Posts Tagged ‘cho u’
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Cho U defeated challenger Yamada Kimio with 3 straight wins and kept his Oza title for another year.
The 3rd game record is here. Cho U (white) won by 3.5 points.
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KM[6.5]
EV[57th Oza title match 3]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Cho U]
WR[Oza]
DT[2009-11-26]
BR[9d]
RE[W+3.5]
PB[Yamada Kimio]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[pq];W[dq];B[do];W[cm];B[cq];W[gq];B[dp];W[dr];B[bo]
;W[cj];B[ip];W[cr];B[gp];W[fp];B[fo];W[ep];B[eo];W[hp];B[go];W[hq]
;B[ho];W[iq];B[jp];W[jq];B[kp];W[lq];B[ch];W[ej];B[eh];W[gc];B[gi]
;W[cf];B[ic];W[gk];B[ie];W[qf];B[qh];W[kc];B[ge];W[nc];B[pc];W[ph]
;B[pi];W[pg];B[qj];W[ne];B[re];W[qe];B[rd];W[nh];B[dl];W[el];B[bd]
;W[cc];B[ce];W[de];B[bf];W[dm];B[po];W[qm];B[qo];W[ri];B[qi];W[nj]
;B[pl];W[nl];B[pm];W[fh];B[fi];W[ei];B[eg];W[ff];B[fg];W[gf];B[ke]
;W[cd];B[be];W[ef];B[bi];W[ig];B[md];W[nd];B[lb];W[ob];B[rf];W[jb]
;B[lc];W[ib];B[kd];W[lf];B[jg];W[le];B[ld];W[jf];B[hg];W[jh];B[hf]
;W[gg];B[kg];W[if];B[hh];W[kf];B[gh];W[hc];B[id];W[bq];B[hl];W[gl]
;B[hm];W[jj];B[mr];W[lr];B[kl];W[cg];B[bg];W[bj];B[bc];W[bb];B[ab]
;W[cb];B[fd];W[fc];B[lk];W[hk];B[ki];W[ji];B[ai];W[il];B[im];W[jl]
;B[jm];W[or];B[mi];W[ni];B[mq];W[lp];B[np];W[ko];B[ln];W[lo];B[mn]
;W[no];B[mo];W[mp];B[nq];W[kn];B[km];W[nn];B[ml];W[ol];B[kh];W[pk]
;B[qk];W[on];B[mm];W[pn];B[ok];W[nk];B[qn];W[jn];B[mg];W[mh];B[lg]
;W[ng];B[mf];W[me];B[in];W[oj];B[ql];W[ms];B[ns];W[ls];B[ih];W[pb]
;B[qb];W[rb];B[qc];W[qa];B[rc];W[qg];B[rg];W[kj];B[lj];W[hj];B[nr]
;W[op];B[oq];W[oo];B[pp];W[cp];B[co];W[fm];B[gm];W[fn];B[bm];W[bl]
;B[am];W[bp];B[ao];W[pe];B[ed];W[ec];B[kq];W[kr];B[io];W[kb];B[ka]
;W[je];B[jd];W[ac];B[ad];W[ci];B[dh];W[df];B[na];W[nb];B[bh];W[kk]
;B[oi];W[nf];B[li];W[pj];B[di];W[dj];B[fj];W[fk];B[al];W[ak];B[aj]
;W[bk];B[cn];W[ja];B[la];W[ra];B[sb];W[oh];B[en];W[em];B[ap];W[aq]
;B[od];W[oe];B[mk];W[ba];B[gn])
Complete tournament table is here.
Tags: cho u, oza, yamada kimio
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Cho U, Oza title holder, won the second game as well against challenger Yamada Kimio. Cho U is just one win away from keeping this title for another year.
The game record is here. Cho U (black) won by resignation.
