Posts Tagged ‘yamashita keigo’
Yamashita Hangs on in Oza Title Defense
Monday, December 1st, 2008
Yamashita Keigo won game 3 of the Oza title match by 5.5 points, thus surviving in his title defense (since Oza title is played as a best-of-five match). Cho U won the first 2 games.
Here is the game record.
Cho U Defends Gosei Title
Saturday, August 16th, 2008
Cho U won game 4 in his Gosei Title defense against Yamashita Keigo and kept the title with a 3-1 score.
Here is the 4th and last game (you can download it here).
Cho U Evens the Score in Gosei Title Defense
Sunday, July 27th, 2008Cho U, on the right side in the photo below, won the second game in the Japanese Gosei title against challenger Yamashita Keigo. The score is 1-1 now.
Here is the game record.
Next game will take place in just a few days, on July 31st.
Good Start in Gosei Challenge for Yamashita
Friday, July 11th, 2008
The Japanese Gosei title started yesterday.
The challenger (and Kisei title holder) Yamashita Keigo (left in the photo below) won the first game against Cho U Gosei.
Here is the game record. Yamashita (Black) mounted a double attack and eventually killed one of Cho’s groups.
Next game will take place on July 27th.
Takao Shinji Captures Judan Title from Cho Chikun
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Takao Shinji won the Judan title match 3-0 against veteran Cho Chikun. Takao is also holding the Honinbo title.
Here is the game record .
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Judan Title: Cho Chikun – Takao Shinji 0-2
Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Takao Shinji is one win away from capturing the Judan title from Cho Chikun after winning the second game as well, since Judan follows a “best-of-five” system.
Yamashita defeats Cho in game 7, keeps Kisei title
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Game 7 was played on March 19 and 20, 2008. This was the last game of the series: the Kisei title is a “best of seven” match, and the score before this was 3-3.
Yamashita won by resignation and kept the Kisei title.
Kisei Title: the final game
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
The first day of game 7 of the Kisei title has ended. This is the last game of the series because the Kisei title follows a “best of seven” system, and the score so far is 3-3.
The following diagram shows the position at the end of day 1. The last move was Yamashita’s (White) 44. Cho will likely play the sealed move as a jump to the left of his stones in the center, putting pressure on the White group in the center-left.
Kisei title goes all the way to the 7th game
Friday, March 14th, 2008
Cho Chikun won game 6 of Kisei by 4.5 points and evened the score to 3-3 (after being led 3-1 earlier).
Kisei Title: Cho closes the gap
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Kisei game 5 ended with Cho’s 3.5 points victory.
