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GM[1]US[Brought to you by IGS]
CoPyright[
  Copyright (c) Tim L. Casey 1994
  Permission to reproduce this game is given, provided proper credit is given.
  No warrantee, implied or explicit, is understood.
  Use of this game is an understanding and agreement of this notice.
]
GN[ego-Explorer(B) IGS]RE[W+54.5]
PW[ego]WR[12k ]NW[20.0]
PB[Explorer]BR[14k ]NB[18.0]
PC[IGS:  igs.nuri.net 6969]DT[1995-05-07]
SZ[19]TM[3600]KM[5.500000]LT[]

;B[qq]BL[3594]
;W[dd]WL[3583]
;B[dq]BL[3579]
;W[pd]WL[3567]
;B[po]BL[3570]
;W[jd]WL[3557]
;B[nc]BL[3560]C[
 ego 12k : your shimari unusual.
]
;W[oc]WL[3547]
;B[nd]BL[3543]
;W[pf]WL[3538]
;B[ld]BL[3535]C[
 ego 12k : that explains why you "kakari on wrong side"
]
;W[do]WL[3525]
;B[fp]BL[3516]
;W[cq]WL[3511]
;B[cr]BL[3508]
;W[cp]WL[3494]
;B[er]BL[3494]
;W[ck]WL[3486]
;B[br]BL[3476]C[
 ego 12k : I set ego to "Samurai", balanced.
]
;W[fc]WL[3467]C[
 ego 12k : what are your other choices? :)
]
;B[lq]BL[3454]C[
 Explorer 14k : random is another
]
;W[qm]WL[3403]
;B[qk]BL[3443]
;W[ro]WL[3391]
;B[pm]BL[3429]C[
 Explorer 14k : s5 too low?
]
;W[pl]WL[3369]C[
 ego 12k : yes s5 bad. should jump 1st.
]
;B[om]BL[3403]C[
 ego 12k : you must cut of course.
 Explorer 14k : hmm
]
;W[ql]WL[3355]C[
 Explorer 14k : I know, but..
]
;B[ph]BL[3386]
;W[qh]WL[3338]
;B[qi]BL[3374]C[
 Explorer 14k : r12 what is it?
 ego 12k : just a move.
]
;W[qg]WL[3316]
;B[nj]BL[3356]C[
 ego 12k : edge play against your weak group
 ego 12k : nice run + enclose
 Explorer 14k : i c
 Explorer 14k : just run, enclose is accidental
]
;W[ol]WL[3250]
;B[nl]BL[3338]C[
 Explorer 14k : now it was enclose...
]
;W[nk]WL[3221]
;B[mk]BL[3312]C[
 Explorer 14k : you're aggressibe
]
;W[oj]WL[3205]C[
 ego 12k : not agressive. defending group
]
;B[ok]BL[3278]
;W[nm]WL[3163]C[
 ego 12k : :(
]
;B[oi]BL[3236]C[
 Explorer 14k : you have q4 tesuji
]
;W[cm]WL[3136]C[
 ego 12k : many defenses are possible.
]
;B[ng]BL[3201]
;W[nf]WL[3126]
;B[mm]BL[3171]
;W[nn]WL[3118]C[
 Explorer 14k : strange timimg
]
;B[pn]BL[3129]
;W[mn]WL[3109]
;B[mf]BL[3090]
;W[mg]WL[3091]C[
 Explorer 14k : you are aggressive!
 ego 12k : oh well. maybe
 ego 12k : samurais are not wall-flowers
]
;B[me]BL[3045]
;W[ne]WL[3081]
;B[lg]BL[2999]
;W[mh]WL[3071]
;B[lh]BL[2952]C[
 Explorer 14k : looks tough for your stones here
]
;W[mj]WL[3032]
;B[mi]BL[2883]
;W[og]WL[3016]C[
 ego 12k : nice thickness you have.
]
;B[nh]BL[2787]C[
 Explorer 14k : b almost alive here
]
;W[jq]WL[2995]
;B[lo]BL[2710]C[
 Explorer 14k : strange shape
]
;W[ln]WL[2982]
;B[kr]BL[2665]
;W[jr]WL[2974]C[
 Explorer 14k : kikashi
 ego 12k : right.
]
;B[lj]BL[2620]C[
 Explorer 14k : oh well
 ego 12k : improving your thickness.
