draw in recent pro game

[mhlepore]

The link here http://www.go4go.net/go/games/sgfview/34552 shows a relatively short game that ends in a draw - apparently because a position on the board was repeated.

Both players seemingly had several chances to back off and prevent this. Did both players really think this is their best option?

[walpurgis]

In case you haven't seen it yet, here is the game with commentary and background information by An Yonggil 8p: http://gogameguru.com/eternal-life/

And here is an already existing thread about it in General Discussion: http://www.lifein19x19.com/forum/viewto ... =10&t=8597