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Cho U Kisei Challenger

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.

(; 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])

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Yamashita Wins Game 6, Defends Kisei Title 4:2

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Yamashita Keigo defended his Kisei title against challenger Yoda Norimoto by 4:2.

Yamashita, playing white, won the 6th game by 2.5p after building a lot of thickness in the center early on, which translated into a big moyo.

Game record for game 6 is here.

More photos from the match here.

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Kisei Title, Game 6, Day 1

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Game 6 of the Kisei Title started today. The score is 3:2 in favor of the title holder, Yamashita Keigo. The challenger, Yoda Norimoto (playing the first move in the photo below) needs to win both this and the last game in order to capture the title.

Here is another photo of the two players, enjoying the sound of the thick goban on the day before the match started, and taking photos for the press, while Rin Kaiho (seated) and Takemiya Masaki (standing in the back) are watching.

For more photos from this title see the Yomiuri online page. See the match page here, including the moves up to now.

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Kisei Title: 3:2 for Yamashita

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Yamashita Keigo won game 5 of the Kisei title by 5.5 points, bringing the score of the best-of-seven final to 3:2. He’s just one win away from defending his title against Yoda Norimoto.

Here is the game record.

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You can see all games so far here. More photos here. Next game will be played on March 11th and 12th.

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Kisei Title, Game 5

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

The first day of the 5th game of the Kisei title final starts today. Title holder Yamashita Keigo and challenger Yoda Norimoto are tied 2:2 after the first four games. Yamashita plays black in this game.

Funny photo taken the day before the match started: the two players are “testing” the goban:

Check the official match page for game progress and photos of the players and of the game venue.

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Kisei Title: Yoda Wins Game 4, Evens the Score 2:2

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Yoda Norimoto, the challenger in this year’s Kisei title, won game 4. The score is now 2:2, and the fate of the title game will be decided in the last 3 games.

Next game will be played on February 25th and 26th.

Here is the game record.

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Kisei Game 4

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Kisei game 4 started today. Yamashita Keigo, the title holder, leads 2:1 so far. Yoda Norimoto, the challenger, has to win this game to really stay in the game, since it is psychologically very hard to recover from 3:1 (and statistically unlikely).

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Kisei Title: Yoda wins game 3

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Game 3 of the Kisei Title was won by the challenger, Yoda Norimoto, by half a point. Yamashita Keigo is leading now by 2:1. Interestingly, all 3 games so far were very close: 1.5, 0.5 and 0.5 points. Next game will be played on February 19th and 20th (Japan time). For more photos from game 3 see the Yomiuri online page.