The second game of the MLily Gu vs Lee Jubango got underway on outskirts of Shanghai, on February 23, 2014.
Lee Sedol 9 dan (pictured) takes a comfortable 2-0 lead in his 10 game match with Gu Li 9 dan.
In what can only be described as a very disappointing game for Gu Li 9p, Lee Sedol 9p snatched the game from the jaws of defeat in the late endgame, to win by 1.5 points.
Lee Sedol now has a 2-0 lead in the best of 10 series, which will increase the pressure on Gu in game 3.
An Younggil 8p commented the game live for viewers at Baduk TV Live and a more detailed game commentary is coming soon.
Gu Li starts well
Gu Li, playing black, started the game with nice opening.
Black 27 showed Gu’s delicate sense of play, and he took the lead up to black 45.
Gu Li 9 dan got off to a good start playing black.
A failed attack reverses the game
Black 55 looked questionable, and white lived at the bottom fairly easily up to white 64.
Gu had been aiming at black 65 throughout the fight in the bottom left, but white 74 was a nice move, and black’s strategy proved unsuccessful.
White reversed the game up to 78.
A ko fight backfires on Lee
Black 93 was a nice way to attack white’s center group, after which white started a ko with 102-110.
However, it seems like Lee may not have anticipated black’s ko threat at 121, and the game became even again up to 129.
Lee Sedol (left) and Gu Li – Jubango, Game 2.
Gu regains the lead in the early endgame
White 142 was questionable, and black 143 was a big endgame move, after which black regained the lead.
The game was close, but black 169 was another good (sente) endgame move, and black was still leading up to 189.
Professional Go players analyze the game together. From left: Chang Hao, Joanne Missingham, Osawa Narumi and Xie Yimin.
Gu Li stumbles at the finish line
Black 209, 229, and 245 were mistakes, and black lost about 2-3 points because of them.
As a result, Lee Sedol was able to turn a probable half-point loss into a win by 1.5 points.
A painful result for Gu Li
This was a very painful defeat for Gu Li, because he lost a ‘won game’ right at the very end.
Gu will have to overcome this disappointment and regain his focus before the next match.
Fortunately, he has about five weeks to do so. Game 3 will be played in Chengdu on March 30, 2014.
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David Ormerod, with An Younggil 8p.
Gu Li vs Lee Sedol photos
Game record
Gu Li vs Lee Sedol – Game 2
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