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DT[2009-11-24]
PB[Cho U]
RE[B+R]
PW[Yamada Kimio]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
BR[Oza]
KM[6.5]
EV[57th Oza title match 2]
WR[9d]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[dp];B[fq];W[hq];B[nq];W[qj];B[cn];W[fp];B[cq]
;W[dq];B[cp];W[do];B[cr];W[dr];B[fc];W[cf];B[db];W[qf];B[nd];W[ic]
;B[cc];W[lc];B[ld];W[md];B[me];W[mc];B[ne];W[kd];B[qe];W[qm];B[nc]
;W[rf];B[le];W[cl];B[dn];W[ci];B[jd];W[jc];B[ke];W[id];B[kc];W[kb]
;B[pm];W[ql];B[iq];W[ip];B[jp];W[hp];B[jr];W[jo];B[hr];W[kp];B[jq]
;W[mq];B[ko];W[np];B[oq];W[lp];B[gq];W[gp];B[eo];W[ep];B[jn];W[io]
;B[kn];W[lr];B[fs];W[cs];B[mo];W[mp];B[on];W[co];B[nr];W[po];B[oo]
;W[bo];B[qn];W[rn];B[qo];W[el];B[hm];W[rd];B[fm];W[em];B[be];W[ce]
;B[di];W[dh];B[ei];W[cj];B[oj];W[ph];B[pk];W[qk];B[pg];W[gk];B[ik]
;W[qh];B[bf];W[bg];B[oh];W[ii];B[hj];W[hh];B[cd];W[jj];B[jk];W[lj]
;B[kk];W[pl];B[ol];W[nk];B[ok];W[ni];B[oi];W[af];B[ie];W[gd];B[de]
;W[df];B[ee];W[gc];B[ef];W[eh];B[fh];W[gg];B[eg];W[ch];B[hi];W[ih]
;B[kj];W[ki];B[ge];W[fe];B[ff];W[he];B[fd];W[hf];B[rm];W[ro];B[rp]
;W[rl];B[qc];W[lh];B[dg];W[cg];B[lk];W[mk];B[mj];W[nj];B[li];W[mi]
;B[lj];W[mg];B[ml];W[rc];B[qb];W[nb];B[re];W[se];B[ob];W[fb];B[so]
;W[sm];B[bd];W[fg];B[fj];W[gf];B[dc];W[fe];B[ed];W[eb];B[ec];W[fn]
;B[dk];W[dj];B[ek])
The next game will be played on November 26th. Complete tournament table is here.
Tags: cho u, oza, yamada kimio
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Cho U, Tengen title holder, defeated the challenger Yamashita Keigo in the second game.
The game record is here. Cho U, playing black, won by resignation.
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KM[6.5]
EV[35th Tengen title match 1]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Yamashita Keigo]
WR[Kisei]
DT[2009-11-19]
BR[Tengen]
RE[B+R]
PB[Cho U]
;B[pd];W[dp];B[qp];W[dc];B[fq];W[cn];B[lq];W[de];B[pj];W[nc];B[lc]
;W[qc];B[qd];W[pc];B[od];W[nd];B[oc];W[ob];B[pb];W[qb];B[nb];W[pa]
;B[ne];W[mb];B[me];W[ip];B[fo];W[in];B[dr];W[cq];B[fm];W[il];B[op]
;W[gp];B[ep];W[en];B[fn];W[gq];B[do];W[co];B[dq];W[cp];B[jo];W[jn]
;B[ko];W[kq];B[kr];W[jq];B[lp];W[fr];B[em];W[dn];B[eo];W[fk];B[dl]
;W[bl];B[ck];W[bk];B[gk];W[gl];B[io];W[hn];B[ho];W[go];B[gn];W[jr]
;B[er];W[gr];B[di];W[fi];B[bj];W[cg];B[lr];W[ir];B[dg];W[ch];B[dh]
;W[df];B[ci];W[fg];B[ek];W[fl];B[ej];W[fj];B[br];W[cr];B[cs];W[bq]
;B[bf];W[cf];B[bh];W[rp];B[ro];W[qo];B[po];W[qn];B[rq];W[oh];B[qh]
;W[of];B[qf];W[jd];B[mc];W[na];B[nj];W[mh];B[md];W[ql];B[qk];W[rk]
;B[rj];W[ok];B[oj];W[om];B[nl];W[pk];B[qj];W[pn];B[lj];W[oo];B[pp]
;W[mk];B[nk];W[rn];B[sp];W[sl];B[ol];W[pl];B[no];W[on];B[sn];W[rm]
;B[sj];W[sk];B[je];W[ie];B[jf];W[li];B[id];W[jc];B[jh];W[ig];B[if]
;W[he];B[hf];W[ge];B[kj];W[bg];B[ag];W[mj];B[ll];W[ki];B[ji];W[jj]
;B[kl];W[jg];B[kg];W[kf];B[hg];W[ih];B[kh];W[lf];B[hi];W[ke];B[kd]
)
Next game will be played on December 3rd.
