(; GM[1]FF[4]VW[]AP[Many Faces of Go:11.0] SZ[19] HA[0] ST[0] PB[Luo Xihe] PW[Gu Li] DT[2006-02-20] KM[6.5] RE[W+R] AN[A. Dinerchtein, 1-dan pro] EV[5th CSK Cup primary tournament] CP[Go4Go&Goama] BR[9p] WR[7p];B[qd] C[This is the game from the primary tournament of the 5th CSK Cup \ (Chinese team). Black is Luo Xihe, 9-dan. White is Gu Li, 7-dan] ;W[dc];B[pp];W[dp];B[ce];W[oc];B[cn];W[fq] ;B[fd];W[pf] C[Tennuki is rather unusual. Normally White is playing at A, B \ or C] LB[de:A][ed:B][ec:C] (;B[od] C[Black has a choice -] ;W[nd] C[The modern fashion] ;B[oe];W[pc] (;B[qe] C[The most solid answer -] ;W[qc];B[dd] C[Normally Black is extending around X] MA[qi] ;W[ec];B[fc];W[ph];B[rh];W[qj] (;B[ld] C[An overplay -] ;W[md];B[qh];W[pi];B[of];W[lc];B[ql];W[mh] (;B[kc] C[Black is playing with fire -] ;W[le];B[kd];W[pg];B[lb];W[mf] C[Now the marked group is in trouble] TR[rh][qh][qe][qd][od][oe][of] ;B[rc];W[rb];B[sb] ;W[rd];B[sd];W[sc];B[ep] C[A damaging threat] ;W[eo];B[rc];W[bd];B[re];W[ed] (;B[cc] C[An overplay and the losing move -] ;W[cd];B[de];W[be] (;B[cb] C[A brave move -] ;W[ee];B[bf];W[cg] C[A good move] ;B[bg] C[It is not easy for Black to find the answer] ;W[bc];B[bb];W[ab];B[ae] ;W[ac] (;B[aa] C[Black has no other way -] ;W[ba];B[ca];W[pq] C[A clever move, creating some ko threats and setting the ladder \ breaker at the same time] (;B[op] C[It is not easy for Black to answer -] ;W[np] C[A nice ladder breaker] ;B[ef];W[oq] (;B[qp] C[Hane at X is possible, but -] MA[qq] ;W[qq];B[fe];W[qn] C[White is trying to prepare large ko threats] ;B[rq];W[rr];B[pn];W[nn];B[rp] ;W[rg] C[A good move, preventing the connection at X in sente] MA[rj] ;B[qg];W[qf];B[rf];W[qm];B[nq];W[nr];B[pm];W[rl];B[mq] ;W[mr];B[sr];W[rs] (;B[pl] C[A mistake. Black must keep the tesuji at X in reserve -] MA[rm] ;W[rk];B[no];W[mp];B[mo];W[lq];B[aa] C[It is urgent for Black to extend at X] MA[lo] ;W[nl];B[oj] ;W[mj];B[mm];W[mn];B[lo];W[ln];B[ko];W[kn];B[jo];W[on];B[oo] ;W[im] C[We can see, that the marked exchange was clearly wrong] TR[pl][rk] ;B[in];W[jn];B[io];W[hm];B[nh];W[qo];B[po];W[ni];B[ng] ;W[oi];B[ro];W[rn];B[sn];W[rm] C[Black's group is in trouble. I cannot find the way to save it] ;B[go];W[gn];B[gq];W[hp];B[ho] ;W[fo];B[gp];W[fr];B[fp];W[dq];B[do];W[bp];B[eq];W[er];B[kr] ;W[jq];B[kq];W[jr];B[ks];W[jp];B[kp];W[hr];B[jm];W[jl];B[nm] ;W[ml];B[fn];W[en];B[fm];W[em] C[Luo Xihe, 9-dan resigned here. An exciting battle!] ) (;B[rm];W[pl];B[rn] C[Later he can play it, creating the base] )) (;B[qq];W[qp];B[qo];W[rp];B[qr] C[The position would be unclear, but Black must be afraid of the \ ko fight on the left] )) (;B[oq];W[op];B[qq];W[cf];B[df];W[dg];B[ef];W[ff];B[eg] ;W[eh];B[fg];W[gg];B[fh];W[fi];B[gh];W[hh];B[gi];W[gj];B[hi] ;W[ii];B[hj];W[hk];B[ij];W[jj];B[ik];W[il];B[jk];W[kk];B[jl] ;W[jm];B[kl];W[ll];B[km];W[kn];B[lm];W[mm];B[ln];W[lo];B[mn] ;W[nn];B[mo];W[mp];B[no];W[oo] C[Black would be in trouble] )) (;B[af];W[cf];B[df];W[bh] C[Black's group would be killed] )) (;B[ee];W[cb];B[db];W[eb];B[fb];W[bc];B[gf] C[It is still better to block here] )) (;B[ee];W[be];B[cg] C[This is the only way. The opening would be about equal] )) (;B[pg];W[kd];B[cc] C[It seems, that Black has no other way] )) (;B[qg];W[pg];B[cc];W[qf];B[rf];W[qh];B[rg];W[ri];B[rc] ;W[rb];B[se] C[This is the proper way to defend] )) (;B[qc];W[pd];B[pe];W[qe];B[qf];W[re];B[rf];W[of] C[Black cannot fight like this, because the ladder is unfavorable] ) (;B[of];W[qc];B[pg] C[This is another joseki] )) (;B[dd];W[pd];B[ec];W[qe];B[dk];W[qn];B[nq];W[pk];B[kd] C[This is the normal way, but it is not typical for Luo Xihe, 9-dan \ to play so peacefully.] ))