Samsung Cup Qualifiers

The Samsung Cup is back. The qualification tournaments for non seeded players were held from August 2-7. Players from South Korea, China, Japan, and Taiwan are fighthing for 19 spots at the main round.

As Friday, 15 players (Seven players from China and South Korea and 1 player from Japan) from the main qualification already won their seat at 15th Samsung Cup first round. They are:

Block A Winner : Weon Sungjin (South Korea, 9 dan)
Block B Winner : Park Yeonghun (South Korea, 9 dan)
Block C Winner : Peng Quan (China, 7 dan)
Block D Winner : Tan Xiao (China, 5 dan)
Block E Winner : Min Sangyoun (South Korea, amateur)
Block F Winner : Tuo Jiaxi (China, 3 dan)
Block G Winner : Park Jinsol (South Korea, 4 dan)
Block H Winner : Wang Lei (China, 6 dan)
Block I Winner : Han Sanghoon (South Korea, 5 dan)
Block J Winner : Zhou Ruiyang (China, 5 dan)
Block K Winner : Wang Tao (China, 3 dan)
Block L Winner : Murakawa Daisuke (Japan, 5 dan)
Block M Winner : Kang Yootaek (South Korea, 3 dan)
Block N Winner : Li Kang (China, 6 dan)
Block O Winner : Heo Yongho (South Korea, 7 dan)

Min Sanghyun shows how strong Korean amateur is. He beat 3 professionals to won his seat and one of the pros was Mok Jinseok, one of the top 10 Korean player.


Min Sanghyun

Another impressive victory is Murakawa Daisuke. This 20 year old player become the only Japanese representative who win the preliminary. It's been awhile since the last time a Japanese player won an international preliminary.


Murakawa Daisuke

Here are two game records from the preliminary.

Min Sanghyun vs. Zhong Wenjing (China, 5 dan). Result: B+R

(;
KM[6.5]
EV[15th Samsung Cup integration preliminary tournament final]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Zhong Wenjing]
WR[5d]
DT[2010-08-06]
BR[a6]
RE[B+R]
PB[Min Sangyoun]
;B[qd];W[pp];B[dc];W[cp];B[cf];W[nc];B[pc];W[jd];B[hc];W[ne];B[md]
;W[nd];B[qg];W[jb];B[eq];W[iq];B[dp];W[cq];B[co];W[do];B[bo];W[eo]
;B[dq];W[cr];B[fp];W[fo];B[bp];W[gp];B[gq];W[hq];B[gr];W[bq];B[go]
;W[hp];B[dr];W[cm];B[bm];W[bl];B[cl];W[dm];B[bn];W[ck];B[kc];W[jc]
;B[mb];W[mc];B[lc];W[kd];B[ld];W[le];B[nb];W[me];B[lb];W[dl];B[qn]
;W[np];B[nm];W[ph];B[pj];W[ol];B[pm];W[qo];B[nj];W[qh];B[pg];W[og]
;B[oh];W[oi];B[nh];W[rg];B[of];W[pi];B[oj];W[qj];B[ni];W[ri];B[kf]
;W[ke];B[jf];W[hd];B[gc];W[ng];B[mg];W[nf];B[pe];W[gd];B[gf];W[fd]
;B[eb];W[dd];B[cd];W[de];B[ce];W[eg];B[hg];W[ie];B[hj];W[dh];B[qq]
;W[qp];B[jk];W[lm];B[nl];W[lk];B[lj];W[re];B[rd];W[on];B[om];W[kk]
;B[kj];W[jl];B[pr];W[hr];B[aq];W[nr];B[mn];W[ik];B[jj];W[hk];B[gj]
;W[ro];B[rr])

Murakawa Daisuke vs. On Sojin (South Korea, 6 dan)

(;
KM[6.5]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
WR[5d]
EV[15th Samsung Cup integration preliminary tournament final]
RE[W+R]
PB[On Sojin]
BR[6d]
DT[2010-08-06]
PW[Murakawa Daisuke]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[dq];B[co];W[cj];B[ep];W[eq];B[fp];W[gq];B[oq]
;W[cp];B[bp];W[bq];B[dp];W[cq];B[ho];W[qj];B[ql];W[qf];B[nc];W[rd]
;B[hq];W[fq];B[hp];W[lc];B[ok];W[lk];B[og];W[le];B[lg];W[oe];B[ne]
;W[od];B[nd];W[oc];B[ob];W[pb];B[mb];W[oa];B[nb];W[pe];B[lf];W[ln]
;B[fc];W[df];B[ll];W[nq];B[np];W[mp];B[mq];W[nr];B[mr];W[kl];B[ml]
;W[km];B[no];W[jj];B[id];W[kq];B[lp];W[kp];B[mo];W[en];B[jo];W[je]
;B[ie];W[jf];B[if];W[jg];B[ig];W[ih];B[hh];W[ii];B[kh];W[jh];B[jd]
;W[kd];B[kb];W[lb];B[la];W[mh];B[nf];W[ko];B[jn];W[lm];B[fn];W[fm]
;B[dn];W[dm];B[cm];W[bn];B[dl];W[em];B[cn];W[bo];B[ck];W[dj];B[ek]
;W[gl];B[ej];W[bk];B[cl];W[gj];B[eh];W[dg];B[gi];W[eb];B[hj];W[hk]
;B[fj];W[hm];B[fo];W[kc];B[cb];W[ec];B[ce];W[bc];B[bf];W[cd];B[bd]
;W[cc];B[ci];W[ch];B[bi];W[bh];B[di];W[qh];B[dh];W[cg];B[de];W[ee]
;B[ef];W[eg];B[ff];W[fg];B[fe];W[ed];B[gg];W[ag];B[fh];W[ad];B[mk]
;W[lj];B[rk];W[jb];B[oi];W[mj];B[nj];W[nm];B[ae];W[cf])