Tags: 2008, cho chikun, kisei, title, yamashita keigo
Kisei 2008 coming very soon…
This year’s Kisei, the most important Japanese title, will start tomorrow. The first game is usually held abroad. This time the title holder, Yamashita Keigo, and the challenger, Cho Chikun, are playing the first game in Sao Paulo, in Brazil.
Cool, I’m really looking forward to it. Hopefully they’ll take some pics and videos and put them on youtube so I can blog about it
Btw. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Yamashita Keigo in a T-shirt… it looks kinda strange ^^
Yes, there aren’t too many youtube videos from previous Kisei titles
I`ve just got back from watching Cho and Yamashita play in the NEC Cup in Hiroshima. Cho played a stormer of a game, making a weak group live at the last moment and overpowering Yamashita in the late middle game fighting. But you should have seen Yamashita`s clothes – he`s an impressively snappy dresser. No t-shirt this time, but a pinstripe suit flecked with reflective threads, an unusual striped tie, a jewelled tiepin and a beautiful buttonhole pin. As for Cho, he looks every bit the eccentric genius – his hair goes in all directions, as though he`d been plugged into the electricity supply before going on stage. After the game they gave their thoughts on the match, and I was surprised at how jovial and charismatic Cho is – I`d always thought he was a very intense character. A wonderful day out!
Nice report Tamsin – thanks a lot for sharing it!
(You don’t happen to have taken any photos, do you?)
It is a great experience to see the professionals play and then comment “live” – even more so when you see the super-stars like these two…