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.

(;
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.

(;
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.

(;
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)

(;
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])

China Won Zhaoshang Cup

Another new international tournament. This time, it's a bilateral tournament between China and Korea, named Zhaoshang Cup (or else named as "Merchants Property Cup"). It's a group tournament where each group consists of 6 players (5 main players + 1 substitute).

Team Korea won the first round by 3-2
Gu Li (W) vs. Heo Yeongho, result: B+R
Kong Jie(B) vs. Park Yeonghun, result: B+R
Jiang Weijie(B) vs. Park Junghwan,result: W+R
Xie He(W) vs. Kang Dongyun,result: W+R
Zhou Ruiyang(W) vs. Choi Cheolhan, result: B+R

However, China won the second round by 4-1, thus winning the competition with final score 6-4 to China's favor.
Gu Li (W) vs. Choi Cheolhan, result: B+3.5
Kong Jie (B) vs. Heo Yeongho, result: B+R
Liu Xing (W) vs. Park Yeonghun, result: W+R
Xie He (W) vs. Park Junghwan, result: W+0.5
Zhou Ruiyang (B) vs. Yun Junsang, result: B+R

Here is some game records:
Choi Cheolhan (black) vs. Gu Li (white). Result: B+3.5


Gu Li (left) vs. Choi Cheolhan

(;
KM[7.5]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
EV[1st Zhaoshang Cup 2nd round]
GM[1]
PB[Choi Cheolhan]
PW[Gu Li]
BR[9d]
RE[B+3.5]
DT[2011-03-07]
WR[9d]
;B[pd];W[dp];B[pq];W[dd];B[qk];W[jp];B[cf];W[di];B[fc];W[df];B[cc]
;W[dc];B[cd];W[de];B[bg];W[ch];B[db];W[eb];B[cb];W[mq];B[po];W[fq]
;B[nc];W[jm];B[qe];W[co];B[il];W[jj];B[ij];W[ii];B[jk];W[hj];B[kj]
;W[ik];B[hk];W[kk];B[ij];W[ji];B[kl];W[lk];B[jl];W[ml];B[gj];W[hi]
;B[fl];W[hm];B[im];W[hn];B[gk];W[cg];B[bf];W[qp];B[pp];W[qo];B[qn]
;W[rn];B[rm];W[qm];B[pn];W[rl];B[ro];W[sm];B[rp];W[pm];B[fh];W[gg]
;B[gh];W[hg];B[hh];W[ig];B[ih];W[jh];B[jg];W[fg];B[li];W[lj];B[ki]
;W[kh];B[mi];W[kf];B[jd];W[kd];B[kc];W[ik];B[ke];W[jf];B[hl];W[nj]
;B[lg];W[lf];B[mj];W[mk];B[mg];W[kg];B[jo];W[pj];B[kp];W[kq];B[lp]
;W[jq];B[ph];W[qh];B[qi];W[pi];B[qj];W[oh];B[pg];W[pk];B[io];W[ld]
;B[lc];W[md];B[og];W[rh];B[mc];W[rf];B[re];W[ri];B[hq];W[nr];B[ir]
;W[no];B[gp];W[fn];B[fp];W[ep];B[cl];W[em];B[dk];W[cm];B[fr];W[er]
;B[gq];W[ln];B[eq];W[dr];B[bm];W[bn];B[eh];W[ej];B[fj];W[dl];B[el]
;W[dm];B[ek];W[bk];B[ck];W[bl];B[qf];W[hc];B[ic];W[hd];B[ec];W[hb]
;B[fb];W[ko];B[kn];W[lo];B[je];W[mf];B[ie];W[he];B[oi];W[eg];B[bj]
;W[if];B[rg];W[ka];B[la];W[qr];B[pr];W[ps];B[rr];W[rs];B[sr];W[jr]
;B[fe];W[ci];B[cj];W[le];B[lm];W[lh];B[mh];W[jb];B[jc];W[ib];B[mm]
;W[nn];B[kb];W[os];B[qq];W[ho];B[ip];W[iq];B[hp];W[hr];B[ni];W[nm]
;B[oj];W[ok];B[nk];W[nl];B[rj];W[sk];B[fo];W[eo];B[ne];W[ja];B[nf]
;W[dq];B[qs];W[bh];B[ah];W[ai];B[ag];W[bi];B[aj];W[qr];B[gr];W[is]
;B[qs];W[nd];B[od];W[qr];B[qg];W[sj];B[qs];W[ce];B[be];W[qr];B[fm]
;W[gn];B[qs];W[in];B[jn];W[qr];B[ak];W[am];B[qs];W[bd];B[bc];W[qr]
;B[es];W[ds];B[qs];W[ad];B[ac];W[qr];B[np];W[nq];B[op];W[mp];B[qs]
;W[ob];B[oc];W[qr];B[mn];W[mo];B[qs];W[pb];B[rc];W[qr];B[sg];W[si]
;B[qs];W[rb];B[qc];W[qr];B[ei];W[qs];B[dj];W[dg];B[so];W[gb];B[sn]
;W[rm];B[al];W[bm];B[on];W[om];B[ga];W[ha];B[fa];W[ff];B[ge];W[ee]
;B[fd];W[gf];B[gi];W[or];B[gm];W[nj];B[gs];W[hs];B[km];W[nk];B[fq]
;W[ij];B[fs])

