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AGA Master Review Series: Game 17; Master vs. Lian Xiao 7P

In the latest in the AGA Master Review Series,  Michael Redmond 9P, hosted by Chris Garlock, takes a look at the game between Master 9P and Lian Xiao 7P (click here or below). "Lian Xiao is ranked among the top ten players in the world," Redmond says. 

"He has a strong fighting style. In this game Master/AlphaGo plays a truly unorthodox move early in the game, and goes ahead to take control."
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"I could not find any obvious mistakes to blame for Lian losing the game," says Redmond, "but think that he placed too much emphasis on local fights while falling behind in the overall position." As usual, the sgf file here has additional variations.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BCcxfyvh1w