W[lj]
;B[jh];W[rs];B[pr];W[kj];B[ji];W[qm];B[jm];W[jl];B[qs];W[qn];B[no];W[mo];B[os];W[jk]
;B[kk];W[pn];B[om];W[oo];B[hk];W[hl];B[no];W[en];B[dn];W[oo];B[pc];W[ob];B[no];W[hf]
;B[je];W[oo];B[pa];W[oa];B[no];W[kf];B[jf];W[oo];B[ma];W[la];B[no];W[nl];B[mm];W[oo]
;B[ka];W[ja];B[no];W[fn];B[cn];W[oo];B[mb];W[sc];B[no];W[le];B[ld];W[oo];B[kd];W[lb]
;B[no];W[jg];B[ig];W[oo];B[ra];W[sa];B[no];W[kg];B[me];W[oo];B[jd];W[na];B[no];W[of])



Weon then took the third game by victory and won his first big international title. He won by resignation after 235 moves.

Here is the game record:
Weon Sungjin (black) vs. Gu Li (white). Result: B+R



(;CA[Windows-1252]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]EV[16th Samsung Cup, final 3]DT[2011-12-07]PB[Weon Seongjin]
BR[9p]PW[Gu Li]WR[9p]KM[6.5]RE[B+R]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[pd];W[dp];B[pq];W[dd];B[fq];W[dn];B[dr];W[qf];B[qi];W[nc];B[pf];W[qc];B[qe];W[pc]
;B[od];W[qo];B[pm];W[lq];B[qp];W[po];B[nq];W[mo];B[mp];W[lp];B[no];W[nn];B[mn];W[lo]
;B[on];W[nm];B[oo];W[hq];B[cq];W[oc];B[ln];W[ml];B[km];W[kk];B[ko];W[jp];B[jo];W[ip]
;B[pk];W[qg];B[pg];W[re];B[qh];W[kl];B[ho];W[fr];B[il];W[ik];B[hl];W[hk];B[gl];W[gk]
;B[el];W[fk];B[fl];W[er];B[dj];W[bp];B[cp];W[co];B[eq];W[dq];B[ep];W[do];B[gr];W[cr]
;B[fs];W[ds];B[gq];W[hr];B[jk];W[jj];B[jl];W[ki];B[jr];W[jq];B[hp];W[kr];B[ii];W[ij]
;B[fc];W[cf];B[cc];W[dc];B[db];W[eb];B[cb];W[ec];B[be];W[ce];B[bf];W[bg];B[fb];W[dh]
;B[cd];W[ee];B[ea];W[fo];B[kp];W[mr];B[kq];W[ir];B[cl];W[af];B[rf];W[rg];B[rd];W[sf]
;B[qd];W[rh];B[ri];W[sh];B[lc];W[bd];B[bc];W[ae];B[ic];W[mb];B[lb];W[nd];B[lj];W[mj]
;B[li];W[kj];B[sd];W[se];B[lh];W[rc];B[sc];W[oe];B[ne];W[me];B[nf];W[sb];B[pe];W[ek]
;B[dk];W[dm];B[dl];W[gp];B[go];W[fp];B[fn];W[eo];B[io];W[js];B[rb];W[qb];B[sa];W[ob]
;B[jg];W[hg];B[nr];W[si];B[rk];W[id];B[hc];W[ni];B[mf];W[sk];B[sl];W[sj];B[ql];W[jh]
;B[mq];W[lr];B[ig];W[ih];B[hf];W[gg];B[gf];W[ff];B[kh];W[ge];B[hh];W[ji];B[he];W[je]
;B[gd];W[ld];B[fg];W[gh];B[fe];W[ef];B[bn];W[kf];B[kd];W[kg];B[if];W[jc];B[le];W[md]
;B[kc];W[ke];B[jd];W[lf];B[mg];W[ns];B[os];W[ms];B[or];W[oh];B[ph];W[bk];B[bo];W[bq]
;B[ci];W[cm];B[bl];W[bm];B[am];W[ej];B[di];W[ei];B[ch];W[cg];B[ie];W[la];B[ka];W[ma]
;B[dg];W[eh];B[ai];W[ol];B[fh];W[gi];B[oj];W[nj];B[lk];W[ll];B[oi])



This is the first Samsung Cup victory for Weon and his second international title. Congratulations!

The champion and runner-up holding their trophies

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