lxlx 9d pulls out an 80 move victory over Japanese star yoseyo 9d

A strong 9d using the Japanese client, known as yoseo, has caught my attention recently, having a win ratio close to 70%.  His game today against lxlx 9d brought the greatest number of observers among the 9d games that were being played at the time.

His opponent is well known on Tygem, using the Chinese client, having been referenced in various Tygem articles.  A recent article that was about the famous 철이(P)/Marriag(P) mentioned that lxlx 9d as one of the strong opponents that Marriag(P) has defeated (http://www.tygem.com/column/tygem9/viewpage.asp?pagec=&seq=10425&gubun=7). 

Even though Marriag(P) is known to have a good record against lxlx 9d, the fact that he is being compared to the great player speaks for his name.  At the very least, it indicates that his games are notable on Tygem.

Today's game was no different with lxlx 9d defeating yoseyo 9d in a quick 80 moves!  In this game, black tried to make a large framework on the left side with the moves up to H9.  White invaded, and black set up a ko to attack the invading stones.  His first ko threat was ignored, so black went on to try to kill the white group.  Up to move 80, white was able to live, and the frustrated yoseyo 9d went on to resign the game.

Last 20 Games

yoseo 9d: 9 - 11

lxlx 9d: 17 - 3

Ranking Points

yoseo 9d: 36211

lxlx 9d: 36840

Game Stats

yoseo 9d: 52 - 35 [9d] | 145 - 68

lxlx 9d: 7 - 2 [9d] | 690 - 498