“Asian New Star” competition is a team match between Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan where each country’s participants are young professional players.
Each country is matched against each other. There are 8 players in each team: 6 male players and 2 female players.
This year’s competition was won convincingly by China, who won all 3 matches against other countries. South Korea was second (only lost the game against China).
The big surprise for me was the fact that Taiwan came in third, after defeating Japan 5-3! Japan lost all three matches… If the competition of young professional is any indication of the future (and I believe it is!), Japan has one more country to have trouble in Go competition with: Taiwan.
Here is the game between the team captains of China (Chen Yaoye) and Korea (Kim Jiseok). Chen Yaoye (white) won by half a point.
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KM[7.5]
EV[10th Asian New Star Match 3rd round]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Chen Yaoye]
WR[9d]
DT[2009-12-02]
BR[6d]
RE[W+0.5]
PB[Kim Jiseok]
;B[qd];W[dc];B[pq];W[dp];B[oc];W[po];B[de];W[qq];B[cc];W[ci];B[db]
;W[ec];B[eb];W[cd];B[bc];W[qi];B[qr];W[qp];B[mq];W[qf];B[fq];W[dn]
;B[ip];W[dd];B[fc];W[ee];B[ce];W[bd];B[be];W[ad];B[fd];W[ed];B[dh]
;W[bg];B[cg];W[ch];B[di];W[fe];B[eg];W[cj];B[bf];W[he];B[dm];W[cn]
;B[hc];W[ah];B[df];W[gg];B[gi];W[dj];B[ih];W[fg];B[ej];W[ek];B[fj]
;W[je];B[fk];W[ic];B[ib];W[hd];B[gb];W[jc];B[qk];W[gd];B[qm];W[gc]
;B[hb];W[fb];B[fa];W[on];B[or];W[pl];B[pk];W[ol];B[ql];W[eq];B[fp]
;W[oi];B[ok];W[nl];B[nk];W[ll];B[mk];W[ln];B[cm];W[bm];B[en];W[bl]
;B[mi];W[lp];B[lq];W[kp];B[ph];W[qh];B[pg];W[pf];B[re];W[og];B[oh]
;W[nh];B[ng];W[of];B[ni];W[mh];B[pi];W[lh];B[no];W[nn];B[mo];W[jn]
;B[jr];W[rr];B[rs];W[jk];B[kj];W[qn];B[mm];W[mn];B[ml];W[sr];B[im]
;W[jm];B[lm];W[km];B[in];W[il];B[kk];W[jq];B[iq];W[nc];B[nd];W[od]
;B[pd];W[oe];B[nb];W[mc];B[mb];W[lc];B[kh];W[kg];B[jg];W[lg];B[jo]
;W[lo];B[lb];W[kb];B[er];W[dr];B[fr];W[fc];B[ba];W[gl];B[dk];W[ob]
;B[pc];W[la];B[pb];W[ds];B[hl];W[hk];B[hm];W[gk];B[ij];W[ik];B[kl]
;W[jl];B[rf];W[qg];B[pj];W[fn];B[eo];W[fh];B[ef];W[gm];B[jf];W[kf]
;B[if];W[li];B[ie];W[id];B[ke];W[jd];B[lj];W[ki];B[ji];W[jh];B[el]
;W[rm];B[do];W[co];B[ck];W[bk];B[kh];W[le];B[gn];W[go];B[hn];W[fm]
;B[fo];W[jj];B[ii];W[op];B[oq];W[np];B[mp];W[nq];B[nr];W[kr];B[kq]
;W[jp];B[lr];W[em];B[cl];W[ir];B[ks];W[io];B[ho];W[hp];B[gp];W[hq]
;B[io];W[ko];B[go];W[gr];B[cq];W[dq];B[cp];W[br];B[cr];W[cs];B[es]
;W[bs];B[is];W[hs];B[js];W[ep];B[gs];W[rg];B[rl];W[rn];B[rj];W[ri]
;B[ga];W[ia];B[sh];W[sg];B[si];W[sf];B[se];W[sl];B[nm];W[om];B[jb]
;W[ja];B[oa];W[sk];B[sj];W[jh];B[hf];W[ac];B[ab];W[gf];B[gj];W[hh]
;B[ig];W[qe];B[rd];W[ma];B[pp];W[oo];B[pm];W[sp];B[na];W[ka];B[pn]
;W[ff];B[eh];W[fi];B[af];W[kh];B[ag];W[bh];B[hj];W[qo];B[qs];W[kn]
;B[cb];W[kc];B[ea];W[sm];B[qj];W[ne];B[ei];W[hg];B[gh];W[hi];B[ae]
;W[fl];B[ss];W[rk];B[rh];W[pe];B[ha])
I was expecting the Japanese team captain, Iyama Yuta who is a super-star in Japan and recently captured Meijin title from Cho U, to put up more of a fight, but he lost all his games.
