Chinese child prodigy and the Korean superstar: knifct 9d vs. showmethe 9d

Liao Xingwen, a 14-year-old 2p playing as knifct, is a very frequent Tygem user and has many games under his belt.  Here he plays a game against 가닥구 (showmethe), a top 9d player with word around the block and various unofficial sources (including both Chinese and Korean sites which are consistent for this user) strongly suggest that he is Choi Cheol-han 9p, which is believable considering his extraordinary stats (it is difficult for strong inseis and weak pros to keep a 50:50 ratio as a 9d). The game begins pretty standard, though move 9 is criticized in textbooks to be in the wrong direction.  The game quickly goes from standard to chaos as multiple groups and fancy footwork flurry in an incredible game with many excited kibitzers :).  In the end, a simple yet severe tesuji seals the deal.

Betting Stats:
USER: Betting Ratio (# of people who predicted as winner)

R1: move 1 - 50
knifct: 30% (220)
showmethe: 70% (370)

R2: move 50 - 80
knifct: 36% (52)
showmethe: 64% (170)

Game Stats:
knifct: 97-65 as 9d, 787-513 overall
showmethe: 337-169 as 9d, 339-169 overall

Series:
knifct 0 : 1 showmethe

Peak observers: 760

Date Played: 01/30/09 (Fresh!)