Yamashita Keigo won for the first time in this year’s Kisei title match, trying to defend the title against Cho U. The score is now 3-1 for Cho U, who has 3 more chances to capture the title from Yamashita.

Here is the record of the forth game. Yamashita Keigo, playing white, won by 7.5 points.
(;GM[1]FF[4]CA[UTF-8]AP[CGoban:3]ST[2]
RU[Japanese]SZ[19]KM[6.50]
GN[Kisei Title 2010, game 4]PW[Yamashita Keigo]PB[Cho U]WR[9p]BR[9p]DT[2010-02-19]EV[Kisei Title 2010]RE[W+7.50]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[pd]
;W[dp]
;B[qp]
;W[dd]
;B[fq]
;W[cn]
;B[lq]
(;W[pm]
;B[pk]
;W[op]
(;B[qn]
;W[mp]LB[qm:A][pn:B]C[Since A and B are miai for black, white decided to change the course and possibly decide between A and B later, depending on black's response on the lower side.]
;B[lp]
;W[lo]
;B[mq]
(;W[qq]
(;B[rq]
;W[ko]
(;B[iq]
(;W[pq]
;B[pn]
;W[rr]
;B[om]
;W[nc]
;B[np]
;W[no]
;B[mo]
;W[mn]
;B[oo]
;W[mp]
;B[nq]
;W[rp]
;B[ro]
;W[sq]
;B[lc]
;W[ld]
;B[kd]
;W[md]
;B[jc]
;W[pf]
;B[of]
;W[qc]
;B[qd]
;W[pc]
;B[od]
;W[oc]
;B[pg]
;W[gc]
;B[kf]
;W[ce]
;B[mf]
;W[lk]
;B[dm]
;W[cm]
;B[dk]
;W[gp]
;B[dq]
;W[cq]
;B[cp]
;W[do]
;B[cr]
;W[bq]
;B[er]
;W[br]
;B[dh]
;W[lg]
;B[lf]
;W[je]
;B[he]
;W[hd]
;B[ge]
;W[ke]
;B[ie]
;W[id]
;B[jd]
;W[jf]
;B[fc]
;W[gd]
;B[fd]
;W[fb]
;B[jg]
;W[ig]
;B[fg]
;W[ih]
;B[ec]
;W[hb]
;B[dc]
;W[cc]
;B[cb]
;W[ff]
;B[gf]
;W[jb]
;B[bc]
;W[bd]
;B[cd]
;W[hq]
;B[ip]
;W[ir]
;B[jr]
;W[gr]
;B[is]
;W[hr]
;B[eo]
;W[go]
;B[fo]
;W[hn]
;B[in]
;W[im]
;B[jn]
;W[jm]
;B[kn]
;W[km]
;B[jp]
;W[fm]
;B[fn]
;W[gm]
;B[dn]
;W[co]
;B[cl]
;W[cc]
;B[bm]
;W[df]
;B[fe]
;W[ep]
;B[fp]
;W[eq]
;B[if]
;W[le]
;B[kg]
;W[ch]
;B[ci]
;W[bi]
;B[di]
;W[bg]
;B[bj]
;W[dg]
;B[ai]
;W[cd]
;B[lm]
;W[gh]
;B[fh]
;W[el]
;B[dl]
;W[nj]
;B[nl]
;W[ll]
;B[ji]
;W[ki]
;B[kj]
;W[lj]
;B[li]
;W[mi]
;B[kh]
;W[ij]
;B[oi]
;W[fi]
;B[fj]
;W[mm]
;B[ln]
;W[ml]
;B[hl]
;W[hk]
;B[il]
;W[jl]
;B[kk]
;W[kl]
;B[gk]
;W[gl]
;B[ik]
;W[jk]
;B[hj]
;W[hm]
;B[hk]
;W[fr]
;B[bo]
;W[bp]
;B[bn]
;W[dr]
;B[rc]
;W[rb]
;B[rd]
;W[ii]
;B[gi]
;W[hi]
;B[ei]
;W[fk]
;B[gj]
;W[jj]
;B[mh]
;W[or]
;B[mo]
;W[ej]
;B[fi]
;W[mp]
;B[nr]
;W[ni]
;B[nh]
;W[kp]
;B[kq]
;W[pp]
;B[mo]
;W[oj]
;B[pj]
;W[mp]
;B[ic]
;W[ib]
;B[mo]
;W[pi]
;B[oh]
;W[mp]
;B[oq]
;W[so]
;B[sn]
;W[pr]
;B[mo]
;W[qo]
;B[rn]
;W[mp]
;B[nd]
;W[mc]
;B[mo]
;W[ef]
;B[ab]
;W[ba]
;B[gg]
;W[mp]
;B[bb]
;W[mo]
;B[lr]
;W[eb]
;B[db]
;W[bh]
;B[sb]
;W[ra]
;B[ek]
;W[ah]
;B[aj]
;W[nk]
;B[bf]
;W[ad]
;B[af]
;W[ee]
;B[cf]
;W[cg]
;B[ed]
;W[ol]
;B[pl]
;W[nm]
;B[on]
;W[be]
;B[ns]
;W[ki]
;B[kj]
;W[ao]
;B[eg]
;W[ae]
;B[os]
;W[hs]
;B[js]
;W[me]
;B[ne]
;W[an]
;B[bl]
;W[da]
;B[ca]
;W[ea]
;B[ps]
;W[qs]
;B[am]
;W[ap]
;B[hg]
;W[hh]
;B[ok]
;W[po]
;B[fl]
;W[em]
;B[en]
;W[nl]
;B[fk]
;W[sp])
(;W[qm]
;B[pn]
(;W[om]
;B[on]
;W[nm]
;B[nn]
;W[mn]
;B[no])
(;W[on]
;B[om]
;W[ol]
;B[nm]
;W[pl]
;B[nn]))
(;W[nc]
;B[pf]
;W[jd]
;B[on]
;W[mo]
;B[om]))
(;B[pn]
;W[on]
(;B[np]
;W[no]
;B[mo]
;W[mn]
;B[oq]
;W[mp]
;B[nq]
;W[qm])
(;B[om]
;W[jq]
;B[np]
;W[mo]
;B[oq]
;W[no]
;B[nq]
;W[ol]
;B[nm]
;W[pl]))
(;B[on]
;W[pn]
;B[po]
;W[oo]
;B[om]
;W[jq]
;B[pq]
;W[oq]
;B[qr]
;W[or]
;B[jr]
;W[ir]
;B[iq]
;W[ip]
;B[hq]
;W[kr]
;B[jp]
;W[kq]
;B[hr]
;W[kp]
;B[dr]))
(;B[ko]
(;W[pp]
;B[ro]
;W[pn]
;B[ql]
;W[kn]
;B[jo]
;W[jn]
;B[io]
;W[mo])
(;W[qm])))
(;W[mo])
(;W[ko]
(;B[np]
;W[no]
;B[mo]
;W[mn]
(;B[oq]
;W[mp]
;B[nq]
;W[qm])
(;B[pn]
(;W[on]
;B[oq]
;W[mp]
;B[nq])
(;W[nq]
;B[mp]
;W[on])))
(;B[pn]
;W[on]
;B[np]
;W[oq])))
(;B[oo]
;W[no]
;B[po]
;W[nn]
;B[np]
;W[mp]
;B[nq]
;W[mq]LB[lq:A]C[Black's stone A would be hurt badly this way.]))
(;W[ip]C[Also possible.]))
Next game will be played on February 25th and 26th. You can find the complete tournament table here.
Tags: cho u, kisei, yamashita keigo


