Cho U seems to be back in good shape after a bad year: he is just one win away from capturing the Kisei title from Yamashita Keigo.

Here is the record of the third game. Cho U, white, won by 8.5 points after a very confusing multi-step ko fight involving a large black group.
(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]
PW[Cho U]PB[Yamashita Keigo]WR[9p]BR[9p]DT[2010-02-03,04]EV[34th Kisei title match 3]RE[W+8.50]
;B[pd]
;W[dp]
(;B[qp]
(;W[ed]
(;B[op]
;W[cd]
(;B[pj]
(;W[nc]
;B[pf]
(;W[kd]
;B[dj]
(;W[cl]
(;B[jp]
(;W[ek]
(;B[fi]
(;W[hj]
;B[df]
;W[ej]
;B[ei]
;W[di]
;B[dh]
;W[ci]
;B[fe]
;W[fd]
;B[ge]
;W[gd]
;B[he]
;W[hd]
;B[gk]
;W[hk]
;B[gl]
;W[hl]
;B[el]
;W[dk]
;B[gj]
;W[hn]
;B[ch]
;W[bi]
;B[je]
;W[jd]
;B[fp]
;W[hp]
;B[en]
;W[lp]
;B[ko]
;W[np]
;B[nq]
;W[oo]
;B[pp]
;W[mq]
;B[no]
;W[mo]
;B[mp]
;W[gm]
;B[fm]
;W[np]
;B[nn]
;W[nr]
;B[mp]
;W[gi]
;B[np]
;W[fj]
;B[gh]
;W[hi]
;B[cn]
;W[bp]
;B[dq]
;W[cq]
;B[eq]
;W[kq]
;B[co]
;W[cp]
;B[gn]
;W[hm]
;B[dr]
;W[cr]
;B[go]
;W[ho]
;B[bo]
;W[gp]
;B[gq]
;W[fr]
;B[fq]
;W[hq]
;B[gr]
;W[fo]
;B[eo]
;W[fn]
;B[ep]
;W[bm]
;B[ao]
;W[lo]
;B[mr]
;W[lr]
;B[lq]
;W[br]
;B[aq]
;W[mq]
;B[ce]
;W[bd]
;B[lq]
;W[hg]
;B[gg]
;W[hh]
;B[ke]
;W[le]
;B[lf]
;W[mf]
;B[lg]
;W[mg]
;B[ie]
;W[lh]
;B[kh]
;W[me]
;B[oc]
;W[nb]
;B[mq]
;W[qh]
;B[qj]
;W[pg]
;B[nd]
;W[qf]
;B[qe]
;W[rf]
;B[lc]
;W[lb]
;B[md]
;W[kc]
;B[of]
;W[ld]
;B[re]
;W[pb]
;B[qc]
;W[ne]
;B[kp]
;W[qb]
;B[rb]
;W[ra]
;B[oe]
;W[rc]
;B[rd]
;W[sb]
;B[pc]
;W[hr]
;B[jr]
;W[ap]
;B[cs]
;W[bs]
;B[ar]
;W[ds]
;B[gs]
;W[jq]
;B[kr]
;W[hs]
;B[es]
;W[dm]
;B[em]
;W[fl]
;B[jg]
;W[nh]
;B[mk]
;W[cm]
;B[cs]
;W[gf]
;B[eh]
;W[ds]
;B[do]
;W[bn]
;B[cs]
;W[nj]
;B[nk]
;W[ds]
;B[bq]
;W[an]
;B[cs]
;W[oj]
;B[ok]
;W[ds]
;B[fk]
;W[fl]
;B[cs]
;W[fg]
;B[fh]
;W[ds]
;B[fk]
;W[gk]
;B[cs]
;W[rj]
;B[rk]
;W[ds]
;B[dd]
;W[dl]
;B[cs]
;W[ee]
;B[ef]
;W[ds]
;B[go]
;W[gn]
;B[cs]
;W[hf]
;B[ff]
;W[ds]
;B[dc]
;W[dn]
;B[cs]
;W[as]
;B[aq]
;W[er]
;B[bq]
;W[ds]
;B[fs]
;W[er]
;B[cs]
;W[ar]
;B[id]
;W[ic]
;B[hc]
;W[hb]
;B[gc]
;W[fc]
;B[bq]
;W[ds]
;B[gb]
;W[fr]
;B[fb]
;W[be]
;B[bf]
;W[ae]
;B[cc]
;W[bc]
;B[bb]
;W[af]
;B[bg]
;W[ag]
;B[ah]
;W[bh]
;B[ac]
;W[ai]
;B[pi]
;W[ri]
;B[og]
;W[ph]
;B[jl]
;W[sk]
;B[rl]
;W[ib]
;B[iq]
;W[jn]
;B[kn]
;W[jm]
;B[kl]
;W[eb]
;B[ec]
;W[ga]
;B[de]
;W[fa]
;B[db]
;W[ea]
;B[sl]
;W[oh]
;B[li]
;W[km]
;B[lm]
;W[mc]
;B[mh]
;W[sf]
;B[ij]
;W[ji]
;B[jj]
;W[ii]
;B[ob]
;W[oa]
;B[ki]
;W[il]
;B[sj]
;W[od]
;B[nd]
;W[mj]
;B[lj]
;W[jk]
;B[kk]
;W[ik]
;B[si]
;W[sh]
;B[sk]
;W[ng]
;B[da]
;W[ha]
;B[qi]
;W[rh]
;B[kj]
;W[if]
;B[jf]
;W[js]
;B[ks]
;W[ip]
;B[ir]
;W[jo]
;B[oi]
;W[ni]
;B[is]
;W[mi]
;B[lh])
(;W[dh]
(;B[di]
;W[eh]
(;B[fk]
;W[fl]
;B[gk]
;W[gl]
;B[hk]
;W[hl]
;B[ik]
;W[jm])
(;B[fj]
;W[gl])
(;B[dk]
;W[dl]
;B[el]
;W[fk]
;B[fj]
;W[em]
;B[fl]
;W[gk]))
(;B[ej]
;W[fk]))
(;W[gk]
;B[hi]
;W[dh]
;B[ej])
(;W[gj]
;B[gi]
;W[hj]
;B[hi]
;W[ij]
;B[jh]
;W[kj]
;B[id]))
(;B[dg]
;W[ef]
;B[fi])
(;B[ej]
;W[fk]
;B[fj]
;W[gk]))
(;W[fq])
(;W[dh]
;B[ek]
;W[dn]))
(;B[dg]
;W[jp])
(;B[ek]
;W[jq]))
(;W[jq]
;B[cn]
;W[fp]))
(;W[pb])
(;W[jp])
(;W[jc]))
(;W[dj])
(;W[cj]))
(;B[cn]
;W[ck]))
(;B[cd]
(;W[cc])
(;W[df]))
(;B[cc]))
(;W[dc]
;B[fq]
;W[cn]
;B[lq]
;W[de]
;B[pj]
;W[nd]
;B[lc]
;W[me]
;B[qf])
(;W[dd]
;B[op])
(;W[op]))
(;B[pq]
;W[dd]
;B[fq]
;W[ip]
;B[dn]
;W[fp]
;B[cq]
;W[eq]
;B[cp]
;W[cl]
;B[bn]
;W[gq]))
Next game will be played on February 18th and 19th.
The complete tournament table is here.
Tags: cho u, kisei, yamashita keigo



i’m really new to Go but even for me this game was very exiting!
Who’s a referee? The man on the right.
Ishida Yoshio perhaps.