TIGGRE Ellie Cup R2 Oh Chimin (7d, B) - Denis Karadaban (5d, W)

Move 107

Oh Chimin[7d]

4 captures

Denis Karadaban[5d]

2 captures

+ 7.5

Unranked

Rules: AGA

Review by: ...

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October 13, 2018

[12:08] TiggreEC1[?]: hi everyone, welcome to the second round of the Ellie Cup, table 1

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[12:13] TiggreEC1[?]: Oh Chimin (7d) VS Denis Karadaban (5d)

[12:13] TiggreEC1[?]: Chimin takes time for his next move

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[12:15] TiggreEC1[?]: The sun is blinding above the goban

[12:16] TiggreEC1[?]: Both players used 5 minutes

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[12:23] TiggreEC1[?]: It's a "duel in the sun" here, we're in the far west

[12:23] TiggreEC1[?]: 10 minutes for both players

[12:23] TiggreEC1[?]: Time is running out

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[12:23] TiggreEC1[?]: About 50°C right now...

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[12:25] TiggreEC1[?]: The stones are melting, litterally

[12:26] TiggreEC1[?]: Chimin just yawned while Denis thinks about his next move

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[12:27] TiggreEC1[?]: Little coffee break for Denis

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[12:30] TiggreEC1[?]: Nothing happends

[12:31] Gorael[8k]: Heya

[12:31] TiggreEC1[?]: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand Chimin just walks away too

[12:31] TiggreEC1[?]: The goban is alone now

[12:32] Gorael[8k]: poor goban :'( it must be sad

[12:32] TiggreEC1[?]: Yup, you can use this break to look at the other games

[12:32] Gorael[8k]: maybe you can sing a little song to install a cool atmosphere ?

[12:33] Gorael[8k]: do you know this one ? "Yup da di doop, da ba da di doop"

[12:33] TiggreEC1[?]: "i'm sining in the rain, just singing in the rain"

[12:34] TiggreEC1[?]: I hope I was singing in the rain.. it's like 8000 °C here

[12:34] Gorael[8k]: hehe

[12:34] Gorael[8k]: where is the tournament hold ?

[12:35] TiggreEC1[?]: World Trade Center, in Grenoble

[12:35] Gorael[8k]: WTF ?

[12:35] TiggreEC1[?]: 90 participants

[12:35] Gorael[8k]: in the world trade center ? why there ?

[12:36] TiggreEC1[?]: aaaaand both players are back, let's groove !!

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[12:36] TiggreEC1[?]: because it's a huge room with a lot of space for a lot of players

[12:37] TiggreEC1[?]: and they have big windows that let the sun pass

[12:37] Gorael[8k]: quite unexpected, I didn't know this building could hold public events

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[12:37] TiggreEC1[?]: It does

[12:37] TiggreEC1[?]: But let us focus on the game

[12:38] TiggreEC1[?]: Nice peep and block

[12:38] Gorael[8k]: going back to the game, the board looks pretty even right now, although Oh Chimin has the psychological advantage of being Oh Chimin

[12:39] TiggreEC1[?]: Do not forget the psychological advantage of being the outsider for Denis

[12:39] Gorael[8k]: right ;)

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[12:40] TiggreEC1[?]: Denis drinks a little, and plays with great skill

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[12:41] Gorael[8k]: wow this move was played fast, I guess it was to intimidate the opponent

[12:41] TiggreEC1[?]: Both players seem calm right now, no external sign of anxiety

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[12:41] TiggreEC1[?]: Will Chimin let his keima being traversed?

[12:42] TiggreEC1[?]: nope

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[12:42] Gorael[8k]: did they know what they here doing when they let you in charge of commenting the game ? :p

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[12:42] Gorael[8k]: *were doing

[12:42] TiggreEC1[?]: yeah

[12:42] Gorael[8k]: awesome

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[12:43] TiggreEC1[?]: shoulder hit on the 3rd line

[12:44] Gorael[8k]: where are the points ?

