The ultimate of smooth

Jo HanSeong led the match by 2 to 0 against Choi ChelHan.

KookSu Cup

It was the ultimate of smooth.  

Many pro say their difficulties when playing with Jo HanSeong 9Dan as they hard to get chance to fight as they want. And Jo 9Dan's strength is that the stronger the opponents are, the more they feel pressure of his strength.

Jo 9Dan did not give chances to Choi 9Dan to fight this game. Jo 9Dan's other good points are good to make balance and avoid the complicated situations well and make it simple to lead the game.

Jo HanSeong 9Dan won by resign with white against Choi ChelHan 9Dan in the second game of the final of 56^th KookSu Cup on 3th.

Jo 9Dan got ahead when he lived his group in the middle game. He started the game with influences and thickness. It was not large points for Jo 9Dan but it was hard to catch up.

Finally, Choi 9Dan showed very difficult moves after reading many variations. He indeed invaded Jo 9Dan's territory and it seemed to good for Choi 9Dan.

However Jo 9Dan did not lose the mind and got better position by attacking Choi 9Dan's weak group in the middle game. After that, Jo 9Dan got small profits and the gap of territory enlarged as the game went the end.

It was a perfect win for Jo HanSeong 9Dan against people's expectations. Choi 9Dan had 5 wins in a row and Jo 9Dan lost last game in the China league.

Kim SuJang 9Dan said the game was good for Jo 9Dan when he got influences on the right side and he defended it until the end well.

Therefore, the title match between Jo HanSeong 9Dan and Choi ChelHan 9Dan has been going good for Jo 9Dan with the score of 2 to 0. But as Choi 9Dan showed great conditions these days, he will not lose more games and counter it.