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GM[1]FF[4]VW[]AP[Many Faces of Go:11.0]
SZ[19]
HA[0]
ST[0]
PB[Catalin Taranu]
PW[Svetlana Shikshina]
KM[5.5]
RE[B+R]
AN[Commentary by Guo Juan]
US[SGF file edited by Chris Garlock and William Cobb using Many Faces 11.]
EV[European Fujitsu]
CP[American Go Association]
BR[5p]
WR[1p]
WT[Russia/Korea]
BT[Romania/Japan]
C[European Fujitsu
w: Svetlana Shikshina, 1P
B: Catalin Taranu, 5P
Commentary by Guo Juan
Edited by Chris Garlock and William Cobb using Many Faces of \
Go 11.
Published in the 1/13/02 edition of the American Go E-Journal.

Romania's Catalin Taranu made 5 dan pro in the Central Branch \
of the Nihon Kiin in
Nagoya only four years after becoming a pro shodan. His opponent \
is a Russian who is a 1 dan pro in Korea, Svetlana Shikshina. \
There are now a number of Europeans with professional credentials
from Asia, as well as Asian pros living in Europe.]
;B[qd]
C[This game was reviewed with both players,  and a group of top \
players from Europe, led by a Japanese 7dan pro. I'll use some
of our discussions and add more of my own opinions.]
;W[dp]
C[Svetlana Shikshina went to Korea with Alexandr Dinerchtein. She \
was promoted to 1dan pro this year. In the last European Fujistu \
finals she defeated Catalin Taranu. Everybody was expecting her \
to make Catalin nervous again.]
;B[cd];W[qp];B[op];W[ed];B[hd];W[dg]
;B[ee];W[fe];B[ef];W[dd];B[cf];W[cc];B[ce];W[ff];B[eg];W[db]
;B[cj];W[mq];B[no];W[pq];B[oq];W[qm]
C[W24: White's shape is a bit weak, playing at R6 would be more \
solid, but then it would be slower.]
;B[lp]
(;W[jp]
C[White 26 is a nice way to play in this situation. See variation.]
;B[lq];W[jr]
(;B[lr]
C[B29: Black should make the white group heavy first. See variation.]
;W[nc];B[lc];W[qc];B[pc];W[pd]
(;B[qb]
C[Black 35 is the correct move, but it would be easy to make a \
mistake here. See variation.]
;W[rc];B[od];W[pe];B[oc];W[rb];B[pg];W[of];B[og]
;W[nf];B[nd];W[qf];B[qg];W[rf];B[gp];W[cn];B[iq]
C[B51: It is a bit too late for Black to play here, because White \
could give up the two stones.]
;W[ip];B[hp]
;W[jq]
C[W54: We all agreed this was too heavy for White.]
;B[dq];W[cq];B[eq];W[cr]
C[W58: I think White should play at C4 to make a solid shape since \
there is a white weak group.]
;B[do]
C[Black 59 is a nice forcing move.]
;W[ep]
C[White 60 is clearly an overplay. Connecting at C4 would be normal.]
;B[hn]
C[B61: Now White has two problems. C4 and K7 become equally attractive
alternatives for Black.]

(;W[fq]
C[W62: See variation.]
;B[co];W[eo];B[dn];W[en];B[dm];W[hr]
C[W68: This result was very good for Black.]

(;B[qk]
C[B69: Catalin didn't like this move at all. See variation.]

(;W[ek]
C[White 70 is very good in terms of direction, but White lost a \
chance here. See variation.]
;B[dl]
C[Black 71is a beautiful move. It looks slow, but it forms a solid \
shape. After this move, White doesn't have a severe
attack anymore.]
;W[jn];B[fm];W[em];B[el];W[fl];B[gm];W[gk]
;B[hk];W[hj]
C[Maybe white should play somewhere around G11. It is important \
to save these cutting stones, which provide White's only hope.]
;B[gj]
C[Black 81 makes the game clear. Black is solid and has more points.]
;W[ik];B[hl];W[gi];B[fj];W[fi];B[ej];W[fg]
;B[eh]
C[B89: Now Catalin was really happy. We all agreed that the game \
is very good for Black now.]
;W[jc];B[jd];W[ic];B[id];W[kc];B[ld];W[kd];B[ke];W[gb]
;B[lf];W[hc];B[gd];W[fd];B[rn];W[qn];B[ro];W[qo];B[rm];W[ql]
;B[rl];W[pk];B[qj];W[rp]
(;B[rg]
C[B113: Catalin was a bit careless here. See variation.]
;W[or];B[nr];W[pr]
C[W116: We can see the difference now: White is alive and Black \
has only one eye locally.]
;B[nm];W[mn];B[ol];W[pl];B[ll]
;W[pb];B[ob];W[qa];B[pf];W[oe];B[ng];W[ok];B[ko];W[ij];B[mf]
;W[qe];B[gq];W[gr];B[fp];W[fr];B[cp];W[er];B[jl]
C[Black is still leading by a lot.

End of commentary.]
;W[jf];B[je]
;W[kg];B[jh];W[ig];B[kh];W[sg];B[sh];W[sf];B[ri];W[bp];B[bo]
;W[aq];B[gc];W[fc];B[jo];W[ao];B[bn];W[an];B[am];W[ap];B[bm]
;W[kb];B[bd];W[bc];B[io];W[il];B[im];W[kk];B[kl];W[nl];B[om]
;W[ml];B[mm];W[lh];B[li];W[mi];B[mh];W[lg];B[kj];W[lj];B[ki]
;W[if];B[kf];W[jg];B[lb];W[mj];B[jk];W[mg];B[ka];W[ja];B[la]
;W[ib];B[ac];W[ab];B[ad];W[oa];B[nb]
C[Black wins by resignation.]
)
(;B[pr]
C[This move is really important because ...]
;W[qr];B[pp];W[qq];B[or]
C[... after this sequence, the black group is alive and the big
white group has only one eye in the corner.]
;W[rg];B[pj]
C[No problems for black at all.]
))
(;W[em]
C[White should push out like this. In this case White would have
a solid shape, and Black would be weak in the center and even
have problems on the left side later.]
))
(;B[gq]
C[This would be a good time to play here.]

(;W[gr]
C[If White answers like this, ...

(See variation for another White possibility.)]
;B[fp];W[fr];B[em]
C[... Black could close White in with a solid shape because F6
is sente for Black.]
)
(;W[fr]
C[White could avoid the severe closing in by Black in the main
variation by playing here, but ...]
;B[gr];W[gs];B[ir];W[is];B[hq];W[hs]
C[... then White would lose many points here.]
)))
(;W[eo]
C[Maybe White should still give up the four stones.]
;B[jm];W[gr];B[hr];W[fq];B[hs];W[pj]
C[Catalin thinks this would be easier for White than  the game
sequence.]
))
(;B[od]
C[Sometimes I see people play here first. They think it is the
same, but that's wrong.]
;W[pe];B[qb]
(;W[rc]
C[If White answers here, the result would be the same 
indeed. However, see variation.]
;B[oc])
(;W[oc]
C[White can play here, and ...]
;B[rc];W[pb];B[qc];W[ne]
C[... this is not good for Black.]
)))
(;B[iq]
C[This is a good time to play here, since ...]
;W[jq]
C[... at this moment White has to connect.]
;B[lr]
C[Then Black can defend here.]
))
(;W[kq]
C[It is not very wise for White to escape immediately like this
because ...]
;B[ip]
C[... Black has this severe attack.]
))

