Here is the game record. Kobayashi seems to have tried his old “surviving with a weak group” tactics – he used that a lot in his title matches with Takemiya in the past – but his weak group was killed by Kono Rin.
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Kobayashi Koichi Misses Comeback Chance
Kobayashi Kochi, who used to be a dominant figure in Japanese Go for more than two decades before early 2000, hasn’t been in the news the last few years.
So when he qualified in the final of the 4th Daiwa Cup he must have had high hopes for a comeback.
Unfortunately it didn’t happen, as the much younger Kono Rin won the game in 95 moves – but even qualifying to the finals shows that Kobayashi Koichi is still a remarkable player. Here’s a photo of the two players commenting on the game.
Wow that is supercool. As a beginner, I learned a lot about thickness and attacking from this.