[12:44] TiggreEC1[?]: between stones of the same color

[12:45] TiggreEC1[?]: Denis stares at the upper left corner

[12:45] TiggreEC1[?]: Now his eyes sweeps the whole left side

[12:46] TiggreEC1[?]: Oh that was a bluff ! He just played on the right side !!

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[12:46] Gorael[8k]: there are definitely things happening somewhere on the board

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[12:47] TiggreEC1[?]: nearly 20 minutes used for both players

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[12:47] TiggreEC1[?]: Timingly speaking, the game is even

[12:47] Gorael[8k]: in term of number of moves played, it's even too

[12:48] TiggreEC1[?]: yes, even if there is a slight disturbance in this after each odd move

Move 0 + 49

[12:48] TiggreEC1[?]: and another peed from black

[12:49] TiggreEC1[?]: *peep

[12:49] TiggreEC1[?]: Denis thinks strongly about his next move

[12:50] TiggreEC1[?]: and here is the result

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[12:51] TiggreEC1[?]: will white live in the upper right? will it manage to connect out?

[12:51] TiggreEC1[?]: watch the live review on twitch to have relevant answers to those

[12:51] Gorael[8k]: actually on twitch there is no commentary

[12:52] Gorael[8k]: but there's a groovy music that makes it

[12:52] TiggreEC1[?]: https://www.twitch.tv/liguerhonealpesgo

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[12:53] Gorael[8k]: yes I have this screen oppened

[12:53] TiggreEC1[?]: move played with a lot of self-confidence from Chimin

[12:53] Gorael[8k]: no commentary but a super groovy music ;)

[12:53] Gorael[8k]: will Denis play a next move ?

[12:54] TiggreEC1[?]: he litterally engraved his last stone on the goban

[12:54] TiggreEC1[?]: with a metaphorical hammer that says "i'll kill you"

[12:54] TiggreEC1[?]: and after that last move, he walks away, letting Denis thinking about what to do now

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[12:55] Gorael[8k]: a true duel of the minds

[12:57] TiggreEC1[?]: Chimin is back and acknowledged Denis' last move with approvement

[12:58] Gorael[8k]: how much time does each player have ?

[12:59] TiggreEC1[?]: nice question : 32 min left for Chimin, 40 for Denis

[12:59] Gorael[8k]: ty

[12:59] TiggreEC1[?]: hesitation from Chimin, he just took a stone, made it fly over the goban, and put it back

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[13:00] TiggreEC1[?]: and the play moved towards the center of the board

[13:03] Gorael[8k]: I'm leaving for now, brb in ~30 min

[13:04] TiggreEC1[?]: Denis just sighed very noisingly with his last move

Move 0 + 58

[13:04] TiggreEC1[?]: he seemed obliged to play that

[13:06] TiggreEC1[?]: intense reflexion here, while Chimin goes below 30 minutes

[13:06] TiggreEC1[?]: still 36 left for Denis

Move 0 + 59

[13:10] TiggreEC1[?]: this game is isolated from the rest of the room by large screens to prevent the sun from disturbing the game

[13:10] TiggreEC1[?]: but still some spectators are coming from time to time

[13:10] TiggreEC1[?]: and the tengen is finally taken by White

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[13:12] TiggreEC1[?]: Denis sighed again, is that worry, fear, or relief? we'll see that soon!

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[13:13] TiggreEC1[?]: Denis is eating his fingers while Chimin stares at the board

[13:14] TiggreEC1[?]: now 30 minutes left for both players

[13:14] TiggreEC1[?]: the central fight is now coming more than ever

[13:16] TiggreEC1[?]: brace yourself, the next move is coming

[13:17] TiggreEC1[?]: seems like the next one is a potential turn in the game

[13:18] vaurien[5d]: The commentary begins: https://www.twitch.tv/liguerhonealpesgo

[13:18] TiggreEC1[?]: Denis already spent more than 8 minutes to think about where he should put his next stone

[13:20] TiggreEC1[?]: Chimin seems a little bored: he looks around, scratches his arms...

