(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[0.00]
PW[Zhou Donghou]PB[Huang Longshi]SO[http://gobase.org/games/china/misc/disks/longshi/game-02.sgf]AW[dd][pp]AB[pd][dp]C[Today we continue with exploring the depths of Huang Longshi's weiqi. 
This time we will focus on the special moves that can be found in his games: those that surprise you, beautiful tesujis. 


Skip to move 97.]RE[B+Resign]
(;W[cn]
;B[cf]
;W[en]
;B[gq]
;W[iq]
;B[cj]
;W[ch]
;B[ef]
;W[eh]
;B[fd]
;W[ej]
;B[kq]
;W[bd]
;B[be]
;W[fe]
;B[ee]
;W[ed]
;B[fc]
;W[ff]
;B[fg]
;W[gg]
;B[cd]
;W[cc]
;B[ce]
;W[bc]
;B[bh]
;W[eb]
;B[ec]
;W[dc]
;B[fb]
;W[da]
;B[eg]
;W[ic]
;B[id]
;W[jd]
;B[hd]
;W[hf]
;B[je]
;W[kd]
;B[if]
;W[ig]
;B[jg]
;W[jh]
;B[ih]
;W[hg]
;B[kg]
;W[fh]
;B[ci]
;W[nc]
;B[ii]
;W[kh]
;B[lh]
;W[jj]
;B[ij]
;W[kj]
;B[jk]
;W[lg]
;B[lf]
;W[mg]
;B[ke]
;W[gj]
;B[kk]
;W[lj]
;B[ji]
;W[ki]
;B[lk]
;W[mj]
;B[gi]
;W[hi]
;B[hh]
;W[hj]
;B[ik]
;W[gh]
;B[mk]
;W[mh]
;B[mf]
;W[he]
;B[ie]
;W[oe]
;B[ng]
;W[ni]
;B[od]
;W[nd]
;B[ne]
;W[ob]
;B[gl]
;W[gm]
;B[fm]
;W[fn]
;B[hm]
;W[gn]
;B[fk]
;W[fj]
;B[ek]
;W[dk]
;B[dj]
;W[dl]LB[gh:A]C[This position is again from one of the games between Huang Longshi and Zhou Donghou, two of the strongest players of their generation. 
A fight in the centre is taking place. Huang Longshi is Black. White plays here, but his A group doesn't have two eyes yet. Can black kill?



]
(;B[op]C[Huang Longshi can't tenuki, but has to defend his cutting point to keep whites two weak groups seperated.
Another tesuji! This contact move functions as a ladder breaker. ]
;W[hl]
;B[hk]
;W[gk]
;B[fl]
(;W[kf]C[Sente.]
;B[jf]
;W[ge]C[Now white has to come back to make his group alive. ]
;B[po]C[And black gets a beautiful result in the lower right corner of the board. 

In the same game, Huang Longshi plays some more beautiful moves. Let's skip to number 144.
]
;W[hc]
;B[gd]
;W[dh]
;B[bg]
;W[bk]
;B[bj]
;W[pq]
;B[oq]
;W[qo]
;B[qn]
;W[rp]
;B[ro]
;W[qp]
;B[co]
;W[ep]
;B[eq]
;W[cq]
;B[dq]
;W[bo]
;B[cp]
;W[bm]
;B[pn]
;W[kp]
;B[jq]
;W[jp]
;B[ir]
;W[ip]
;B[hq]
;W[hn]
;B[il]
;W[lq]
;B[lr]
;W[mp]
;B[mq]
;W[nk]
;B[nl]
;W[ok]
;B[kb]LB[fa:B][ld:A]C[Shape tesuji!

Black creates a miai between connecting to A and B. 
Skip to move 183.]
(;W[qc]
;B[qd]
;W[lb]
;B[pb]
;W[pc]
;B[oc]
;W[nb]
;B[rc]
;W[qb]
;B[rb]
;W[pa]
;B[qh]
;W[om]
;B[nm]
;W[ol]
;B[nn]
;W[lm]
;B[np]
;W[lp]
;B[nr]
;W[on]
;B[oo]
;W[ml]
;B[mm]
;W[ll]
;B[ln]
;W[km]
;B[jm]
;W[kn]
;B[jn]
;W[lo]
;B[kl]
;W[mn]
;B[in]
;W[no]
;B[nh]
;W[li]
;B[bp]
;W[rh]C[Zhou Donghou also knows some tricks himself. But Huang Longshi resist and shows his superb reading power. ]
;B[rg]
;W[qg]
;B[pg]
;W[qf]
;B[rf]
;W[ph]
;B[qi]
;W[og]
;B[of]
;W[pf]
;B[pe]C[White did not achieve much and plays tenuki.]
;W[rn]LB[qe:A]C[Black can still play at A whenever necessary and capture the three white stones. 

