Lee SeDol keeps his lead against Guli 4 to 2
Lee SeDol 9Dan took much better position in death match against Guli 9Dan.
Lee SeDol 9Dan won against Guli 9Dan by resign with white in the 6th match of the death game on 7th in China. The score is 4 to 2 for Lee SeDol 9Dan so far. In this death match, if the score was 5 to 5, then the prize will be given even to two players. It means that Lee SeDol 9Dan wouldn't lose at least if he won one more game.
In the 6th match, Lee SeDol 9Dan got a better position in the middle game, but couldn't finish himself and gave more and more chances to Guli 9Dan. Lee 9Dan got a better result in the center and he was good enough with komi but he kept making mistakes one by one after that. It is what people worry about Lee SeDol 9Dan's condition recently.
Song TaeGon 9Dan commented that even there was a complicated moment in the game as Lee 9Dan did overplay, but Guli 9Dan couldn't catch this chance well. It shows the great reading power for Lee SeDol 9Dan.
Even Lee SeDol 9Dan's condition wasn't good; he kept his lead by 4 to 2 so far. Before stating this death match, Lee 9Dan said once that I hope not to lose in the death match, and It would be great to win 6 games. Now, he has only one game not to lose, and 2 games to win this deat
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