Iyama Won Again

The second game of the 35th Meijin sen had concluded. Iyama Yuta Meijin won the second game by 5.5 points. The game was played at Matsuyama, Ehime.


Takao Shinji (left) vs. Iyama Yuta (right)

In his blog, Takao Shinji mentioned that W176 is a bad move. Instead, he suggested the following diagram.



Now white has A and B to play.


Pro players analyzing the game. Komatsu Hideki (wearing black suit), Yuki Satoshi (the one at left), So Yokoku (the man between two women), Yashiro Kumiko (woman right to So Yokoku), and Mannami Nao (woman at the right).

The next game will be played at September 22 and 23.

Here is the game record:
Iyama Yuta (black) vs. Takao Shinji (right)

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]EV[35th Japanese Meijin, title match #2]
DT[2010-09-16]PB[Iyama Yuta]BR[9p]PW[Takao Shinji]WR[9p]KM[6.5]RE[B+5.5]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[qd];W[dp];B[pq];W[dc];B[ce];W[oc];B[gd];W[ed];B[kc];W[mc];B[dg];W[cd];B[de];W[bd]
;B[cn];W[fq];B[pc];W[pe];B[qe];W[pd];B[qc];W[pf];B[qg];W[dk];B[bp];W[cq];B[do];W[dm]
;B[eo];W[cm];B[fp];W[gq];B[gp];W[ep];B[hp];W[ir];B[bq];W[br];B[qo];W[fn];B[en];W[di]
;B[gf];W[gh];B[fe];W[jp];B[em];W[hn];B[gn];W[gm];B[fm];W[fk];B[in];W[gl];B[ho];W[go]
;B[jo];W[kp];B[ln];W[oh];B[qh];W[np];B[jl];W[jc];B[jd];W[kb];B[jb];W[ic];B[lb];W[kd]
;B[lc];W[ld];B[id];W[ib];B[mb];W[me];B[nc];W[nd];B[md];W[gn];B[ej];W[ek];B[eq];W[er]
;B[ob];W[fo];B[bm];W[bl];B[am];W[fc];B[od];W[ne];B[kh];W[kf];B[ih];W[mh];B[bk];W[ck]
;B[al];W[bj];B[cl];W[dl];B[cp];W[dq];B[ar];W[bs];B[bo];W[kg];B[hk];W[bl];B[ak];W[dh]
;B[gi];W[fi];B[hh];W[gj];B[hi];W[lh];B[nq];W[mq];B[nr];W[qn];B[pn];W[qm];B[po];W[qk]
;B[ch];W[ci];B[bh];W[eg];B[ee];W[im];B[jm];W[hj];B[ik];W[aj];B[gk];W[fl];B[dn];W[ij]
;B[jj];W[fj];B[fh];W[ji];B[ii];W[ki];B[mo];W[bi];B[mp];W[if];B[fg];W[cg];B[bg];W[df]
;B[be];W[ko];B[kn];W[hq];B[jn];W[kj];B[jk];W[dj];B[ad];W[ac];B[ae];W[bc];B[rj];W[qj]
;B[rk];W[nl];B[gc];W[gb];B[hb];W[hc];B[ka];W[hd];B[he];W[ha];B[ie];W[hf];B[hg];W[je]
;B[ge];W[lq];B[qi];W[nn];B[no];W[pm];B[fb];W[eb];B[oi];W[rl];B[rn];W[pi];B[ia];W[ja]
;B[le];W[ke];B[ia];W[bn];B[an];W[ja];B[pj];W[ph];B[ia];W[ro];B[rp];W[ja];B[pk];W[ql]
;B[ia];W[mn];B[lo];W[ll];B[hb];W[fa];B[ls];W[on];B[lm];W[mm];B[lk];W[kk];B[kl];W[ml]
;B[jh];W[mj];B[kr];W[ip];B[io];W[ga];B[pg];W[og];B[qf];W[oe];B[eh];W[ei];B[cf];W[mr]
;B[ms];W[dg];B[jg];W[jf];B[jr];W[js];B[sk];W[ri];B[rh];W[si];B[sh];W[ah];B[ag];W[oo]
;B[op];W[sn];B[so];W[sm];B[ef];W[mc];B[oc];W[md];B[cl];W[ai];B[bl])