Cho U, title holder of the Oza title, defeated challenger Yamada Kimio in the first game of this best-of-five title match.
This title must be quite important for Cho U: while he is still dominating the Japanese Go by the number of title he is holding, his very recent loss of Meijin title to Iyama Yuta is a sign that Cho U may not be in top shape anymore.
The game record is here.
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EV[57th Oza title match 1]
KM[6.5]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Cho U]
WR[Oza]
DT[2009-10-23]
BR[9d]
RE[W+R]
PB[Yamada Kimio]
;B[qd];W[dc];B[dp];W[pp];B[ce];W[ed];B[ci];W[oc];B[kd];W[pe];B[qe]
;W[pf];B[qg];W[qc];B[pg];W[pd];B[ng];W[ic];B[rc];W[qb];B[qn];W[nq]
;B[rp];W[kq];B[qq];W[pm];B[pn];W[om];B[qm];W[on];B[fq];W[bp];B[cp]
;W[bo];B[bq];W[br];B[cq];W[cl];B[bm];W[cm];B[bn];W[co];B[cn];W[do]
;B[dn];W[eo];B[gp];W[go];B[ho];W[em];B[dm];W[dl];B[bl];W[fp];B[hq]
;W[aq];B[cr];W[hn];B[io];W[ej];B[en];W[eq];B[ep];W[fo];B[er];W[fm]
;B[el];W[fl];B[ek];W[dj];B[fk];W[gk];B[fj];W[cj];B[bj];W[bi];B[ck]
;W[dk];B[bk];W[ch];B[fn];W[gn];B[gm];W[gl];B[hm];W[il];B[im];W[in]
;B[jm];W[jn];B[di];W[ei];B[dh];W[dg];B[eh];W[fi];B[gj];W[fh];B[ik]
;W[hj];B[gi];W[jl];B[km];W[gh];B[hi];W[ij])
The next game will be played on November 24th. Complete tournament table is here.
Tags: cho u, oza, yamada kimio