Tags: cho u, tengen, yamashita keigo
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
Cho U defeated O Rissei in the playoff to decide the Kisei challenger. The Kisei title holder is Yamashita Keigo, who is currently challenging Cho U in Tengen title.
The game record is here.
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GM[1]
KM[6.5]
SZ[19]
FF[3]
WR[Judan]
EV[34th Kisei challenger decision match]
DT[2009-11-16]
PB[O Rissei]
RE[W+R]
PW[Cho U]
BR[9d]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[op];B[dp];W[qq];B[kq];W[rp];B[qo];W[ro];B[pq]
;W[pp];B[qn];W[qr];B[pj];W[nc];B[qf];W[pb];B[cf];W[fc];B[di];W[fq]
;B[eq];W[fp];B[dn];W[ip];B[ko];W[jq];B[mq];W[qm];B[on];W[pm];B[hq]
;W[hp];B[fr];W[gr];B[er];W[qc];B[gm];W[pn];B[me];W[im];B[mc];W[md]
;B[ld];W[nd];B[ne];W[lc];B[kd];W[co];B[do];W[cn];B[cp];W[ck];B[cj]
;W[bj];B[bi];W[dj];B[ci];W[bl];B[mb];W[nb];B[aj];W[bp];B[bq];W[dm]
;B[em];W[dl];B[ej];W[el];B[fl];W[ao];B[bk];W[aq];B[ar];W[br];B[ap]
;W[en];B[bo];W[fm];B[fn];W[em];B[gl];W[eo];B[km];W[jl];B[cc];W[cd]
;B[dc];W[ec];B[bd];W[be];B[bc];W[ce];B[bf];W[ic];B[gd];W[fe];B[ge]
;W[ae];B[db];W[eb];B[ba];W[jb];B[id];W[kc];B[kj];W[fj];B[fk];W[ek]
;B[ei];W[jj];B[ji];W[gj];B[hk];W[ij];B[hj];W[ii];B[hi];W[ki];B[hc]
;W[hb];B[jd];W[jc];B[jh];W[kk];B[lj];W[ih];B[lk];W[jg];B[kh];W[kg]
;B[lh];W[hg];B[if];W[ig];B[lg];W[bn];B[an];W[rj];B[rk];W[qk];B[qj]
;W[gh];B[gi];W[fg];B[fh];W[eh];B[fi];W[ri];B[ql];W[pk];B[pl];W[ok]
;B[ol];W[rl];B[rm];W[om];B[sl];W[nl];B[rl];W[nk];B[po];W[nm];B[rn]
;W[oo];B[qh];W[rh];B[io];W[hn];B[ho];W[gn];B[nn];W[np])
Tags: cho u, kisei, o rissei, yamashita keigo
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Yamashita Keigo, challenger for this year Tengen title, won game one against title-holder Cho U.
Here is the game record. Cho U (white) resigned after black’s 281 move.
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EV[35th Tengen title match 1]
KM[6.5]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Cho U]
WR[Tengen]
PB[Yamashita Keigo]
BR[Kisei]
RE[B+R]
DT[2009-11-12]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[op];B[oo];W[qq];B[pp];W[pq];B[no];W[np];B[mp]
;W[nr];B[mr];W[mq];B[lq];W[nq];B[lp];W[po];B[pn];W[qo];B[rp];W[rn]
;B[rq];W[qm];B[or];W[lr];B[oq];W[ms];B[os];W[kr];B[ns];W[mr];B[qr]
;W[mo];B[nm];W[mn];B[ko];W[mm];B[nl];W[iq];B[qk];W[qj];B[pk];W[rk]
;B[pj];W[rj];B[qh];W[ml];B[qi];W[pl];B[ol];W[ql];B[ok];W[ri];B[rh]
;W[si];B[km];W[kl];B[jl];W[jm];B[jn];W[im];B[kk];W[ll];B[in];W[jk]
;B[il];W[hm];B[hn];W[ik];B[hl];W[gm];B[hk];W[hj];B[fl];W[fm];B[kj]
;W[ij];B[fk];W[mj];B[hp];W[gq];B[hq];W[hr];B[em];W[fo];B[gr];W[fr]
;B[en];W[gp];B[go];W[ip];B[ho];W[fj];B[fn];W[lh];B[ej];W[fi];B[ei]
;W[eh];B[fh];W[dh];B[gh];W[hi];B[kh];W[ek];B[el];W[dk];B[kg];W[nn]
;B[on];W[lg];B[lf];W[li];B[ki];W[mf];B[ni];W[om];B[pm];W[qn];B[om]
;W[nk];B[oi];W[le];B[kf];W[ng];B[me];W[ne];B[md];W[pf];B[qf];W[pe]
;B[qe];W[pc];B[qc];W[ph];B[oh];W[od];B[qd];W[kd];B[mc];W[ob];B[pb]
