25th LG cup

[xiayun]

The quarterfinals and semifinals will be in November.

[Ferran]

Do you have a schedule for the next games of LG cup?

The quarterfinals and semifinals will be in November.

Thanks. All I could find was what looks like the official page, but doesn't show anything on schedule after Mid-January. Which doesn't suprise me much, mind you.

http://baduk.lg.co.kr/eng/info.asp

I haven't been able to find it in the untranslated page, either.

Take care

[Ferran]

Okay... I'm trying to understand move 54...



That's the variant suggested in Yeonwoo Cho's video. And I like that it links the SW and NW groups while also facing the centre, I like that a lot. What I don't understand is why black doesn't push North for longer. White would still link with the northern wall, but it wouldn't get those 20-ish points it's getting right now.

Which means I'm missing something, likely something obvious. What?

Take care.

[jlt]

In the variation, if is at C11, then at B8, so White makes many points in the corner, Black doesn't have a base and White can attack severely thanks to the wall C16. Black will not die but while White attacks, White will put many stones and control the center.

[Uberdude]

57 at c11 is far from a terrible move, indeed the top 3 moves to consider in that position are b8 hane, c11 extend and c10 c12 jump.

[Ferran]

@jlt: Sure. But you're preventing White from getting... 5 points? If you manage to get those yourself, it's a 10 point difference, locally, in exchange for a center facing wall, pretty low (with holes, granted), and a pretty nice space between the 12th and 16th lines.

@Uberdude: c10 jump... do you mean c12?

As I see it, W54@D9 gets it the SW corner, a connection with the Northern wall, and center influence. Black can pick some details (reduce towards North or South? defects on the wall?), but that much's a given.

Take care.

[jlt]

As Uberdude said, at C11 is almost equally good, for us amateurs it doesn't make a difference.

In the variation showed by Yeonwoo, Black takes a few points from White, and White gets a wall facing the center.

If at C11, then White keeps a larger corner and
* either Black takes a few points from White around B12 and White gets a wall facing the center
* or Black gets a weak group that White can attack for profit.

Difficult for us to judge which alternative is best.

[xiayun]

The quarterfinal is happening today:

Ke Jie vs. Weon Seongjin
Park Junghwan vs. Yang Dingxin
Shin Minjun vs. Lee Taehyun
Byun Sangil vs.Kang Dongyun

[xiayun]

Results:

Ke Jie vs. Weon Seongjin
Park Junghwan vs. Yang Dingxin
Shin Minjun vs. Lee Taehyun
Byun Sangil vs.Kang Dongyun

Semifinal (11/11):
Shin Minjun vs. Park Junghwan
Ke Jie vs. Byun Sangil

[xiayun]

Semifinal results:

Ke Jie beat Byun Sangil
Shin Minjun beat Park Junghwan

Final (best of 3):

Ke Jie vs. Shin Minjun

The final will be in Feb.

[xiayun]

The final will start on 02/01.

[Harleqin]

That's February 1st?

[trout]

Final 1st game;
Ke Jie defeated Shin MinJoon.

2nd game:2/3

[trout]

Final 2nd game;
Shin MinJoon defeated Ke Jie.

3rd game:2/4

[trout]

Final 3rd game;
Shin MinJoon defeated Ke Jie.

Shin MinJoon is 25th LG cup Champion.