Style Can Change

Have you ever felt that your playing style is changing in some ways? Perhaps you fight all along in the past, but now you're more territorial (well, it's the case for me.) or vice versa?

One pro player whose style change a lot is Kobayashi Izumi (6 dan). She used to play like her father, Kobayashi Koichi, in the past. But nowadays, her play looks alike to her husband's, Cho U.


Kobayashi Izumi

Here I present you 2 games of her. Enjoy.

This is a game from 21st Japanese Kisei, 1-dan group final. It was dated back in 1996. Kobayashi Izumi (white) won the game by 1.5 points.

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]EV[21st Japanese Kisei, 1-dan group final]
DT[1996-02-28]PB[Kim Kwangsik]BR[1p]PW[Kobayashi Izum]WR[1p]KM[5.5]RE[W+1.5]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[qd];W[dp];B[pq];W[dc];B[oc];W[qn];B[qp];W[qk];B[de];W[ce];B[cf];W[cd];B[df];W[fc]
;B[dj];W[bh];B[ch];W[jq];B[qi];W[kd];B[cn];W[fp];B[mq];W[ok];B[cq];W[cp];B[bp];W[dq]
;B[br];W[cr];B[bq];W[ci];B[di];W[cg];B[dh];W[bf];B[dg];W[bg];B[oi];W[ge];B[mc];W[le]
;B[kb];W[ph];B[pi];W[pf];B[pl];W[pk];B[ho];W[hq];B[nf];W[nd];B[nh];W[ne];B[oe];W[od]
;B[pd];W[of];B[pe];W[nc];B[ob];W[nb];B[mf];W[rj];B[ri];W[ie];B[cj];W[oa];B[qb];W[si]
;B[sh];W[sj];B[rg];W[fm];B[pn];W[qm];B[pm];W[nl];B[ro];W[nn];B[mm];W[nm];B[kp];W[kq]
;B[lp];W[np];B[nq];W[op];B[ql];W[rl];B[qo];W[sm];B[sn];W[rm];B[mo];W[no];B[pp];W[ml]
;B[lm];W[kk];B[ll];W[lk];B[nj];W[mk];B[ik];W[il];B[ip];W[iq];B[jl];W[jk];B[hl];W[im]
;B[jm];W[ij];B[hk];W[hj];B[hm];W[kg];B[dr];W[er];B[cs];W[dm];B[cm];W[dl];B[cl];W[gi]
;B[pa];W[na];B[lr];W[kr];B[gg];W[hg];B[gh];W[hh];B[bi];W[lh];B[gf];W[hf];B[fe];W[fd]
;B[ed];W[ec];B[eo];W[ep];B[es];W[fr];B[ks];W[js];B[ls];W[co];B[bo];W[ff];B[fg];W[ee]
;B[ef];W[fe];B[fo];W[gk];B[gl];W[fk];B[fl];W[ek];B[em];W[jp];B[jo];W[fh];B[eg];W[hp]
;B[io];W[dk];B[fs];W[gs];B[ds];W[gq];B[dn];W[el];B[en];W[go];B[gn];W[ah];B[ai];W[lq]
;B[mr];W[fi];B[mh];W[li];B[lf];W[kf];B[mn];W[kl];B[km];W[ck];B[bk];W[mi];B[ni];W[oq]
;B[or];W[rn];B[so];W[dd];B[ej];W[lg];B[fj];W[mg];B[ng];W[gj];B[me];W[md];B[mj];W[lj]
;B[gp];W[oo];B[po];W[go];B[hs];W[gr];B[gp];W[bs];B[as];W[go];B[jr];W[ir];B[gp];W[nk]
;B[go])

This one from the latest Female Honinbo second round. She won by 5.5 points from Suzuki Ayumi.

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]EV[29th Japanese Female Honinbo, round 2]
DT[2010-06-03]PB[Suzuki Ayumi]BR[5p]PW[Kobayashi Izumi]WR[6p]KM[6.5]RE[W+5.5]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[qd];W[od];B[oc];W[nc];B[pc];W[qp];B[cp];W[cd];B[oq];W[ep];B[gp];W[dm];B[dp];W[eo]
;B[eq];W[fq];B[fp];W[fr];B[dr];W[hq];B[kq];W[hp];B[fn];W[do];B[bn];W[hn];B[fo];W[em]
;B[fm];W[bm];B[bo];W[fl];B[gl];W[fk];B[hm];W[in];B[im];W[kn];B[hj];W[mq];B[fi];W[di]
;B[oo];W[lp];B[qn];W[rn];B[rm];W[ro];B[om];W[qr];B[cg];W[eg];B[dk];W[ci];B[dd];W[cc]
;B[df];W[eb];B[bj];W[ck];B[bi];W[cj];B[ce];W[bf];B[be];W[bh];B[bg];W[ch];B[fc];W[ec]
;B[ed];W[fd];B[gc];W[ef];B[dc];W[db];B[bc];W[bb];B[bd];W[cb];B[ab];W[ag];B[ac];W[fe]
;B[de];W[hb];B[hc];W[ic];B[gb];W[id];B[ib];W[jb];B[ha];W[ja];B[jm];W[ia];B[ba];W[hb]
;B[ca];W[ga];B[fb];W[pl];B[ol];W[pj];B[ql];W[pk];B[pm];W[jn];B[ll];W[pg];B[nd];W[nb]
;B[oe];W[md];B[ne];W[ng];B[mc];W[lc];B[me];W[mj];B[ld];W[rk];B[oh];W[ph];B[rg];W[rh]
;B[nk];W[nj];B[lb];W[gj];B[gk];W[fj];B[hi];W[gi];B[ri];W[sh];B[oi];W[pi];B[og];W[of]
;B[nf];W[pf];B[nh];W[oj];B[rf];W[kj];B[nr];W[mr];B[lh];W[km];B[kl];W[jk];B[jl];W[kh]
;B[li];W[lj];B[pr];W[rq];B[ms];W[ls];B[ns];W[lq];B[hh];W[kg];B[lg];W[ik];B[hk];W[nn]
;B[ig];W[qk];B[jj];W[ml];B[mk];W[po];B[mn];W[no];B[on];W[op];B[np];W[pp];B[mo];W[nq]
;B[mp];W[ki];B[lo];W[kp];B[ko];W[jp];B[er];W[ij];B[fs];W[gr];B[qh];W[qi];B[qg];W[rj]
;B[kc];W[la];B[ma];W[gh];B[gg];W[hf];B[hg];W[hd];B[da];W[cn];B[am];W[al];B[an];W[bl]
;B[en];W[co];B[bq];W[rl];B[ji];W[ii];B[jh];W[kk];B[fg];W[fh];B[qm];W[kb];B[ka];W[lm]
;B[mm];W[la];B[mb];W[re];B[qe];W[qf];B[rd];W[sm];B[ke];W[kf];B[lf];W[je];B[if];W[gs]
;B[es];W[il];B[he];W[gd];B[ea];W[ie];B[gf];W[ge];B[lk];W[pe];B[pd];W[dg];B[cf];W[af]
;B[mi];W[jc];B[se];W[ni];B[mg];W[jo];B[sg];W[si];B[gn];W[dn];B[gq];W[hr];B[ae];W[ah]
;B[kd];W[ho];B[hf];W[ka])