;W[oc];B[jd];W[jc];B[ke];W[id];B[ld];W[qb];B[rb];W[pa];B[kc];W[pg]
;B[pi];W[ra];B[nj];W[fc];B[og];W[of];B[lj];W[cd];B[cj];W[dj];B[ck]
;W[cp];B[eq];W[bm];B[cl];W[gs];B[cq];W[bq];B[dq];W[br];B[do];W[co]
;B[cg];W[ic];B[hg];W[be];B[kq];W[jq];B[bn];W[cn];B[cm];W[bl];B[bo]
;W[bp];B[bk];W[ao];B[fd];W[gd];B[ge];W[ed];B[fe];W[dg];B[bg];W[he]
;B[hf];W[if];B[ig];W[ee];B[sk];W[sl];B[mi];W[rc];B[rd];W[sb];B[gc]
;W[hd];B[fb];W[ec];B[kb];W[gb];B[ia];W[ib];B[ga];W[hb];B[ja];W[ha]
;B[mg];W[nf];B[nh];W[fg];B[gf];W[ch];B[bh];W[fp];B[eo];W[cf];B[nb]
;W[ff];B[cr];W[so];B[nd];W[sh];B[er];W[bf];B[bs];W[bi];B[ci];W[di]
;B[ai];W[sf];B[je];W[ie];B[sd];W[jo];B[kp];W[ag];B[bj];W[nc];B[na]
;W[sp];B[sq];W[oa];B[mb];W[jb];B[ka];W[ih];B[rf];W[sc];B[hh];W[af]
;B[ak];W[an];B[ah];W[fq];B[es];W[fs];B[sg];W[rg];B[qg];W[oe];B[sg]
;W[cs];B[ds];W[rg];B[jr];W[ir];B[sg])
Cho U has captured the Tengen title from Kono Rin last year, after Yamashita Keigo has unsuccessfully challenged Kono Rin for two years in a row.
Tournament table here.
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Friday, October 30th, 2009
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
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Sunday, October 18th, 2009
Hane Naoki won this year’s Agon Cup after defeating Cho U in the final.
Cho U has very recently lost his Meijin title, so he seems to not be in top shape anymore.
Hane Naoki played white and won the game by resignation.
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KM[6.5]
EV[16th Agon Cup final]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Hane Naoki]
WR[Honinbo]
DT[2009-10-17]
BR[Agon Cup]
RE[W+R]
PB[Cho U]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[dq];B[oq];W[qj];B[do];W[co];B[dp];W[cp];B[eq]
;W[cn];B[dr];W[cq];B[fp];W[nc];B[qh];W[qm];B[pl];W[ql];B[pj];W[pk]
;B[ok];W[qk];B[pi];W[ol];B[nk];W[fc];B[om];W[nl];B[pm];W[ml];B[po]
;W[ro];B[mk];W[ll];B[kj];W[jl];B[rp];W[rh];B[ri];W[qi];B[rg];W[ph]
;B[sh];W[qg];B[rh];W[oh];B[ni];W[rj];B[nh];W[qn];B[of];W[pc];B[qc]
;W[qd];B[qe];W[rd];B[rc];W[ip];B[kq];W[kp];B[lp];W[lq];B[jr];W[jq]
;B[kr];W[lo];B[mp];W[ir];B[hq];W[hr];B[mq];W[gq];B[ko];W[jp];B[em]
;W[ck];B[ho];W[hp];B[in];W[hm];B[im];W[il];B[hl];W[gl];B[hk];W[gm]
;B[go];W[jn];B[dl];W[gk];B[cl];W[fn];B[fm];W[gn];B[dn];W[bl];B[bk]
;W[cm];B[fk];W[dk];B[el];W[bj];B[jm];W[km];B[gj];W[hj];B[ik];W[fj]
;B[gi];W[jk];B[ij];W[ek];B[fl];W[fo];B[fi];W[gp];B[ej];W[kc];B[pb]
;W[oc];B[pe];W[ce];B[qo];W[sn];B[cj];W[ak];B[dj];W[jj];B[ii];W[id]
;B[lc];W[lb];B[cc];W[dc];B[gd];W[ge];B[bd];W[be];B[db];W[bb];B[fe]
;W[hd];B[gf];W[he];B[kd];W[jc];B[ji];W[ch];B[lk];W[kl];B[bk];W[ff]
;B[cb];W[eb];B[cg];W[bg];B[ef];W[fg];B[dg];W[bi];B[ed];W[eg];B[de]
;W[ec];B[cd];W[fd];B[ba];W[ab];B[bf];W[cf];B[af];W[ag];B[ad];W[dh]
;B[ae];W[df];B[da];W[mo];B[sp];W[sl];B[me];W[ob];B[ld];W[mc];B[qb]
;W[ne];B[nf];W[kf];B[no];W[nn];B[nm];W[oo];B[np];W[mm];B[pn];W[cr]
)
Agon Cup tournament table is
here.