Kong Jie (black) vs. Heo Yeongho (white). Result: B+R


Kong Jie (left) vs. Heo Yeongho (right)

(;
EV[1st Zhaoshang Cup 2nd round]
KM[7.5]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Heo Yeongho]
WR[8d]
DT[2011-03-07]
BR[9d]
RE[B+R]
PB[Kong Jie]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[pq];W[dq];B[qk];W[ck];B[gq];W[do];B[jp];W[nc];B[pf]
;W[pb];B[qc];W[kc];B[po];W[qq];B[qp];W[oq];B[pr];W[op];B[pp];W[lp]
;B[lq];W[mq];B[kq];W[mn];B[ml];W[kn];B[le];W[cf];B[je];W[pk];B[pj]
;W[ok];B[om];W[qj];B[qi];W[rj];B[rk];W[pm];B[ri];W[nl];B[nm];W[mm]
;B[nk];W[ol];B[oj];W[pl];B[on];W[mk];B[ll];W[nj];B[kk];W[pi];B[oi]
;W[ki];B[ik];W[ii];B[in];W[kp];B[jo];W[mr];B[jr];W[or];B[km];W[ps]
;B[qr];W[lk];B[kj];W[oh];B[ni];W[mi];B[nh];W[lj];B[ic];W[qb];B[db]
;W[dc];B[lb];W[lc];B[mb];W[pc];B[mc];W[qd];B[cc];W[cd];B[bb];W[bc]
;B[cb];W[fc];B[bd];W[be];B[ac];W[el];B[bg];W[ae];B[cj];W[dk];B[dh]
;W[eb];B[qe];W[rd];B[bk];W[bl];B[bi];W[ak];B[aj];W[bj];B[ko];W[lo]
;B[bk];W[iq];B[al];W[jq];B[ir];W[ip];B[ks];W[lr];B[kr];W[ho];B[hq]
;W[hn];B[jn];W[lm];B[kl];W[no];B[hm];W[gm];B[hl];W[fr];B[gr];W[fq]
;B[gs];W[bm];B[ad];W[hb];B[hc];W[gb];B[od];W[re];B[rf];W[nd];B[md]
;W[ne];B[ib];W[qg];B[qf];W[hj];B[gl];W[fn];B[fm];W[gn];B[fl];W[ej]
;B[em];W[di];B[ci];W[cn];B[fj];W[kf];B[ng];W[of];B[lh];W[mh];B[lg]
;W[li];B[lf];W[og];B[nf];W[fi];B[ji];W[jh];B[jj];W[kh];B[ih];W[jf]
;B[hg];W[ig];B[hh];W[hf];B[fh];W[ke];B[se];W[rc];B[gf];W[ld];B[he]
;W[if];B[jd];W[me];B[ph];W[kb];B[nb];W[kd];B[fe];W[fg];B[eg];W[ef]
;B[ee];W[gh];B[gg];W[eh];B[dg];W[df];B[ff];W[hi];B[fh];W[mg];B[mf]
;W[fg];B[fk];W[dj];B[fh];W[kg];B[pi];W[fg];B[cl];W[dm];B[fh];W[ab]
;B[aa];W[fg];B[ek];W[dl];B[fh];W[gd];B[gi];W[oc];B[ge];W[ha];B[ja]
;W[fa];B[ka];W[pg];B[rg];W[en];B[qn];W[rl];B[ed];W[ec];B[fp];W[oe]
;B[sj];W[rn];B[qm];W[ql];B[rm];W[sm];B[sl];W[sk];B[dr];W[cr];B[sl]
;W[hd];B[ie];W[sk];B[fs];W[eq];B[sl];W[jb];B[ia];W[sk];B[es];W[pn]
;B[qo];W[sl];B[br];W[cs];B[cq])