]
;W[lm]WL[2956]C[
 Explorer 14k : it was attacking n10 group
]
;B[ko]BL[2576]C[
 Explorer 14k : better
]
;W[ml]WL[2888]
;B[nk]BL[2550]
;W[rk]WL[2878]
;B[pk]BL[2527]
;W[rj]WL[2868]
;B[ri]BL[2505]
;W[rh]WL[2860]
;B[nq]BL[2479]C[
 Explorer 14k : safety first
]
;W[jn]WL[2841]
;B[jo]BL[2463]
;W[io]WL[2824]
;B[ip]BL[2448]C[
 Explorer 14k : poor
]
;W[jp]WL[2806]
;B[hp]BL[2429]
;W[in]WL[2798]
;B[kn]BL[2412]
;W[km]WL[2787]
;B[fm]BL[2395]C[
 Explorer 14k : l6 very bad
]
;W[fo]WL[2772]
;B[go]BL[2380]
;W[gn]WL[2757]
;B[eo]BL[2354]C[
 Explorer 14k : you are really aggressive
]
;W[fn]WL[2733]
;B[ep]BL[2334]C[
 Explorer 14k : hmm
 ego 12k : and you are really defensive.
]
;W[en]WL[2719]
;B[gl]BL[2314]
;W[dn]WL[2700]C[
 ego 12k : so am I :)
]
;B[jl]BL[2298]
;W[jm]WL[2692]C[
 Explorer 14k : oh boy, could have cut now
 ego 12k : true. would have been intersting.
]
;B[il]BL[2274]
;W[qn]WL[2664]
;B[cf]BL[2251]C[
 Explorer 14k : big
]
;W[ce]WL[2653]
;B[df]BL[2237]
;W[fe]WL[2642]
;B[ci]BL[2223]
;W[bq]WL[2626]
;B[bj]BL[2207]
;W[bk]WL[2618]
;B[eh]BL[2195]
;W[fj]WL[2605]
;B[gg]BL[2180]C[
 Explorer 14k : oops one off...
]
;W[dj]WL[2593]
;B[hj]BL[2160]C[
 ego 12k : do you mean it, or did you misenter a move?
 Explorer 14k : I expected the tobi of course, but it did keima
]
;W[he]WL[2568]
;B[if]BL[2141]C[
 Explorer 14k : it seems to love keima today
]
;W[si]WL[2546]
;B[js]BL[2114]C[
 ego 12k : ego claims you have a 9 pt lead.
]
;W[hr]WL[2527]
;B[hs]BL[2084]
;W[gs]WL[2515]C[
 Explorer 14k : ex thinks you have a 23 pt lead, so it must think you live here
]
;B[is]BL[2048]
;W[gr]WL[2503]
;B[ir]BL[2019]
;W[gq]WL[2492]
;B[gp]BL[1988]
;W[hn]WL[2485]
;B[iq]BL[1946]
;W[pq]WL[2473]C[
 ego 12k : causing you to think?
 Explorer 14k : taking a long think about this
 Explorer 14k : usually a long think leads to blunder
 ego 12k : I can hope :)
]
;B[pr]BL[1685]C[
 Explorer 14k : could have been worse..
]
;W[cc]WL[2458]C[
 Explorer 14k : still confused it seems, again thinking
]
;B[op]BL[1494]
;W[qp]WL[2446]
;B[qr]BL[1455]C[
 Explorer 14k : ???
]
;W[pp]WL[2440]
;B[ke]BL[1428]C[
 Explorer 14k : I'm not happy
 ego 12k : I can see why.
]
;W[oo]WL[2419]
;B[kb]BL[1398]
;W[jc]WL[2410]
;B[hc]BL[1381]
;W[ie]WL[2401]
;B[ib]BL[1353]
;W[jb]WL[2393]
;B[gd]BL[1329]
;W[ge]WL[2383]
;B[fd]BL[1307]C[
 Explorer 14k : exiting now
]
;W[ec]WL[2370]C[
 Explorer 14k : exciting i mean
 ego 12k : yes you are excited.
]
;B[gb]BL[1281]
;W[fb]WL[2362]
;B[ee]BL[1252]
;W[ed]WL[2354]
;B[ja]BL[1229]
;W[kc]WL[2346]
;B[lb]BL[1203]
;W[gi]WL[2317]
;B[hg]BL[1176]
;W[hi]WL[2310]
;B[ii]BL[1155]
;W[ih]WL[2303]
;B[jj]BL[1130]
;W[ji]WL[2294]
;B[ij]BL[1100]
;W[hh]WL[2286]
;B[jh]BL[1082]
;W[jg]WL[2281]C[
 Explorer 14k : again waisting a lot of time
]
;B[jf]BL[866]C[
 Explorer 14k : wow
]
;W[kh]WL[2271]
;B[ff]BL[820]
;W[fh]WL[2261]
;B[ei]BL[785]
;W[ej]WL[2253]
;B[mp]BL[756]
;W[fi]WL[2243]
;B[dh]BL[728]C[
 Explorer 14k : ???
]
;W[lk]WL[2232]
;B[dl]BL[687]
;W[qj]WL[2217]
;B[cl]BL[644]
;W[bl]WL[2207]
;B[pi]BL[622]
;W[pj]WL[2199]C[
 Explorer 14k : I must work on these pushes
]
;B[el]BL[585]
;W[oq]WL[2188]
;B[or]BL[556]
;W[np]WL[2183]C[
 Explorer 14k : phew!
 gottaGo NR : very exciting, though!
