Complex games.

[nagano]

Decided to start a thread for people to post abnormally complicated games of pros or top (>7D) amateurs. Feel free to comment on them if you'd like, and show me some of your favorites. I'll start it off with these two from late 2009:

This one starts off so peacefully with competing moyos, but the right side becomes chaotic after Kong Jie invades quite deeply. I was shocked the first time I saw this game. I never imagined that a pro would risk invading so deeply, especially considering that it took a considerable number of moves before his invasion was much more than a dumpling.

(;
RE[W+R]
BR[9d]
EV[14th Samsung Cup semifinal round 1]
WR[9d]
PB[Gu Li]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
KM[6.5]
DT[2009-11-02]
PW[Kong Jie]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[dq];B[co];W[dl];B[oq];W[cp];B[qj];W[do];B[jp]
;W[gc];B[nc];W[ce];B[oj];W[kd];B[jm];W[jk];B[kk];W[kj];B[kl];W[jj]
;B[cj];W[ch];B[dh];W[ci];B[di];W[dj];B[bj];W[dg];B[dk];W[ej];B[ek]
;W[fj];B[cl];W[mj];B[mk];W[pq];B[pr];W[or];B[nr];W[op];B[nq];W[qr]
;B[os];W[qq];B[rp];W[jq];B[iq];W[pp];B[qn];W[kp];B[kq];W[jr];B[lq]
;W[ql];B[pm];W[qh];B[nj];W[lk];B[ll];W[lj];B[nh];W[rj];B[ri];W[qi]
;B[rk];W[pj];B[qk];W[oh];B[ng];W[nk];B[ml];W[ni];B[oi];W[ok];B[mi]
;W[pi];B[ni];W[pk];B[rh];W[rl];B[sj];W[pl];B[qg];W[nm];B[om];W[nl]
;B[nn];W[on];B[oo];W[no];B[mn];W[po];B[pn];W[rn];B[qo];W[oo];B[rq]
;W[rr];B[sr];W[mo];B[lo];W[lp];B[ko];W[mp];B[jo];W[mq];B[lr];W[mr]
;B[ms];W[rs];B[ls];W[ks];B[ir];W[ps];B[qs];W[jl];B[ln];W[ps];B[rm]
;W[sm];B[qs];W[pg];B[ps];W[qf];B[rg];W[sk];B[sl];W[of];B[me];W[sk]
;B[hc];W[rj];B[gb];W[fc];B[fb];W[ec];B[ib];W[kf];B[je];W[ke];B[jc]
;W[kc];B[kb];W[lb];B[lc];W[ka];B[jb];W[mc];B[ld];W[md];B[le];W[nd]
;B[mb];W[ne];B[la];W[mf];B[lf];W[lg];B[lb];W[oc];B[pc];W[nf];B[kg]
;W[jf];B[jg];W[if];B[ig];W[hf];B[mg];W[lh];B[li];W[kh];B[ki];W[jh]
;B[ji];W[ih];B[ij];W[hk];B[ik];W[il];B[hl];W[im];B[hm];W[in];B[ii]
;W[hn];B[gk];W[fk];B[gm];W[el];B[gn];W[ck];B[qe];W[rf];B[er];W[pb]
;B[qb];W[ob];B[re];W[qa];B[ra];W[rb];B[pa];W[qc];B[rc];W[qa];B[sf]
;W[pf];B[qb];W[fo];B[qd];W[hp];B[ho];W[io];B[go];W[ip];B[gp];W[hq]
;B[ep];W[eq])

I recall somewhere on these forums reading a post by John Fairbairn in which he commented how Qiu Jun seemed to get into "more than his fair share of complicate games". This indeed seems to be true, and this game is quite an example.