Skip to move 234.]
;B[rm]
;W[so]
;B[pr]
;W[rl]
;B[qm]
;W[sm]
;B[ao]
;W[aj]
;B[ai]
;W[ak]
;B[ck]
;W[cl]
;B[am]
;W[bl]
;B[ae]
;W[fp]
;B[dn]
;W[dm]
;B[do]
;W[em]
;B[qe]
;W[oh]
;B[rr]
;W[rj]
;B[pg]
;W[hr]
;B[jr]
;W[fq]
;B[fr]
;W[er]
;B[gr]
;W[bn]
;B[qk]
;W[rk]
;B[ri]
;W[qj]
;B[ql]
;W[pj]
;B[fa]LB[kb:A]C[A beautiful move. It threatens white's corner directly, and also sets A in motion. ]
;W[ba]
;B[kc]C[Sente. ]
;W[lc]
;B[ha]C[Black connects all his stones, and keeps sente. ]
;W[jc]
;B[ja]
;W[la]
;B[ia]
;W[ld]C[What a master player. All these tesujis come from the same game. Let's quickly have a look at some tesujis from other Huang Longshi games! ]
;B[an]
;W[dr]
;B[cr]
;W[br]
;B[cs]
;W[ra]
;B[rq])
(;W[ld]
;B[ib]
;W[hb]
;B[jc])
(;W[jb]
;B[ld]))
(;W[il]C[The ladder goes well for black now.]
;B[im]
;W[jl]
;B[kl]
;W[jm]
;B[jn]
;W[km]
;B[lm]
;W[kn]
;B[ko]
;W[ln]
;B[mn]
;W[lo]
;B[lp]
;W[mo]
;B[no]
;W[mp]
;B[mq]))
(;B[ge]C[Can black kill?]
;W[hl]C[No! Black can not kill. The reason is this throw in tesuji...]
;B[hk]
;W[gk]
(;B[fl]C[If black connects, he is in trouble. All the ladders are good for white!