]
;B[od]BL[527]
;W[ob]WL[2170]
;B[nb]BL[503]
;W[qc]WL[2164]C[
 ego 12k : ego says 18pt lead to you
]
;B[oa]BL[474]
;W[pa]WL[2157]
;B[na]BL[450]
;W[qb]WL[2151]
;B[kk]BL[418]
;W[ll]WL[2143]
;B[aj]BL[392]
;W[nr]WL[2132]C[
 Explorer 14k : it takes too long in these obvious cases
 Explorer 14k : oh boy, still thinking
 ego 12k : must think it can take sente, win ko.
 Explorer 14k : I'm afraid it is thinking completely other things...
 Explorer 14k : probably doing 10+ searches for each local block...
]
;B[mq]BL[7]C[
 Explorer 14k : aaah!
]
;W[ki]WL[2122]C[
 Explorer 14k : is entering byo-yomi
]
;B[kj]BL[1714]
;W[bf]WL[2119]
;B[bh]BL[1676]C[
 Explorer 14k : strange
]
;W[bb]WL[2092]C[
 ego 12k : I'll match your strange.
]
;B[aq]BL[1638]
;W[ap]WL[2082]
;B[ar]BL[1611]
;W[rp]WL[2080]
;B[ag]BL[1576]C[
 Explorer 14k : another strangie
]
;W[hm]WL[2066]
;B[af]BL[1544]
;W[be]WL[2058]
;B[gk]BL[1522]
;W[bg]WL[2046]C[
 Explorer 14k : danger!!!
]
;B[cg]BL[1491]
;W[hl]WL[2031]
;B[kf]BL[1450]
;W[hk]WL[2018]C[
 Explorer 14k : a bit on the small side
]
;B[gj]BL[1392]
;W[fg]WL[2016]
;B[ef]BL[1351]
;W[gf]WL[2004]C[
 Explorer 14k : hmm
]
;B[fa]BL[1315]
;W[ea]WL[1996]C[
 Explorer 14k : now u have a big chance
]
;B[ga]BL[1281]
;W[eg]WL[1986]
;B[fk]BL[1236]
;W[ik]WL[1972]C[
 gottaGo NR : ioops
]
;B[mo]BL[1212]
;W[no]WL[1963]
;B[ak]BL[1185]C[
 Explorer 14k : starting suicide...
]
;W[al]WL[1953]
;B[oe]BL[1159]C[
 ego 12k : a tense momentum builds
 Explorer 14k : now w can win semeai
]
;W[of]WL[1938]
;B[pe]BL[1108]
;W[qe]WL[1932]
;B[ae]BL[1063]C[
 Explorer 14k : just what I feared
]
;W[ad]WL[1925]
;B[ah]BL[1017]
;W[bd]WL[1923]
;B[hd]BL[972]
;W[di]WL[1908]
;B[dg]BL[914]C[
 Explorer 14k : ouch
]
;W[cj]WL[1899]
;B[bi]BL[876]C[
 Explorer 14k : same bug again
]
;W[bn]WL[1886]
;B[fs]BL[844]C[
 ego 12k : amazing turnabout.
 ego 12k : thats computer go.
]
;W[lc]WL[1866]C[
 Explorer 14k : has entered byo-yomi again
 Explorer 14k : I should really add some semeai knowledge...
]
;B[rq]BL[1734]C[
 ego 12k : yes. when you have only 1 eye, semi-eye knowledge is good
]
;W[sq]WL[1834]
;B[sr]BL[1705]
;W[sp]WL[1828]
;B[dp]BL[1675]
;W[bo]WL[1817]
;B[im]BL[1627]
;W[mc]WL[1804]
;B[md]BL[1556]
;W[mb]WL[1797]
;B[ma]BL[1505]
;W[kl]WL[1792]
;B[jk]BL[1451]
;W[gc]WL[1772]
;B[gm]BL[1404]
;W[id]WL[1751]
;B[hb]BL[1358]
;W[kg]WL[1734]C[
 Explorer 14k : strange
 ego 12k : yes a missing element for both of us
]
;B[dm]BL[1305]
;W[ek]WL[1716]
;B[em]BL[1259]
;W[li]WL[1698]
;B[ig]BL[1224]
;W[jh]WL[1691]
;B[dk]BL[1173]C[
 Explorer 14k : I hope you will get j17 dame
]
;W[pg]WL[1674]
;B[oh]BL[1106]
;W[kd]WL[1657]
;B[gh]BL[1012]
;W[de]WL[1640]
;B[hf]BL[959]
;W[ch]WL[1628]
;B[je]BL[906]
;W[ho]WL[1613]
;B[ia]BL[843]C[
 Explorer 14k : amazing
]
;W[ic]WL[1601]
;B[tt]BL[804]
;W[tt]WL[1578]
;B[tt]BL[804];

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