I recently found a very intriguing game in the 6th World Ing Cup, round 3,
between Kong Jie 7p, China (B) vs. Lee Sedol 9p, Korea (W).
W26 is a brave move. The three white stones on the left side seems really weak now. Most pros would simply play at A.
Lee Sedol 9p is famous with his unrelenting playing style.
Now A and B both seem like very urgent points. However, Lee 9p
didn’t want to defend at all. Instead, he played W 32 to invade black’s
territory.
In the contrary, black was playing very solidly. In
the short term he will be behind on the territory, but his thickness
will be powerful in the long run.
Black’s 39 is a extremely solid move. It took away any eye spaces white might have on the left side, and to force white to run out.
6th Ing Cup, round 3 (Part 1)
I recently found a very intriguing game in the 6th World Ing Cup, round 3,
between Kong Jie 7p, China (B) vs. Lee Sedol 9p, Korea (W).
W26 is a brave move. The three white stones on the left side seems really weak now. Most pros would simply play at A.
Lee Sedol 9p is famous with his unrelenting playing style.
Now A and B both seem like very urgent points. However, Lee 9p
didn’t want to defend at all. Instead, he played W 32 to invade black’s
territory.
In the contrary, black was playing very solidly. In
the short term he will be behind on the territory, but his thickness
will be powerful in the long run.
Black’s 39 is a extremely solid move. It took away any eye spaces white might have on the left side, and to force white to run out.
Did Lee Seldo 9p play at A? I would…
(To be continued…)