Yoo Changhyuk Beat Kwon Hyojin

The 5th GG Auction Cup continued! Kwon Hyojin who won the previous game against Cho Hunhyun is up against another legendary player, Yoo Changhyuk (9p). Yoo is the last man standing for Male team, while the Female still has Kwon, Rui Naiwei, and Park Jieun in the line.


Yoo Changhyuk (left) vs/ Kwon Hyojin (right)

Kwon who played black decided to win the ko fight with black 83, allowing Yoo to split Kwon's stones. Later, the split stones couldn't help themselves, thanks to a failed attack with black 125. Kwon Hyojin resigned at move 186.


The last man standing. Can he defeat 2 more female players?.


Rui Naiwei (left) and Yue Liang (right), Kwon Hyojin's husband, discussing the game.

Here is the game record:
Yoo Changyuk (white) vs. Kwon Hyojin (black). Result: W+R

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]EV[5th Korean GG Auction Cup, game 21]
DT[2011-09-20]PB[Kwon Hyojin]BR[5p]PW[Yoo Changhyuk]WR[9p]KM[6.5]RE[W+R]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[dq];B[oq];W[qf];B[nc];W[qj];B[co];W[cj];B[cl];W[cp];B[do];W[fq]
;B[fc];W[df];B[cc];W[dc];B[db];W[cd];B[bb];W[bc];B[cb];W[rd];B[qc];W[ph];B[hq];W[kp]
;B[ho];W[kn];B[fo];W[gq];B[dj];W[di];B[dk];W[ci];B[qk];W[qm];B[pk];W[rk];B[rl];W[rj]
;B[ql];W[om];B[pn];W[pm];B[rn];W[np];B[nq];W[mp];B[jd];W[hc];B[jc];W[he];B[bd];W[be]
;B[ac];W[mq];B[fe];W[rm];B[sm];W[qq];B[pp];W[rp];B[ro];W[rr];B[sp];W[sq];B[rq];W[bo]
;B[bn];W[rp];B[pr];W[qr];B[rq];W[fb];B[eb];W[rp];B[on];W[nm];B[rq];W[md];B[sr];W[mc]
;B[mb];W[nd];B[nb];W[od];B[oc];W[pe];B[bf];W[cf];B[fg];W[ae];B[if];W[hf];B[ig];W[ff]
;B[ef];W[hh];B[dg];W[cg];B[gd];W[gf];B[ee];W[ie];B[je];W[ic];B[ji];W[ii];B[ei];W[fh]
;B[eh];W[jj];B[ij];W[jh];B[ih];W[hi];B[ki];W[jk];B[de];W[ce];B[bk];W[bj];B[bh];W[dh]
;B[eg];W[kh];B[li];W[lh];B[mi];W[jf];B[kl];W[jl];B[ml];W[lb];B[kb];W[lc];B[kf];W[jg]
;B[km];W[jm];B[jn];W[iq];B[ip];W[hr];B[qd];W[rc];B[qe];W[re];B[pf];W[oe];B[qb];W[la]
;B[mh];W[of];B[rf];W[qg];B[mg];W[rb];B[ib];W[gb];B[le];W[gl];B[gj];W[hj];B[jq];W[hp]
;B[ir];W[in];B[hq];W[jo];B[pb];W[iq];B[aj];W[ai];B[hq];W[lg];B[mf];W[iq];B[ak];W[bi]
;B[hq];W[ok];B[pj];W[oj])

Kwon Hyojin Broke The Streak

Cho Hunhyun went overdrive when his team needed it. Being down 2-11 against the Female team, Cho Hunhyun won 8 consecutive games to narrow down the gap. But everything has an end, and so does Cho Hunhyun's streak as he lost to Kwon Hyojin (5 dan) of Female team.

Cho Hunhyun (left) vs. Kwon Hyojin (right)

 Kwon Hyojin who played black sacrificed 5 stones early in the opening to get a thick position in the center. She later attacked Cho's group with black 65 and kept on attacking until Cho's right side became a victim. Cho Hunhyun resigned at black 185. It seems that black has a combination to save her early sacrificed stone if white escaped with F5, but not helping the stone would give black enough territory to win.

 Here is the game record:
Kwon Hyojin (black) vs. Cho Hunhyun (white). Result: B+R

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]EV[5th Korean GG Auction Cup, game 20] DT[2011-09-06]PB[Kwon Hyojin]BR[5p]PW[Cho Hunhyun]WR[9p]KM[6.5]RE[B+R]MULTIGOGM[1] ;B[pd];W[dp];B[qp];W[oq];B[cd];W[ec];B[hd];W[ef];B[cg];W[kd];B[hg];W[nc];B[pf];W[dh] ;B[dg];W[eg];B[eh];W[gg];B[gf];W[de];B[ce];W[ch];B[bg];W[fh];B[ei];W[hh];B[ig];W[ih] ;B[jg];W[dj];B[gi];W[fi];B[ej];W[dk];B[ek];W[dl];B[el];W[dm];B[gh];W[fg];B[gj];W[fj] ;B[gk];W[fk];B[gl];W[fl];B[oc];W[nd];B[gm];W[cb];B[bc];W[mg];B[mp];W[ql];B[op];W[qi] ;B[nq];W[qc];B[pb];W[qe];B[pe];W[rf];B[nb];W[mb];B[lc];W[na];B[ob];W[mc];B[ld];W[kc] ;B[qd];W[rd];B[qh];W[rh];B[pi];W[ph];B[qg];W[rj];B[me];W[ne];B[nf];W[mf];B[ke];W[of] ;B[qj];W[ri];B[oh];W[og];B[pg];W[lb];B[lh];W[mh];B[mi];W[li];B[lj];W[ki];B[kh];W[ni] ;B[mj];W[nh];B[pk];W[nk];B[pl];W[qm];B[pm];W[id];B[he];W[qn];B[oe];W[ng];B[hb];W[ic] ;B[fb];W[hc];B[gc];W[fd];B[gd];W[oi];B[ph];W[lf];B[le];W[je];B[kf];W[jb];B[rg];W[sg] ;B[pn];W[qo];B[pp];W[ll];B[ml];W[mk];B[lk];W[kl];B[kj];W[ji];B[jj];W[ij];B[ii];W[hi] ;B[jh];W[ik];B[ii];W[nm];B[mm];W[mn];B[lm];W[nl];B[km];W[eq];B[nj];W[oj];B[pj];W[ok] ;B[rk];W[qk];B[rl];W[rm];B[ro];W[hq];B[sh];W[si];B[sk];W[qb];B[qf];W[re];B[sf];W[rp] ;B[rq];W[se];B[sn];W[rb];B[hp];W[ip];B[gq];W[jl];B[hj];W[hr];B[io];W[jn];B[gr];W[gp] ;B[ho];W[go];B[fp])