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EVent[22nd London Go Open]
ROund[2]
DaTe[29/12/95]
PlaCe[Highbury Roundhouse]
BlackRank[1 Kyu]
PlayerWhite[Robin Upton]
WhiteRank[1 Kyu]
HAndicap[0]
TiMe[90 Minutes + 5 minutes Harold + Buyoyomi (20/5)]
KoMi[6.5]
SOurce[BS]
SiZe[19]
PlayerBlack[Neil Ghani]
REsult[W+2.5]
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Black[pd]
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White[cq]
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Black[dd]
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White[qq]
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Black[dp]
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White[dq]
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Black[ep]
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White[bo]
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Black[dm]
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White[fr]
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Black[pj]
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White[jd]
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Black[lc]
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White[fc]
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Black[ec]
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White[fd]
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Black[df]
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White[qm]
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Black[qk]
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White[qf]
Comment[Overplay; the invasion at R17 would have been a much smarter move. B had spent 7 minutes at this  stage, white 11.]
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Black[qe]
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White[pf]
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Black[nd]
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White[qi]
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Black[pi]
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White[ph]
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Black[oh]
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White[og]
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Black[qh]
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White[rh]
Comment[This move of white's caught black by surprise.]
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Black[pg]
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White[qg]
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Black[ph]
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White[nf]
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Black[ng]
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White[of]
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Black[lf]
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White[mg]
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Black[nh]
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White[mf]
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Black[le]
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White[mh]
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Black[mj]
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White[rj]
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Black[rk]
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White[kh]
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Black[jf]
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White[jc]
Comment[Caspar Nijhuis (3Dan) suggested that this was the move he would have played; white's top group now has an efficient formation.]
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Black[li]
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White[kg]
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Black[jj]
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White[kf]
Comment[Shows fighting spirit.]
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Black[ke]
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White[je]
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Black[if]
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White[hg]
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Black[gq]
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White[fq]
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Black[fp]
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White[gp]
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Black[hq]
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White[hp]
Comment[Should be H5.]
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Black[ip]
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White[hn]
Letter[gn]
Comment['a' is better said Emil Nijhuis (4 Dan).]
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Black[jq]
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White[fn]
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Black[fo]
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White[gn]
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Black[en]
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White[jn]
Letter[el]
Comment[White picks the wronf target; he should attack the weaker black group, at 'a'.]
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Black[ko]
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White[ih]
Comment[B had spent 31 minutes at this  stage, white 24.]
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Black[pp]
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White[qp]
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Black[po]
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White[qo]
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Black[pq]
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White[pr]
Comment[Not important.]
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Black[or]
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White[qr]
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Black[pm]
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White[pn]
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Black[on]
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White[qn]
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Black[oo]
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White[lk]
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Black[lj]
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White[kk]
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Black[kj]
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White[il]
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Black[jk]
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White[km]
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Black[jl]
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White[fl]
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Black[ek]
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White[fk]
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Black[cn]
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White[mm]
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Black[kl]
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White[ll]
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Black[ln]
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White[lm]
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Black[pl]
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White[nn]
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Black[nm]
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White[mn]
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Black[no]
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White[mo]
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Black[mp]
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White[ej]
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Black[dj]
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White[fj]
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Black[di]
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White[qc]
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Black[pc]
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White[re]
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Black[qd]
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White[rd]
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Black[rc]
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White[jo]
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Black[kp]
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White[kb]
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Black[lb]
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White[nl]
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Black[om]
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White[ok]
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Black[eb]
Mark[li][lj][mj][kj][jj][jk][jl][kl]
Comment[Losing move - although the change of score is large at the top, white gets a big centre when black gives up the marked stones.]
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White[ni]
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Black[mi]
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White[oj]
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Black[gi]
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White[hi]
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Black[fe]
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White[hf]
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Black[ge]
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White[hd]
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Black[gd]
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White[gc]
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Black[gh]
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White[hj]
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Black[he]
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White[ie]
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Black[hc]
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White[hb]
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Black[id]
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White[ic]
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Black[ed]
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White[hd]
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Black[gj]
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White[hk]
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Black[gr]
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White[cp]
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Black[bn]
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White[an]
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Black[am]
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White[ao]
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Black[bl]
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White[os]
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Black[nr]
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White[ns]
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Black[ms]
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White[ps]
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Black[mr]
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White[ff]
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Black[ef]
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White[ee]
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Black[de]
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White[gf]
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Black[ee]
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White[el]
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Black[dk]
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White[rb]
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Black[qb]
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White[sc]
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Black[fs]
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White[ds]
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Black[co]
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White[aq]
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Black[ho]
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White[jm]
Comment[White continued to play very conservatively, almost too conservatively in fact, winnning in the end only by 2½ points.]
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