]
;W[il]
;B[im]
;W[jl]
(;B[kl]
;W[jm]
;B[jn]
;W[km]
;B[lm]
;W[kn]
;B[ko]
;W[ln]
;B[mn]
;W[lo]
;B[lp]
;W[mo]
;B[no]
;W[mp]
;B[mq]
;W[np]
;B[op]
;W[nq]
;B[nr]
;W[oq]C[White connects.])
(;B[jm]
;W[kl]
(;B[ll]
;W[km]
;B[kn]
;W[lm]
;B[mm]
;W[ln]
;B[lo]
;W[mn]
;B[nn]
;W[mo]
;B[mp]
;W[no]
;B[oo]
;W[np]
;B[nq]
;W[op]C[Same deal. ])
(;B[km]
;W[ll]
;B[ml]
;W[lm]
;B[ln]
;W[mm]
;B[nm]
;W[mn]
;B[mo]
;W[nn]
;B[on]
;W[no]
;B[np]
;W[oo]))
(;B[km]C[If black tries to net instead..]
;W[em]C[..he gets captured himself. ]))
(;B[il]C[What if black takes?  ]
;W[fl]C[A second throw in! Tesuji :-)]
;B[el]
;W[em]LB[fj:A][gn:B]C[Both the white groups are connected now and safe. Unacceptable for black. ])))
(;AW[pd][dp]AB[dd][pp]C[Skip to move 186.]
;W[fc]
;B[kc]
;W[mc]
;B[cg]
;W[ci]
;B[cn]
;W[gq]
;B[qf]
;W[qn]
;B[qj]
;W[on]
;B[mq]
;W[qh]
;B[of]
;W[pi]
;B[ok]
;W[rd]
;B[nd]
;W[ne]
;B[md]
;W[oe]
;B[qg]
;W[rh]
;B[oh]
;W[oi]
;B[mg]
;W[nc]
;B[od]
;W[oc]
;B[pe]
;W[qe]
;B[pf]
;W[ld]
;B[me]
;W[le]
;B[mf]
;W[lc]
;B[re]
;W[qd]
;B[qo]
;W[ro]
;B[rp]
;W[po]
;B[qp]
;W[op]
;B[oq]
;W[np]
;B[nq]
;W[mi]
;B[pm]
;W[pn]
;B[nm]
;W[nn]
;B[mm]
;W[om]
;B[ol]
;W[ql]
;B[qk]
;W[pl]
;B[rl]
;W[nh]
;B[nj]
;W[ni]
;B[lh]
;W[ng]
;B[nf]
;W[pk]
;B[pj]
;W[qm]
;B[oj]
;W[li]
;B[ph]
;W[og]
;B[ki]
;W[lk]
;B[kl]
;W[kj]
;B[jj]
;W[ji]
;B[kh]
;W[jk]
;B[ij]
;W[kk]
;B[mn]
;W[mo]
;B[lo]
;W[ik]
;B[hj]
;W[hk]
;B[gj]
;W[jm]
;B[km]
;W[fl]
;B[cp]
;W[cq]
;B[dq]
;W[eq]
;B[dr]
;W[cr]
;B[ep]
;W[do]
;B[er]
;W[fq]
;B[co]
;W[fr]
;B[dn]
;W[eo]
;B[fo]
;W[en]
;B[em]
;W[fn]
;B[fm]
;W[gn]
;B[gm]
;W[hn]
;B[gk]
;W[gl]
;B[hm]
;W[im]
;B[hl]
;W[kn]
;B[no]
;W[mp]
;B[lp]
;W[oo]
;B[jo]
;W[ln]
;B[mk]
;W[jn]
;B[rj]
;W[dl]
;B[dm]
;W[bg]
;B[cf]
;W[cl]
;B[el]
;W[bf]
;B[be]
;W[ch]
;B[af]
;W[ah]
;B[ec]
;W[eb]
;B[db]
;W[ed]
;B[dc]
;W[ic]
;B[je]
;W[jd]
;B[ie]
;W[ei]
;B[hc]
;W[hb]
;B[gb]
;W[gc]
;B[hd]
;W[fb]
;B[ib]
;W[ga]
;B[jc]
;W[ea]
;B[bl]
;W[bk]
;B[bm]
;W[ek]
;B[fk]
;W[kq]
;B[lq]
;W[jp]
;B[bq]
;W[br]
;B[ar]
;W[es]
;B[bj]
;W[cj]
;B[ak]
;W[ck]
;B[aj]
;W[bi]
;B[eg]
;W[eh]
;B[dh]
;W[ej]
;B[fh]
;W[kf]
;B[jq]C[Huang Longshi is white here. Zhou Donghou black. A beautiful reducing tesuji. 

Go to next game. ]
;W[rm]
;B[pg]
;W[qi]
;B[sm]
;W[sn]
;B[sl]
;W[sh]
;B[si]
;W[kp]
;B[kr]
;W[jr]
;B[ko]
;W[ip]
;B[io]
;W[lr]
;B[in]
;W[se]
;B[ho]
;W[fp]
;B[hp]
;W[iq]
;B[go]
;W[ds]
;B[jg]
;W[fe]
;B[ee]
;W[ef]
;B[fd]
;W[fg]
;B[df]
;W[dg]
;B[rf]
;W[sf]
;B[eg]
;W[sp]
;B[rq]
;W[dg]
;B[mj]
;W[lj]
;B[eg]
;W[sk]
;B[rk]
;W[dg]
;B[dq]
;W[dr]
;B[eg]
;W[pq]
;B[pr]
;W[dg]
;B[pc]
;W[qc]
;B[eg]
;W[rr]
;B[sq]
;W[dg]
;B[so]
;W[gd]
;B[eg]
;W[ff]
;B[da]
;W[sp]
;B[bo]
;W[mr]
;B[nr]
;W[sr]
;B[so]
;W[hg]
;B[ig]
;W[sp]
;B[qq]
;W[qr]
;B[so]
;W[kd]
;B[id]
;W[sp]
;B[pq]
;W[ed]
;B[de]
;W[kb]
;B[jb]
;W[lb]
;B[hh])
(;AW[pd][dp]AB[dd][pp]C[Skip to move 126.]
;W[qn]
;B[qi]
;W[on]
;B[mq]
;W[kq]
;B[qf]
;W[mc]
;B[fq]
;W[fo]
;B[ck]
;W[hp]
;B[cq]
;W[dq]
;B[dr]
;W[er]
;B[br]
;W[ds]
;B[cr]
;W[eq]
;B[cn]
;W[qq]
;B[pq]
;W[qp]
;B[po]
;W[pn]
;B[qo]
;W[ro]
;B[qr]
;W[rr]
;B[rn]
;W[rp]
;B[pr]
;W[lo]
;B[no]
;W[nn]
;B[mo]
;W[mn]
;B[rm]
;W[rs]
;B[qk]
;W[lq]
;B[mr]
;W[cf]
;B[kc]
;W[ic]
;B[gc]
;W[ci]
;B[be]
;W[bf]
;B[qc]
;W[qd]
;B[pc]
;W[rc]
;B[rb]
;W[rd]
;B[nc]
;W[oc]
;B[ob]
;W[od]
;B[nb]
;W[nd]
;B[md]
;W[ld]
;B[me]
;W[lc]
;B[le]
;W[kd]
;B[ke]
;W[jd]
;B[sb]
;W[og]
;B[of]
;W[pf]
;B[pg]
;W[nf]
;B[pe]
;W[ne]
;B[ng]
;W[mg]
;B[nh]
;W[jf]
;B[lg]
;W[mf]
;B[mh]
;W[kg]
;B[lh]
;W[lf]
;B[ln]
;W[lm]
;B[kn]
;W[km]
;B[lp]
;W[ko]
;B[kp]
;W[jn]
;B[jp]
;W[iq]
;B[ce]
;W[ef]
;B[fe]
;W[cm]
;B[bn]
;W[dm]
;B[bm]
;W[dk]
;B[cl]
;W[dl]
;B[ji]
;W[ii]
;B[ih]
;W[ij]
;B[hh]
;W[gi]
;B[ie]
;W[je]
;B[jj]
;W[jk]
;B[io]
;W[hn]
;B[gh]
;W[fi]
;B[cj]
;W[di]
;B[kk]
;W[mk]
;B[ik]C[Huang Longshi is black. His opponent is Lou Ziheng. The preparation for the tesuji starts here.]
;W[jl]
;B[hi]
;W[hj]
;B[gj]
;W[hk]
;B[gk]
;W[hl]
;B[ei]C[A beautiful wedge tesuji!]
(;W[dj]C[White has to connect. ]
;B[eh]
;W[fj]
;B[ej]
;W[fk]
;B[ek]
;W[fl]
;B[fh]C[A big reduction in sente. Black also gains huge strength in the area. 