(;
EV[2009 Chinese A League (Team Baejing vs Team Shanghai)]
KM[7.5]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Qiu Jun]
WR[8d]
DT[2009-11-28]
BR[7d]
RE[W+R]
PB[Wang Yuhui]
;B[pd];W[dp];B[pq];W[dc];B[de];W[dh];B[hd];W[fc];B[fd];W[gd];B[gc]
;W[ge];B[fe];W[hc];B[gb];W[hb];B[fb];W[ec];B[gf];W[he];B[id];W[hf]
;B[ib];W[ff];B[ef];W[fg];B[ce];W[eb];B[ic];W[cg];B[bc];W[bb];B[cb]
;W[dd];B[ab];W[ee];B[qf];W[je];B[ie];W[if];B[jf];W[ke];B[kf];W[le]
;B[lf];W[me];B[mf];W[kc];B[mc];W[ne];B[od];W[mb];B[lb];W[nc];B[nb]
;W[pf];B[pg];W[og];B[nf];W[oe];B[of];W[pe];B[qe];W[qd];B[rd];W[qc]
;B[rc];W[ob];B[ma];W[pc];B[qb];W[pb];B[qa];W[rb];B[sb];W[pa];B[ra]
;W[kb];B[lc];W[jb];B[ka];W[ja];B[oa];W[na];B[ig];W[ed];B[oa];W[ph]
;B[qg];W[na];B[kd];W[jd];B[oa];W[ha];B[nd];W[pl];B[qn];W[om];B[pj]
;W[po];B[qo];W[np];B[pp];W[nj];B[ni];W[oj];B[oi];W[pi];B[qj];W[mi]
;B[nh];W[mh];B[ng];W[jp];B[nl];W[nm];B[ll];W[ml];B[mk];W[mm];B[lk]
;W[jh];B[mj];W[fq];B[bp];W[co];B[bo];W[bn];B[cn];W[bm];B[dq];W[eq]
;B[dr];W[do];B[br];W[jl];B[km];W[jm];B[kn];W[lp];B[ji];W[ii];B[ij]
;W[jj];B[jk];W[ki];B[ik];W[hi];B[lo];W[mp];B[in];W[hl];B[il];W[gm]
;B[im];W[ho];B[ip];W[io];B[jo];W[kp];B[gk];W[hk];B[hj];W[gj];B[gn]
;W[fm];B[go];W[hp];B[gp];W[en];B[gq];W[iq];B[bf];W[cq];B[cr];W[or]
;B[bh];W[bg];B[ag];W[bi];B[bj];W[ch];B[ai];W[ah];B[ga];W[fa];B[bh]
;W[ok];B[ci];W[gi];B[hn];W[fr];B[kj];W[kl];B[gr];W[gs];B[hs];W[fs]
;B[fk];W[el];B[fi];W[hg];B[ir];W[hq];B[hr];W[jr];B[ek];W[dl];B[ji]
;W[kh])

[nagano]

In case anyone actually cares about this topic, here's another game, played just a few days ago by Lee Sedol (이세돌, ugh, I hate the bad romanizations.) In the opening he allows, the group on the left side to be cut in three pieces, only he has read out a way to force his opponent to let him connect two of them. He sacrifices two groups in this game in exchange for compensation elsewhere, and in the end wins by 3.5 points.