Here is the game Iyama Yuta (white) lost by resignation to the Taiwanese team captain, Chen Shiyuan.
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PW[Iyama Yuta]
WR[9d]
BR[8d]
RE[B+R]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
DT[2009-12-02]
EV[10th Asian New Star Match 3rd round]
KM[7.5]
PB[Chen Shiyuan]
;B[dp];W[pd];B[cd];W[pq];B[fc];W[cj];B[qf];W[qh];B[qn];W[ql];B[qq]
;W[qp];B[pp];W[rq];B[qr];W[po];B[op];W[qo];B[rr];W[no];B[oo];W[on]
;B[oq];W[pn];B[ph];W[pi];B[qc];W[qd];B[pc];W[od];B[rd];W[re];B[rc]
;W[qe];B[nc];W[cn];B[fp];W[me];B[qi];W[qj];B[ri];W[rh];B[ch];W[ej]
;B[eh];W[hq];B[lq];W[fr];B[dn];W[co];B[do];W[dm];B[em];W[cp];B[cq]
;W[dl];B[dq];W[fe];B[hd];W[de];B[dd];W[ce];B[ee];W[ef];B[ed];W[dg]
;B[ff];W[dh];B[gf];W[be];B[cm];W[bm];B[cl];W[bl];B[jq];W[ho];B[oh]
;W[oi];B[nh];W[mc];B[nd];W[ne];B[oc];W[ni];B[md];W[mh];B[rf];W[se]
;B[mg];W[ng];B[oe];W[of];B[le];W[pe];B[lh];W[mi];B[mf];W[nf];B[li]
;W[lj];B[kj];W[ki];B[lg];W[lk];B[ji];W[kk];B[jj];W[bc];B[eg];W[df]
;B[ei];W[il];B[di];W[ci];B[bd];W[ad];B[cb];W[cc];B[db];W[hj];B[hh]
;W[fn];B[gn];W[go];B[fo];W[gm];B[en];W[kp];B[lp];W[lo];B[np];W[mo]
;B[jp];W[hn];B[cg];W[ag];B[bh];W[bi];B[ah];W[ab];B[rp];W[ro];B[sq]
;W[ir];B[jr];W[bq];B[br];W[bp];B[er];W[fq];B[ar];W[eq];B[es];W[ko]
;B[so];W[sn];B[rn];W[sp];B[gp];W[hp];B[so];W[cs];B[cr];W[sp];B[pf]
;W[pg];B[so];W[kq];B[kr];W[sp];B[sd];W[og];B[so];W[sm];B[bf];W[ae]
;B[jo];W[jn];B[rm];W[sp];B[el];W[dk];B[so];W[mp];B[mq];W[sp];B[sf]
;W[oe];B[so];W[nq];B[nr];W[sp];B[af];W[ac];B[so];W[or];B[pr];W[sp]
;B[dc];W[cf];B[so];W[sl];B[rl];W[sp];B[bg];W[ai];B[so];W[sk];B[rk]
;W[sp];B[bb];W[ag];B[so];W[sj];B[nn];W[sp];B[kn];W[mn];B[jm];W[rq]
;B[mm];W[nm];B[ln];W[nn];B[in];W[lm];B[rp];W[fs];B[bs];W[rq];B[gq]
;W[gr];B[rp];W[so];B[fj];W[km];B[hl];W[hm];B[ik];W[fk];B[gj])
Here is the game Iyama Yuta (white) lost by half a point to the Chinese team captain, Chen Yaoye.