Tags: cho u, hane naoki
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Iyama Yuta defeated title-holder Cho U in the fifth game and captured the Meijin Title with a convincing 4:1 score.
Here is the final position: Cho U (black) resigned after white’s marked move in the upper-left.
(;AP[MultiGo:4.2.1]SZ[19]GN[Meijin Title 2009, game 5]DT[2009-10-15]PB[Cho U]
PW[Iyama Yuta]KM[6.5]HA[0]RE[W+R]US[www.orozone.com]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[pd];W[dp];B[qp];W[dc];B[fq];W[cn];B[lq];W[ip];B[de];W[cg];B[cc];W[gc];B[gd];W[hd]
;B[dd];W[db];B[dh];W[dg];B[eg];W[ch];B[di];W[ci];B[dj];W[ck];B[ef];W[fd];B[ge];W[ic]
;B[dq];W[cq];B[ep];W[dr];B[do];W[eq];B[er];W[dq];B[fp];W[en];B[dn];W[dm];B[eo];W[co]
;B[em];W[fn];B[ho];W[gm];B[dl];W[cm];B[fm];W[gn];B[hp];W[kp];B[in];W[lp];B[nq];W[gk]
;B[dk];W[cj];B[kn];W[mq];B[mr];W[mp];B[kr];W[mn];B[ll];W[pp];B[pq];W[po];B[op];W[oo]
;B[qo];W[pm];B[if];W[jk];B[jd];W[jc];B[qn];W[nl];B[lj];W[ki];B[jj];W[fh];B[eh];W[el]
;B[fl];W[fk];B[ek];W[gl];B[el];W[kj];B[kk];W[jm];B[ji];W[jh];B[ih];W[jn];B[jo];W[iq]
;B[io];W[ko];B[jp];W[ii];B[ij];W[ik];B[hj];W[kl];B[lk];W[lm];B[nj];W[kq];B[jq];W[lr]
;B[pj];W[kd];B[nd];W[kf];B[ld];W[kc];B[le];W[ke];B[pn];W[on];B[ql];W[qd];B[qe];W[pc]
;B[qc];W[rd];B[re];W[rc];B[qb];W[pe];B[od];W[qf];B[rf];W[jr];B[ir];W[ks];B[is];W[rg]
;B[pf];W[se];B[qg];W[sf];B[oe];W[pb];B[rb];W[sb];B[rh];W[qa];B[jg];W[qm];B[rm];W[pl]
;B[qk];W[or];B[pr];W[oq];B[os];W[np];B[nr];W[fi];B[fe];W[ed];B[ec];W[eb];B[mg];W[op]
;B[ps];W[mc];B[bf];W[bc];B[cb];W[bb];B[cd];W[ca])
Full tournament table
here.
This is Iyama Yuta’s first major title in Japanese Go, but I am sure we’ll see more of him.
Cho U is still the dominant player in Japan based on the number of titles he is holding right now (four out of seven).
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Iywma Yuta, challenger in this year’s Meijin title, won game four. Since he is leading now 3:1, he is only one win away from capturing the title from Cho U.
The game record is here. Iyama Yuta played black and won by resignation.
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Friday, September 25th, 2009
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