USA final game for the ING cup
As usual on the games between high dans, there weren't too big differences on the scores during the whole game and, obviously, it wasn't different at the end of the game. In fact, the game was so closed that AFTER the game there was the biggest chat I've ever seen in KGS.
Both players appeared to have 184 points with a komi of 7 points. This caused a big chaos among the observers who weren't aware of the ING rules, with some moderations trying to moderate the discussion. It was the first time I saw such a huge chat purely related with the game. According to the ING rules, the komi was set to 8 points, thus giving the victory to white, Mingjiu Jang (7p) by one point... In the end, Mingjiu Jang will represent the USA in the ING championship which will take place early next year.
Just in case you want to see the game, it's loaded in Eidogo. A nice one, with many joseki variations I hadn't seen before and a nice ko involving a small group at the upper right corner. In order to save some downloading space I've deleted lots of the comments made after the game.
Both players appeared to have 184 points with a komi of 7 points. This caused a big chaos among the observers who weren't aware of the ING rules, with some moderations trying to moderate the discussion. It was the first time I saw such a huge chat purely related with the game. According to the ING rules, the komi was set to 8 points, thus giving the victory to white, Mingjiu Jang (7p) by one point... In the end, Mingjiu Jang will represent the USA in the ING championship which will take place early next year.
Just in case you want to see the game, it's loaded in Eidogo. A nice one, with many joseki variations I hadn't seen before and a nice ko involving a small group at the upper right corner. In order to save some downloading space I've deleted lots of the comments made after the game.