Always save the best for last they say. Let's have a look at two stunning situations from a game between Huang Longshi and his pupil Xu Xingyou, who was also one of the strongest players in China at the time. ]
;W[jq]
;B[so]
;W[sq]
;B[hb]
;W[bj]
;B[bk]
;W[ak]
;B[bl]
;W[ae]
;B[ad]
;W[af]
;B[bd]
;W[bh]
;B[dn]
;W[en]
;B[eo]
;W[fn]
;B[do]
;W[cp]
;B[bp]
;W[ep]
;B[lj]
;W[sg]
;B[rg]
;W[sf]
;B[sh]
;W[re]
;B[rf]
;W[se]
;B[ri]
;W[ff]
;B[ge]
;W[lr]
;B[ms]
;W[ok]
;B[ls]
;W[ks]
;B[ib]
;W[jb]
;B[mb]
;W[lb])
(;W[eh]C[Trying to capture black would be a bad idea. ]
;B[ej]
;W[fj]
;B[dj]C[White position crumbles. ]))
(;W[fq]C[Skip to move 58.]
;B[kq]
;W[cn]
;B[eo]
;W[cj]
;B[hq]
;W[cq]
;B[dq]
;W[dr]
;B[er]
;W[br]
;B[ds]
;W[cr]
;B[eq]
;W[kc]
;B[ic]
;W[nc]
;B[qk]
;W[qf]
;B[nd]
;W[md]
;B[oc]
;W[ne]
;B[od]
;W[of]
;B[me]
;W[mc]
;B[qe]
;W[pf]
;B[mf]
;W[ke]
;B[fc]
;W[rf]
;B[re]
;W[qm]
;B[ch]
;W[fd]
;B[gd]
;W[ec]
;B[fb]
;W[ge]
;B[eb]
;W[hd]
;B[gc]
;W[fe]
;B[dc]
;W[cc]
;B[ed]
;W[ee]
;B[cl]
;W[cm]
;B[dl]
;W[ec]
;B[db]
;W[en]
;B[fn]
;W[em]
;B[dj]LB[qf:A]C[Let's start here. Huang Longshi plays black and Xu Xingyou is white. 
Both players have a relatively stable position. Huang Longshi just strengthened his group on the left side. It's Xu Xingyou's turn. He has only one weakness: his group at A. Where would you play?]
;W[ok]C[White strengthens his group by attacking the lonely black stone. A fine plan.]
;B[pl]C[Black has to move through. ]
;W[rj]LB[ok:A]C[The first beautiful tesuji of this game. Instead of running along with the A stone and creating a floating group, white decided to link up his wall to the rest of his group. ]
(;B[pm]C[Huang Longshi played here in the game, followed by a push on the third line.]
;W[qn]
;B[qj]
;W[rk]C[White links up his stones. ]
;B[qi]C[Black lets white crawl on the second line. ]
;W[ri]
;B[qh]C[White could connect on the second line, but there is no hurry :]
;W[oh]LB[ok:A]C[White connects to the stone at A and blacks group is heavy: a beautiful attack!

