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EV[The Rotten Axe-handle Game]
PB[An Immortal]
PW[An Immortal]
KM[0]
RE[B+1]
DT[ca. 800]
GC["In a Tang poem by Meng Qiao (751-814) which was modeled after
a Daoist folktale, a woodcutter comes across two boys playing a game.
He becomes so absorbed in the game that by the time it is over his
axe handle has rotted away. As he crosses a bridge on his return home,
he sees a rainbow and realizes he is returning from the Other Side,
and had been watching two immortals." (Peter Shotwell, Go! More than a game)

The story is much older, perhaps from the 4th century, and then refers
to an unspecified game.

"The text says: Long ago Wang Shi went into Rotten Axe-handle mountain
in Qu province to gather firewood. There he met immortals playing go.
He recorded the game and passed it down to posterity. W plays first.
145 moves each. B captures 22 white stones. W captures 9 black stones.
B has 5 groups, W has 3 groups.
Territory - captured - group tax: B: 37-9-10=18, W: 45-22-6=17." (GoGoD)

See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranka_(legend)
and http://senseis.xmp.net/?Ranka]
SZ[19]
AW[dp][pd]
AB[dd][pp]

;W[fc];B[fe];W[ic];B[eb];W[fb];B[ie];W[ed];B[ee];W[de];B[cd]
;W[ce];B[be];W[bf];B[bd];W[cg];B[dg];W[ci];B[db];W[ei];B[jc]
;W[jb];B[hc];W[id];B[hd];W[hb];B[jd];W[ib];B[lc];W[kb];B[le]
;W[lb];B[mc];W[nb];B[cm];W[em];B[el];W[fl];B[en];W[dl];B[fn]
;W[co];B[cn];W[gp];B[hn];W[jp];B[lq];W[lp];B[mp];W[lo];B[kq]
;W[jq];B[mo];W[jn];B[bk];W[hl];B[ep];W[eq];B[fp];W[fq];B[gq]
;W[hq];B[gr];W[dq];B[hp];W[go];B[ho];W[hr];B[bo];W[bp];B[do]
;W[cp];B[gn];W[gs];B[bi];W[bh];B[cj];W[ai];B[bj];W[di];B[fo]
;W[gp];B[im];W[jk];B[jm];W[km];B[kl];W[jl];B[lm];W[kn];B[ll]
;W[if];B[he];W[jf];B[je];W[lg];B[hg];W[ek];B[jh];W[lj];B[oc]
;W[nc];B[od];W[nd];B[oe];W[ne];B[kg];W[of];B[pe];W[pf];B[qe]
;W[qf];B[ob];W[re];B[rd];W[rf];B[lh];W[rc];B[sd];W[qd];B[qc]
;W[se];B[pc];W[qd];B[pd];W[sc];B[qd];W[oa];B[qb];W[pa];B[sb]
;W[ql];B[go];W[fr];B[qj];W[ok];B[oi];W[mh];B[ng];W[nf];B[mg]
;W[nh];B[og];W[oh];B[pg];W[ph];B[qg];W[qh];B[rg];W[rh];B[sg]
;W[fa];B[qn];W[lf];B[mf];W[kf];B[me];W[li];B[kh];W[ih];B[ig]
;W[ji];B[hh];W[ii];B[jg];W[mn];B[nn];W[nm];B[pl];W[on];B[no]
;W[oo];B[nq];W[pm];B[qm];W[qk];B[mm];W[op];B[oq];W[po];B[qo]
;W[ol];B[nl];W[om];B[ln];W[qp];B[pq];W[rp];B[ro];W[rr];B[qr]
;W[rq];B[rs];W[rm];B[rl];W[rk];B[sp];W[kr];B[lr];W[jr];B[mk]
;W[dm];B[dn];W[cl];B[bl];W[bn];B[bm];W[ao];B[aj];W[da];B[cb]
;W[ea];B[ca];W[mj];B[sh];W[si];B[kp];W[ko];B[hi];W[hj];B[gj]
;W[hk];B[ef];W[cf];B[dh];W[ch];B[gk];W[gl];B[fh];W[ec];B[dc]
;W[fi];B[gi];W[eh];B[eg];W[ls];B[ms];W[ks];B[mq];W[mb];B[gc]
;W[gb];B[nk];W[nj];B[lk];W[ah];B[af];W[ag];B[ae];W[rn];B[sr]
;W[pn];B[so];W[sl];B[sq];W[sn];B[qq];W[qa];B[ra];W[fd];B[gf]
;W[kc];B[kd];W[md];B[ld];W[gd];B[il];W[ik];B[kj];W[ki];B[kk]
;W[gp];B[jj];W[ij];B[dj];W[ej];B[gq];W[ge];B[am];W[an];B[ip]
;W[iq];B[fg];W[bc];B[bb];W[ab];B[ac];W[ad];B[aa];W[na];B[rb])
