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ROund[8]
BlackRank[1 kyu]
WhiteRank[4 kyu]
DaTe[1/1/95]
PlaCe[Highbury Roundhouse, London.]
SOurce[Robin Upton]
PlayerWhite[Robin Upton]
PlayerBlack[A. Cross]
KoMi[7½]
SiZe[19]
REsult[W + 8½]
GameComment[This was the last game of the 1994/5 London go Tournament. Prize giving was delayed by half an hour while this game was finished.]
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Black[dp]
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White[pd]
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Black[dc]
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White[qq]
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Black[ci]
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White[pj]
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Black[jp]
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White[jd]
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Black[hd]
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White[mp]
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Black[pn]
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White[ql]
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Black[qc]
Comment[Perhaps too early.]
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White[pc]
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Black[qd]
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White[qe]
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Black[re]
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White[rf]
Comment[I think that the double hane (nidan bane) was a move which surprised black.]
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Black[pb]
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White[ob]
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Black[qb]
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White[pe]
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Black[sd]
Comment[White is pleased to take sente to attack the lone stone on Q6.]
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White[nm]
Comment[A very severe attack on the black stone.]
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Black[nn]
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White[mn]
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Black[om]
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White[nl]
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Black[ol]
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White[nk]
Comment[White plays solidly here, not trying for a kill, but for thick outside influence.]
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Black[qk]
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White[pk]
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Black[qm]
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White[pl]
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Black[qp]
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White[pq]
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Black[pp]
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White[oq]
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Black[no]
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White[mo]
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Black[rq]
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White[ro]
Comment[Overdone, I think.]
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Black[rp]
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White[rm]
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Black[rn]
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White[pm]
Comment[This seems like a mistake, as R6 strengthens black.]
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Black[qn]
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White[rl]
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Black[qr]
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White[if]
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Black[gf]
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White[gp]
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Black[dn]
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White[gn]
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Black[jn]
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White[hl]
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Black[jl]
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White[hj]
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Black[lq]
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White[mq]
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Black[ho]
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White[go]
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Black[hp]
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White[gq]
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Black[dq]
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White[im]
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Black[jm]
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White[ko]
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Black[jo]
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White[kp]
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Black[hq]
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White[gr]
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Black[hr]
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White[jr]
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Black[kq]
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White[jq]
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Black[mr]
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White[nr]
Comment[After this move, Black had used 22 minutes, while White had used 42 minutes.]
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Black[kr]
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White[ks]
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Black[js]
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White[is]
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Black[iq]
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White[hs]
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Black[jj]
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White[kk]
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Black[jk]
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White[ih]
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Black[ki]
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White[lj]
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Black[lh]
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White[jh]
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Black[lf]
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White[mg]
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Black[lg]
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White[ke]
Comment[After this move, Black had used 26 minutes, while White had used 63 minutes.]
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Black[me]
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White[li]
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Black[kh]
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White[nd]
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Black[md]
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White[lc]
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Black[mc]
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White[nb]
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Black[mb]
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White[lb]
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Black[ld]
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White[kd]
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Black[ii]
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White[hi]
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Black[hh]
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White[jf]
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Black[na]
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White[oa]
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Black[oc]
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White[nc]
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Black[oe]
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White[od]
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Black[nh]
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White[mh]
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Black[mi]
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White[ni]
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Black[ng]
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White[mj]
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Black[mf]
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White[mi]
Comment[This move seems very slack. Perhaps it was prompted by the fact that white entered buyoyomi at this point.]
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Black[pg]
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White[ne]
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Black[nf]
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White[ph]
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Black[qh]
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White[oh]
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Black[pf]
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White[qf]
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Black[qg]
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White[ma]
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Black[rg]
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White[sf]
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Black[pi]
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White[qi]
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Black[ri]
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White[qj]
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Black[sg]
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White[si]
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Black[rj]
Comment[Black has gained life, but white has good thickness on the outside. Note that with white t14, the ownership of the top right corner is put in doubt. In the actual game, white only won the corner in ko, he could have done better. (Matthew MacFadyen [6d\] later pointed out that white S16 is an unconditional kill). In short, the game is not yet lost for white.]
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Comment[Since white was under critical time pressure, the rest of this game could not be noted down.   White eventually went on to win by 1 point on the board, so by 8½ inclusive of komi.]
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