Let's skip forward to move 124 and see the final fantastic shape move by Huang Longshi. ]
;B[mh]
;W[mi]
;B[kf]
;W[id]
;B[je]
;W[hc]
;B[hb]
;W[ib]
;B[oi]
;W[nh]
;B[ni]
;W[rh]
;B[lh]
;W[li]
;B[ki]
;W[kj]
;B[jj]
;W[lk]
;B[mk]
;W[jk]
;B[ji]
;W[ll]
;B[ik]
;W[nj]
;B[oj]
;W[ml]
;B[nm]
;W[jl]
;B[np]
;W[nq]
;B[mq]
;W[oq]
;B[mp]
;W[on]
;B[nl]
;W[nk]
;B[og]
;W[ng]
;B[nf]
;W[ph]
;B[pn]
;W[po]
;B[ql]
;W[rl]
;B[km]
;W[kn]
;B[qg]
;W[pg]
;B[nn]
;W[jm]
;B[rg]
;W[sg]
;B[se]
;W[sf]
;B[cd]C[At this point in the game, Huang Longshi cuts the one stone in the corner, which is very big. ]
;W[ce]C[White answers by a hane.]
;B[bd]
;W[cg]LB[bc:2][bh:A][cj:1]C[Followed up by a fine contact play. This is a nice tesuji in itself, although not surprising. The white attaching move makes miai of going under at A and freeing the stone at 1, and playing from the other side at B and capturing the two black stones. ]
;B[bg]C[Black can not afford to have his base attacked, so he has to sacrifice the two stone in the corner. ]
;W[bc]C[Where would you play now?]
;B[bn]LB[cg:A]C[Huang Longshi found this amazing shape point. It looks completely crazy at first, but just like 'A' it is a miai move. 
]
(;W[bo]C[White has no choice. ]
;B[bm]C[black takes big territorial profit and white still has to defend.]
;W[an]
;B[bl]
;W[cp]C[Again: Huang Longshi, what a master player. 

We hope you enjoyed these two episodes about one of the strongest go players of all times. If you want us to dedicate an episode about one of your favorite professionals, let us know. If you have other ideas for episodes, feel free to send us a message.

Stay inspired and see you next time!]
;B[jc]
;W[jd]
;B[jb]
;W[kb]
;B[ia]
;W[le]
;B[lf]
;W[ob]
;B[pb]
;W[nb]
;B[ed]
;W[de]
;B[dg]
;W[cf]
;B[bb]
;W[be]
;B[cb]
;W[ad]
;B[eh]
;W[qb]
;B[pa]
;W[qc]
;B[pc]
;W[oe]
;B[rb]
;W[rc]
;B[sc]
;W[hg]
;B[fm]
;W[el]
;B[ek]
;W[fl]
;B[hm]
;W[hl]
;B[hj]
;W[jg]
;B[do]
;W[co]
;B[jh]
;W[ho]
;B[go]
;W[jp]
;B[jq]
;W[hp]
;B[gp]
;W[iq]
;B[ir]
;W[ip]
;B[jr]
;W[jf]
;B[gh]
;W[mr]
;B[lr]
;W[nr]
;B[hh]
;W[gg]
;B[kp]
;W[hn]
;B[gm]
;W[il]
;B[jo]
;W[in]
;B[ln]
;W[ko]
;B[lo]
;W[jn]
;B[fk]
;W[gk]
;B[gj]
;W[fg]
;B[qa]
;W[lm]
;B[hk]
;W[gl]
;B[oa]
;W[ka]
;B[na]
;W[ma]
;B[eg]
;W[ja]
;B[ib]
;W[no]
;B[mo]
;W[oo])
(;W[bm]C[If white tries to resist, black has an elegant jump.]
;B[bp]LB[cr:A]C[This cuts off and kills the four white stones in the corner. ]))
(;B[rk]C[Wrong.]
;W[qj]LB[qh:B][ok:A]C[White would be very satisfied to extend upwards. White A stone is in the perfect spot to spoil blacks shape and white has a comfortable base at B])))