[13:21] TiggreEC1[?]: and now he stands up and walks away to look at the other games

[13:21] TiggreEC1[?]: is it sincere, or is it a psychological move?

[13:21] TiggreEC1[?]: 22 minutes left for Denis

[13:22] TiggreEC1[?]: Chimin comes back...

[13:22] TiggreEC1[?]: and finally no, he turns away

[13:23] TiggreEC1[?]: and he's back again, but this time he sits on his chair, facing the doubt in the eyes of Denis that still wonders what to do, staring at the very center of the goban

[13:24] TiggreEC1[?]: Denis' eyes wave...

[13:24] TiggreEC1[?]: his eyebrows are moving...

[13:24] TiggreEC1[?]: his hand is moving towards his bowl...

[13:24] TiggreEC1[?]: he grabs a stone

[13:25] TiggreEC1[?]: and the move is finally played after more than 15 minutes

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[13:25] TiggreEC1[?]: 20 left for Denis, 26 minutes for Chimin

[13:26] TiggreEC1[?]: and now it's Denis' turn to rise and take a walk

[13:27] TiggreEC1[?]: Tanguy le Calvé is watching the game... hi Tanguy

[13:27] TiggreEC1[?]: he seems interested by the upper left corner

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[13:27] TiggreEC1[?]: quick exchange

[13:30] TiggreEC1[?]: Chimin prepares a stone... he puts it in front of him...

[13:30] TiggreEC1[?]: he's got something in mind...

[13:30] TiggreEC1[?]: Denis rolls himself a cigarette...

[13:31] TiggreEC1[?]: probably time for a break soon... Chimin is still into his next move...

[13:31] TiggreEC1[?]: it seems that this time Chimin also has to use a lot of his time to answer right

[13:31] TiggreEC1[?]: perfect equality: 20 min left for both players

[13:32] TiggreEC1[?]: Chimin plays with his stone...

[13:32] TiggreEC1[?]: grabs it...

[13:32] TiggreEC1[?]: and just puts it on the board!!

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[13:33] TiggreEC1[?]: Denis has left some minutes ago for a break

[13:33] TiggreEC1[?]: leaving Chimin contemplating alone the potential power of his last move...

[13:34] TiggreEC1[?]: what will be Denis' reation to it when he'll be back?

[13:34] TiggreEC1[?]: Chimin looks deeply into his very last move...

[13:35] TiggreEC1[?]: he can use Denis' time now to think about his next move... but he decided to walk away too

[13:35] TiggreEC1[?]: the goban is alone again

[13:36] TiggreEC1[?]: the room is starting to get noisy, since most games have ended now...

[13:37] TiggreEC1[?]: Chimin is back, followed by Denis

[13:38] TiggreEC1[?]: the byo-yomi approaches, since there are only 15 left for Denis and around 20 for Chimin, and still dozens of move to play

[13:39] TiggreEC1[?]: Denis seems blasé (yes that exists and it's a proper english word)

[13:39] TiggreEC1[?]: his eyes move between the center and the lower side

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[13:40] TiggreEC1[?]: he's trying to run out

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[13:41] TiggreEC1[?]: Chimin plays elsewhere...

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[13:41] TiggreEC1[?]: the play speeds up

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[13:42] TiggreEC1[?]: and there's a ko

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[13:45] TiggreEC1[?]: the game's getting complicated, go watch the live twitch for InSeong's comments on this

[13:46] TiggreEC1[?]: Chimin is circumspect...

[13:46] TiggreEC1[?]: either his back hurts, or he's got a problem with the current position

[13:46] TiggreEC1[?]: he's back to normal after some stretching, so that was answer A

[13:47] TiggreEC1[?]: Denis sneezes...

