This week’s go scene is not as exciting. There was no international tournaments, as Samsung cup’s semi-final won’t resume till early Nov.
One worth noting game is the first match of the Japanese OZA. The title holder Cho U 9p defeated Yamada Kimio 9p with only 106 moves. The interesting thing is that the game ended [...]
Archive of entries posted on October 2009
10/19 – 10/25 weekly review
34th Japanese Meijin Final Match
This is the final match of the 34th Japanese Meijin title tournament. White player is Iyama Yuta 8p, one of the young Japanese pros. Black player is Cho U 9p, who currently holds 4 of the titles in Japan (after losing Meijin).
In this Meijin tournament, Yuta lost the first match by 0.5 point. However, [...]
This week in review – Samsung Cup and Final match in Meijin
This week's Go scenes was rather exciting. On Oct 13-14, the Samsung Cup held the quarter-finals. Three Chinese players (Gu Li, Qiu Jun, Kong Jie) and one Korean player (Lee ChangHo) advanced to the semi-final. There were some very interesting games between top pros that I will examine later this week.
In Japan, Yuta 7P successfully [...]
Piao vs. Sun 2009 Chinese Agon Cup Final
First update for October. The next update will be around mid Oct or earlier if possible.
This game is between two young Chinese pros for the Chinese Agon Cup. I think it is a very interesting game. There was a very short opening then both players proceeded to the fighting without hesitation. This style is [...]
57th OZA Round 1, Cho U vs. Yamada Kimio
This game is the first round of the 57th Japanese OZA title. Cho U 9p, who just lost his Meijin and Agon titles, successfully defeated Yamada Kimio 9p with only 106 moves. The game started slow but Yamada 9p’s misreading led to black’s sudden collapse.
Next game comment will be at the end of this month.