In the spectator's room at the Go Centre
Page 86. Frame 2. Balloon 1. Sai: I'm sorry, Hikaru.
86.2.2. Sai: I just wanted to sit there for a moment.
86.3.1. Hikaru: Sai?!
86.6.1. Amano: Shindou-kun!
87.2.1. Hikaru: Idiot! We're here: what's he got to sulk about?
87.2.2. Hikaru: I've got to start playing.
87.3.1. Hikaru: Sure, I understand how you feel.
87.3.2. Hikaru: Of course... but...
87.4.1. Hikaru: Of course...
88.1.1. Hikaru: When will we have a chance like this again?
89.1.1. Hikaru: No, no, no! If I let Sai play when we've got a 5.5-point reverse komi advantage,
89.1.2. Hikaru: He'd be a cinch to win, and I'd be stuck at the dead centre of attention.
89.2.1. Hikaru: ...but
89.3.1. Hikaru: a handicap...
89.3.2. Hikaru: If I stick him with a handicap, he'll play differently.
89.4.1. Hikaru: Master Touya has the white stones today and a 5.5-point handicap.
89.4.2. Hikaru: Give Sai something even worse... suppose
89.5.1. Hikaru: yeah. If I told him to play as though he had about a 15.5-point handicap, even Sai couldn't play his usual game. And if I did that, maybe Sai's full strength wouldn't show.
89.6.1. Sai: I'll do it!
90.1.1. Sai: I'll play as though I'm starting off 15 points behind!
90.1.2. Hikaru: Sai!
90.2.1. Hikaru: Hey, you! You understand what we're talking about? Even with the black stones, if you're going to try to win by 15 points, you're going to have to make a lot of risky plays.
90.2.2. Hikaru: This is Touya's old man, you know. One wrong move and we're dead. You sure you want to play that kind of Go?
90.3.1. Other judge: It's time.
90.3.2. Other judge: The new shodan plays first. The komi is a reverse komi of 5.5 points. Initial time controls are two hours.
91.1.1. Other judge: After the initial time has elapsed, byoyomi will be one minute per turn.
91.2.1. Hikaru: Sai...
91.3.1. Other judge: Please begin.
91.4.1. Hikaru: ...
91.4.2. Master Touya: Onegai shimasu.
91.5.1. Hikaru (thinking): Okay.
91.5.2. Hikaru (thinking): If that's all alright with you.
91.6.1. Hikaru: Onegai shimasu.
92.2.1. Hikaru (thinking): What kind of Go are you going to play?
92.2.2. Hikaru (thinking): Sai...