[13:47] TiggreEC1[?]: twice...

[13:47] TiggreEC1[?]: 15 min left for Chimin, 10 for Denis

[13:47] TiggreEC1[?]: Chimin studies Denis' ko threat

[13:47] TiggreEC1[?]: probably

[13:48] TiggreEC1[?]: and another couple of minutes just passed for Chimin...

[13:49] TiggreEC1[?]: now Chimin joins Denis in finger chewing

[13:49] TiggreEC1[?]: each one with his own fingers of course

[13:50] TiggreEC1[?]: Chimin approaches his stone from the center of the ko...

[13:51] TiggreEC1[?]: but he just took off his hand, and threw the stone back on his bowl

[13:51] TiggreEC1[?]: it seems he considered stopping the ko, but changed his mind

[13:51] TiggreEC1[?]: he's now staring the central position again

[13:52] TiggreEC1[?]: both players now have 10 min left

[13:52] Gorael[8k]: I'm back

[13:52] TiggreEC1[?]: an exciting endgame is going on

[13:52] TiggreEC1[?]: and finally Chimin plays!!

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[13:53] TiggreEC1[?]: fast answer from Denis... he already has his hand in his bowl...

[13:53] TiggreEC1[?]: he grabs a stone...

[13:53] TiggreEC1[?]: and just dropped it back... his hand is now on his forehead

[13:55] TiggreEC1[?]: what is he thinking about... ? one doesn't simply get into the mind of a dan player!

[13:56] TiggreEC1[?]: 7 min left for Denis, and counting

[13:56] TiggreEC1[?]: Denis sighs again...

[13:57] TiggreEC1[?]: the sun has left the room, which is now at a very nice temperature, the heat that was there for the beginning of the game has now turned into the heat inside both player's heads

[13:58] TiggreEC1[?]: Denis puts his hand into his bowl...

[13:58] TiggreEC1[?]: is this it? he grabs a stone...

[13:58] TiggreEC1[?]: stares at the central position...

[13:58] TiggreEC1[?]: looks the lower right corner

[13:58] TiggreEC1[?]: his eyes move very quickly in the lower side of the board...

[13:58] TiggreEC1[?]: false alert... the stone is back with its friends

[13:59] TiggreEC1[?]: it seems that white stone has a hard time getting out of the bowl

[13:59] TiggreEC1[?]: very fast sequence now...

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[14:01] TiggreEC1[?]: less that 2 min left for Denis...

[14:02] TiggreEC1[?]: he'll soon only have 30 seconds per stone

[14:02] TiggreEC1[?]: I guess the twitch comment is not currently active, since InSeong just showed up

[14:03] TiggreEC1[?]: and 10 sec left for Denis

[14:03] TiggreEC1[?]: now Denis has 3 periods of 30 seconds

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[14:04] TiggreEC1[?]: 9 min left for Chimin

[14:04] TiggreEC1[?]: Chimin prepares a stone...

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[14:06] TiggreEC1[?]: Denis has nearly used his first period of time...

[14:06] TiggreEC1[?]: and... now has only 2 left

Move 0 + 88

[14:07] TiggreEC1[?]: Chimin prepares a stone in front of him... grabs it... flies over the goban and hesitates... it seems the stone doesn't want to be placed there...

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[14:08] TiggreEC1[?]: 5 min left for Chimin

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[14:10] TiggreEC1[?]: Denis seems disappointed...

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[14:10] TiggreEC1[?]: he now has only one period of 30 seconds left

[14:11] TiggreEC1[?]: he'll have to end this game with 30sec/move

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[14:12] TiggreEC1[?]: Denis nearly lost on time, but he manages to play on time

Move 0 + 102

[14:13] TiggreEC1[?]: very tensed endgame

[14:13] TiggreEC1[?]: Chimin wants to play fast, probably both to keep the pressure on Denis and save his last minutes...