Takao Shinji (on the right hand side in the photo) defeated Cho U in the playoff for becoming Judan challenger. (link to the game)
Cho Chikun is Judan title holder, and the first game will be played on March 6th.
Cho Chikun forced the Kisei title owner, Yamashita Keigo, to resign in game 2. The score is now 1-1.
You can find the game record on the tournament page.
Kisei title, game 2: day one is over:
The action so far was all in the upper-right corner, where they played some variation of the very complex Magic Sword of Muramasa Joseki.
Cho Chikun plays White and sealed the last move of this first day.
The real fight will start tomorrow (and end tomorrow, as well).
The first day of the 2008 Kisei Title match is over. I started a webpage dedicated to this event.
The first game of the Kisei title, as always, was played abroad. This time in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Here are some videos from the opening ceremony, from where we learn that the 2 contestants are also skilled in Brazilian dances:
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.
(I covered last year’s Kisei title here.)
My name is Sorin Gherman. I studied Go as an insei in Japan, and I built 361points.com to share my Go experience with you.
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