Two Players Leading Two Leagues

The 35th Kisei sen already reaching its third stage. So far, two players are leading in both League A and B.

In League A, 4 years Kisei title holder, Yamashita Keigo and Takao Shinji are leading with 2-0. Yamashita Keigo beat Kato Atsushi (8 dan) and Takao Shinji beat Yoda Norimoto (9 dan) last week. What interesting is, at the next
stage, both leader will meet. One of either Takao or Yamashita will take the lead with 3-0 at (expected to be) middle of August.


Yamashita Keigo

In League B, the young Meijin, Iyama Yuta and unpredictable player, Yamashiro Hiroshi (9 dan) share the temporary lead with 2-0. Iyama beat O Rissei (9 dan) and Yamashiro beat Hane Naoki in a big moyo game.
At the next stage, Iyama will play Hane Naoki who is in danger of demotion with 0-2 score and Yamashiro will meet Ryu Shikun who is at 1-1 score.


Yamashiro Hiroshi

Here is the game between Yamashita Keigo and Kato Atsushi. It was a fierce game where Yamashita (white) must play a do-or-die ko to destroy Kato's (black) big moyo.

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]EV[35th Japanese Kisei, league A]DT[2010-07-22]
PB[Kato Atsushi]BR[8p]PW[Yamashita Keigo]WR[9p]KM[6.5]RE[W+R]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[qd];W[dd];B[pp];W[dq];B[do];W[od];B[cq];W[pf];B[cf];W[fd];B[di];W[rf];B[jc];W[lc]
;B[hc];W[ce];B[df];W[eb];B[oc];W[nc];B[pc];W[nb];B[qb];W[ke];B[if];W[qn];B[np];W[lq]
;B[ip];W[jo];B[jp];W[kp];B[ko];W[lo];B[kn];W[ln];B[km];W[nn];B[kk];W[rp];B[qq];W[nr]
;B[pn];W[qm];B[on];W[ll];B[kl];W[oq];B[nm];W[lm];B[pl];W[op];B[qp];W[ro];B[ql];W[po]
;B[oo];W[qo];B[rm];W[rk];B[rl];W[rq];B[qg];W[qf];B[dp];W[qj];B[pj];W[mj];B[nj];W[mi]
;B[qi];W[ri];B[qk];W[rj];B[oi];W[sf];B[rh];W[ph];B[pg];W[oh];B[og];W[nh];B[rg];W[pi]
;B[qh];W[of];B[ng];W[mg];B[nf];W[ne];B[mf];W[lf];B[me];W[md];B[sk];W[le];B[si];W[rc]
;B[gj];W[gf];B[he];W[ck];B[cm];W[bm];B[bn];W[ci];B[dj];W[dh];B[ch];W[bh];B[cg];W[cj]
;B[eh];W[bl];B[be];W[bd];B[ad];W[bc];B[bg];W[ah];B[bj];W[aj];B[ak];W[bi];B[ai];W[cn]
;B[dn];W[aj];B[rd];W[sd];B[ai];W[bo];B[co];W[aj];B[sb];W[sc];B[ai];W[an];B[cn];W[aj]
;B[rb];W[ob];B[ai];W[bq];B[bp];W[aj];B[se];W[re];B[ai];W[ap];B[br];W[aj];B[qc];W[se]
;B[ai];W[cp];B[cr];W[aj];B[rr];W[qr];B[ai];W[ag];B[af];W[aj];B[pr];W[pq];B[ai];W[oj]
;B[sj];W[aj];B[oe];W[pe];B[ai];W[eg];B[ee];W[aj];B[ed];W[bk];B[ec];W[dc];B[fb];W[dk]
;B[ek];W[el];B[fk];W[eq];B[gq];W[en];B[eo];W[dl];B[fn];W[fl];B[gl];W[jh];B[db];W[cb]
;B[ea];W[de];B[ii];W[ih];B[hh];W[hg];B[ab];W[ac];B[bb];W[ae];B[dg];W[bf];B[ig];W[ar])

Here is the game between Yamashiro Hiroshi and Hane Naoki. Both players successfully took big chunks of territories. Yamashiro won the game by a close 1.5 points.

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]EV[35th Japanese Kisei, league B]DT[2010-07-29]
PB[Yamashiro Hiroshi]BR[9p]PW[Hane Naoki]WR[9p]KM[6.5]RE[B+1.5]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[qd];W[dc];B[dq];W[pp];B[de];W[ce];B[cf];W[cd];B[dg];W[fc];B[cl];W[gp];B[ep];W[jp]
;B[qn];W[nq];B[pk];W[oc];B[pe];W[md];B[pc];W[od];B[pg];W[gf];B[dj];W[of];B[pb];W[og]
;B[oh];W[nh];B[ph];W[jg];B[lb];W[lc];B[hh];W[gh];B[gi];W[hi];B[gj];W[ih];B[ni];W[rp]
;B[mh];W[ng];B[hg];W[gg];B[kc];W[kd];B[mc];W[ld];B[nb];W[kb];B[ed];W[fd];B[fe];W[ef]
;B[ge];W[eg];B[jc];W[df];B[hc];W[id];B[ic];W[dh];B[li];W[hj];B[gk];W[mj];B[mi];W[hk]
;B[on];W[gl];B[fl];W[fm];B[el];W[gm];B[dn];W[fq];B[mo];W[dr];B[er];W[cr];B[cq];W[eq]
;B[br];W[mp];B[ro];W[qo];B[rn];W[no];B[qq];W[qp];B[oo];W[op];B[nn];W[lo];B[mn];W[ob]
;B[oa];W[gb];B[np];W[rq];B[jd];W[je];B[ie];W[if];B[he];W[hf];B[oe];W[ne];B[ci];W[ch]
;B[pd];W[nd];B[fr];W[gr];B[cs];W[la];B[mb];W[nc];B[na];W[ja];B[ia];W[ib];B[hb];W[ha]
;B[jb];W[ln];B[lm];W[km];B[kl];W[ll];B[mm];W[jm];B[jl];W[il];B[kj];W[mg];B[lg];W[lf]
;B[ia];W[di];B[cj];W[ib];B[mq];W[lp];B[ia];W[fs];B[ds];W[ib];B[oq];W[nr];B[ia];W[pn]
;B[pm];W[ib];B[fp];W[gq];B[ia];W[po];B[qm];W[ib];B[or];W[mr];B[ia];W[em];B[dm];W[ib]
;B[qr];W[ml];B[om];W[rr];B[ia];W[ga];B[bh];W[bg];B[bi];W[ib];B[ka];W[ia];B[ma];W[jj]
;B[jk];W[ik];B[kk];W[ej];B[ee];W[fk];B[ek];W[fj];B[fo];W[go];B[rs];W[no];B[ec];W[eb]
;B[np];W[ki];B[lj];W[no];B[db];W[cb];B[np];W[dk];B[dl];W[no];B[ag];W[bf];B[np];W[sr]
;B[sp];W[no];B[fi];W[ei];B[np];W[pq];B[pr];W[no];B[ff];W[fg];B[np];W[os];B[so];W[no]
;B[gs];W[hs];B[np];W[ps];B[sq];W[qs];B[ke];W[jf];B[ji];W[kh];B[lh];W[kf];B[ij];W[af]
;B[ah];W[pf];B[qf];W[fn];B[en];W[gc];B[es];W[gs];B[no])