Yamada Kimio Rechallenge Oza

Unsuccessfully challenging for Cho U's Oza title last year (losing 0-3), Yamada Kimio will take Cho U in another 5 games title match. Yamada Kimio won 58th Oza Final to become this year challenger.


Yamada Kimio

Yamada who has a terrible year this year after losing his seats at both Meijin league (with 2-6 record) and Honinbo league (with 2-5 record also lost to Cho Sonjin at the first round of 66th Honinbo final preliminary), seize his last chance to prove himself this year at the top 7 titles.

Yamada beat Mochizuki Kenichi (7 dan) in a tense wrecking game. I don't understand white's final decision when he played F11 (move 206). I think connecting at J13 is the only answer. White will be connected that way!


Mochizuki Kenichi

Here is the game record:
Yamada Kimio (black) vs. Mochizuki Kenichi (white). Result: B+R

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]GN[Rating game]EV[58th Japanese Oza, final]
DT[2010-08-26]PB[Yamada Kimio]BR[9p]PW[Mochizuki Kenichi]WR[7p]KM[6.5]HA[0]RE[B+R!]
MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[qd];W[dd];B[pp];W[dq];B[fc];W[hc];B[oc];W[ec];B[ck];W[fd];B[co];W[cm];B[eo];W[gq]
;B[dl];W[cp];B[bo];W[qj];B[dg];W[qn];B[nq];W[mc];B[qh];W[rp];B[ql];W[on];B[pk];W[qq]
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;B[hj];W[oo];B[pn];W[pl];B[po];W[om];B[ro];W[qk];B[rl];W[rm];B[qo];W[rk];B[pr];W[ij]
;B[ik];W[hl];B[mj];W[gj];B[pi];W[hp];B[jq];W[pg];B[iq];W[qg];B[lh];W[lk];B[lj];W[ni]
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;B[je];W[he];B[hd];W[jd];B[hf];W[ke];B[be];W[ek];B[jg];W[fi];B[ig];W[he];B[hg])