(;CA[hz-gb-2312]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]GN[Rating game]DT[20100928 [13\:02\]]PB[Lee.S.D 9DP]
PW[Han.W.G 3DP]KM[6.5]HA[0]RE[Black 3.5Win !]US[www.cyberoro.com]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[pd];W[dp];B[qp];W[dc];B[fq];W[cn];B[kq];W[qj];B[qf];W[rn];B[op];W[rp];B[qo];W[ro]
;B[qq];W[pm];B[cf];W[cd];B[dj];W[dr];B[jc];W[iq];B[fo];W[io];B[ko];W[im];B[dm];W[cm]
;B[dl];W[kn];B[ln];W[km];B[cl];W[ef];B[gc];W[en];B[dn];W[do];B[gm];W[eo];B[hp];W[ip]
;B[hn];W[kp];B[lp];W[ch];B[dg];W[fl];B[gl];W[dh];B[eg];W[eh];B[fg];W[fk];B[gk];W[fj]
;B[fh];W[gj];B[hj];W[hi];B[ij];W[fm];B[ei];W[gn];B[ho];W[hm];B[in];W[jn];B[jo];W[hq]
;B[gp];W[gq];B[fr];W[fp];B[ep];W[gr];B[co];W[bo];B[cq];W[cp];B[dq];W[cr];B[bq];W[er]
;B[es];W[eq];B[qk];W[pk];B[pj];W[ql];B[rk];W[rj];B[br];W[fp];B[ok];W[pl];B[ep];W[fs]
;B[gs];W[fp];B[bd];W[bc];B[ep];W[fn];B[cs];W[fp];B[qi];W[go];B[ri];W[oj];B[sj];W[pi]
;B[qj];W[mo];B[nk];W[lo];B[nm];W[rq];B[rr];W[qn];B[rm];W[rl];B[sl];W[qm];B[sm];W[nl]
;B[ml];W[nn];B[mp];W[mm];B[ol];W[oo];B[np];W[om];B[be];W[fb];B[ld];W[li];B[ni];W[cj]
;B[bj];W[qc];B[ob];W[pb];B[oc];W[re];B[rb];W[qb];B[rc];W[nh];B[oh];W[mi];B[nj];W[qd]
;B[rf];W[kd];B[kc];W[le];B[me];W[mf];B[lf];W[ke];B[kf];W[ra];B[sb];W[md];B[ne];W[lc]
;B[je];W[di];B[bh];W[nd];B[od];W[pa];B[se];W[sd];B[rd];W[qe];B[sc];W[oe];B[nf];W[pe]
;B[no];W[jp];B[mb];W[lb];B[mc];W[ma];B[na];W[la];B[jd];W[ld];B[kb];W[oa];B[nc];W[nb]
;B[lm];W[pc];B[mn];W[ej];B[bi];W[mg];B[ng];W[mh];B[pf];W[jf];B[fc];W[gb];B[bb];W[hc]
;B[hd];W[ib];B[ic];W[hb];B[ec];W[eb];B[cb];W[db];B[fe];W[if];B[kj];W[cc];B[jr];W[of]
;B[og];W[gf];B[ff];W[ir];B[is];W[hs];B[hr];W[sn];B[sk];W[hs];B[js];W[on];B[po];W[lq]
;B[lr];W[ad];B[hr];W[bl];B[bk];W[bm];B[hs];W[fs];B[fr];W[ds];B[dk];W[fi];B[jh];W[kg]
;B[kl];W[ce];B[bf];W[ed];B[ge];W[hk];B[ik];W[il];B[jl];W[ko];B[lj];W[fs];B[ee];W[ci]
;B[ck];W[ie];B[id];W[kh];B[es];W[mq];B[mr];W[fs];B[cg];W[ei];B[es];W[nq];B[oq];W[fs]
;B[de];W[dd];B[es];W[qr];B[pr];W[fs];B[ac];W[ab];B[es];W[rs];B[qs];W[fs];B[ae];W[ac]
;B[es];W[kr];B[ks];W[fs];B[hh];W[ji];B[ii];W[jg];B[es];W[sr];B[qr];W[fs];B[gi];W[gg]
;B[es];W[ih];B[gh];W[hg];B[fs];W[he];B[ki];W[mj];B[jj];W[mk];B[lk];W[ka];B[jh];W[jb]
;B[gd];W[ji];B[hl];W[hk];B[jh];W[jq];B[nr];W[ji];B[hl];W[gl];B[jh];W[sf];B[sg];W[ji]
;B[fq];W[bs];B[jh];W[ls];B[kr];W[ji];B[lg];W[lh];B[jh];W[oi];B[ph];W[ji];B[al];W[am]
;B[jh];W[ak];B[ig];W[qa];B[hf];W[sa];B[aj];W[al];B[sf];W[sd];B[jm];W[fd];B[ek];W[el]
;B[em])

[ethanb]

In case anyone actually cares about this topic

Definitely interested! Just don't have much to contribute at the moment. Awesome games though - hard to believe Lee Sedol won that last one after seeing the first half.

[palapiku]

From gosensations.com (The most exciting game of the year!):

[sgf-full]http://www.gosensations.com/images/events/g243.sgf[/sgf-full]

[SolarBear]

From gosensations.com (The most exciting game of the year!):

Madness !

I love it.