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KM[7.5]
EV[10th Asian New Star Match 1st round]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Chen Yaoye]
WR[9d]
DT[2009-11-30]
BR[9d]
RE[W+0.5]
PB[Iyama Yuta]
;B[qd];W[dc];B[dp];W[pq];B[qo];W[oc];B[ld];W[ph];B[pc];W[qk];B[ce]
;W[qp];B[fc];W[ed];B[fd];W[ee];B[fe];W[df];B[cf];W[ff];B[gf];W[fg]
;B[dg];W[gg];B[hf];W[od];B[qf];W[lb];B[lc];W[kb];B[mb];W[nb];B[mc]
;W[ma];B[jc];W[jb];B[ic];W[pe];B[qe];W[pb];B[qb];W[qa];B[ra];W[pa]
;B[rc];W[ib];B[ih];W[bd];B[ci];W[dj];B[cj];W[dk];B[fi];W[eh];B[ei]
;W[dh];B[di];W[ch];B[bh];W[bg];B[fp];W[gl];B[po];W[np];B[lp];W[on]
;B[pl];W[pk];B[ol];W[ql];B[pp];W[qq];B[no];W[mo];B[mp];W[nq];B[nn]
;W[ln];B[oo];W[jo];B[mr];W[nr];B[ok];W[rh];B[lo];W[jm];B[kn];W[km]
;B[mn];W[dm];B[gn];W[gj];B[gi];W[cp];B[do];W[co];B[cq];W[dn];B[bq]
;W[hj];B[hm];W[hi];B[hh];W[bi];B[bj];W[ah];B[gh];W[jk];B[fk];W[fj]
;B[ik];W[jj];B[ej];W[gk];B[lm];W[jn];B[ek];W[fm];B[il];W[im];B[hl]
;W[ji];B[fn];W[gm];B[hn];W[iq];B[gq];W[kq];B[lr];W[kg];B[mg];W[jf]
;B[if];W[mi];B[ne];W[hc];B[hd];W[gc];B[fb];W[lf];B[mf];W[kc];B[kd]
;W[jd];B[id];W[je];B[ni];W[le];B[me];W[nc];B[db];W[nj];B[oj];W[nh]
;B[oi];W[mh];B[cc];W[pf];B[cd];W[cg];B[qi];W[qh];B[qj];W[ro];B[rn]
;W[rp];B[lk];W[ll];B[lj];W[li];B[jh];W[kh];B[rm];W[bf];B[be];W[sk]
;B[rk];W[bn];B[pd];W[oh];B[ns];W[or];B[ir];W[jr];B[jp];W[kp];B[ip]
;W[ko];B[jq];W[rl];B[rj];W[sl];B[qm];W[sj];B[kr];W[ae];B[bc];W[io]
;B[hp];W[bp];B[bl];W[ml];B[nk];W[kl];B[dl];W[cl];B[ck];W[cm];B[aq]
;W[mj];B[mk];W[se];B[sd];W[ad];B[af];W[ag];B[ac];W[af];B[gb];W[hb]
;B[ec];W[en];B[eo];W[sf];B[re];W[sh];B[el];W[bm];B[aj];W[ai];B[am]
;W[an];B[al];W[os];B[ms];W[ho];B[go];W[nm];B[om];W[dd];B[qg];W[ga]
;B[fa];W[ha];B[pg];W[og];B[ap];W[ao];B[op];W[gd];B[ge];W[ie];B[he]
;W[oq];B[jg];W[mm];B[ln];W[em];B[kj];W[ki];B[hg];W[so];B[fh];W[eg]
;B[de];W[ef];B[pj];W[si];B[pn];W[sg];B[lq];W[ij];B[hk];W[jl];B[in]
;W[kk];B[sn];W[ri];B[sm];W[pi];B[nl];W[rg];B[fl];W[rf];B[ii];W[mq])
And here is the game Iyama Yuta (black) lost by resignation to the South Korea team captain, Kim Jiseok.
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KM[7.5]
EV[10th Asian New Star Match 2nd round]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Kim Jiseok]
WR[6d]
DT[2009-12-01]
BR[9d]
RE[W+R]
PB[Iyama Yuta]
;B[pd];W[dp];B[pq];W[dd];B[ql];W[fq];B[nc];W[cj];B[fc];W[df];B[jp]
;W[ec];B[gd];W[re];B[rd];W[qe];B[qd];W[qh];B[pp];W[co];B[pf];W[oh]
;B[gf];W[ol];B[qj];W[oj];B[pn];W[nf];B[mf];W[mg];B[ne];W[lf];B[me]
;W[lg];B[kd];W[if];B[gh];W[id];B[ih];W[kc];B[ke];W[jg];B[dj];W[di]
;B[ei];W[ci];B[dk];W[eh];B[fi];W[jc];B[cq];W[dq];B[ck];W[eb];B[bj]
;W[bi];B[bp];W[bo];B[dr];W[er];B[br];W[lq];B[lp];W[mp];B[lo];W[jr]
;B[mq];W[lr];B[ki];W[mc];B[pi];W[ph];B[nh];W[ng];B[oi];W[ni];B[nj]
;W[mi];B[mj];W[li];B[lj];W[nb];B[oc];W[nq];B[mo];W[np];B[ok];W[no]
;B[nn];W[in];B[ho];W[on];B[ir];W[po];B[qo];W[oo];B[jq];W[nm];B[or]
;W[nr];B[eo];W[ds];B[cs];W[cr];B[dh];W[bs];B[cg];W[cf];B[bh];W[lm]
;B[pm];W[mn];B[bl];W[hn];B[go];W[io];B[ip];W[hq];B[hp];W[hl];B[gm]
;W[qp];B[qq];W[gn];B[fn];W[fm];B[gl];W[nk];B[pj];W[fl];B[gk];W[dm]
;B[dn];W[cm];B[jn];W[im])
Complete tournament table here.
