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In second game in title match of Gisung baek Hongsuk 6p beat Park Yeonghun 9p by 1,5 point. Today game was very excited. Park Yeonghun takes white stones and build big moyo on upper side. With white 28 on six line it turn in big problem for black to reduce.

With Black 33 (1 on Dia.1) Baek invade in white moyo and made a life. Of course Park Yeonghun get strength and start sever attack on black group on the right. On the right side fight was very tough and ended with 2 small ko fight. Black get life on right side, takes upper-left corner, but white get overwhelming influence in center and takes black territory in bottom right corner, so we can said it was more or less even.

After black 155 situation seems to be in black favour, but white start do-or-die maneuver which end in big ko. Here Baek show great position judgment and made huge furikawari. It was correct decision because to the end his leading couldn’t be change. After 278 moves Baek Hongsuk won by 1,5 point.

1 Game: Baek Hongsuk 5p vs Park Yeonghun 9p B+R
2 Game: Park Yeonghun 9p vs Baek Hongsuk 6p B+1,5

Baek Hongsuk 5p

Today Baek Hongsuk 5p and Yi Sedol 9p were playing with each other in final of Gisung tournament. The winner will be challenger for Gisung title in best-of-3 against Park Yeonghun 9p - current title holder.

Dia.1 - Severe attack

In the game Baek Hongsuk take black stones and play Diagonal opening. The sequence to White 20 is common. Yi Sedol seems to play more yose move in chuban compare to the past. Situation seems to be pretty even and Baek Hongsuk start severe attack on Yi Sedol group with Black 99. Yi Sedol was forced play some dame moves when Baek Hongsuk made some points in centre.

Dia.2 - Unexpected tesuji

I thought that game is hopeless to Yi Sedol, but when he play White 142 the situation change dramatically and game was even, but in the end Baek Hongsuk lucky won by half a point.
Baek Hongsuk 5p beat Yi Sedol 9p and enter to best-of-3 match against Park Yeonghun 9p. In Recently in Korea young player are taking title from old ones, maybe in near future we will see new international champion.

Yi Sedol 9p vs Baek Hongsuk 5p B+0,5