International Pair Go Championship

The 21st International Amateur Pair Go Championship took place from October 16-17 in Iidabashi, Japan. The competition was followed by 22 countries. The participants are:

Asia:China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Philippines, Thailand, Chinese Taipei

Europe:Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, France, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine

North America:Canada, U.S.A

Central,South America:Ecuador

Oceania,Africa:Australia

The tournament was won by Korea's pair, Lee Yeongju- Song Hongsuk with perfect 5-0 score. As the runner up, team Japan consists of Yuriko Hiraoka and Satoshi Hiraoka successfully scored 4-1 score.


Lee Yeongju (left) and Song Hongsuk (right)



The Ukraina team with their traditional costumes. Mariya Zakharchenko (left) and Iurii Pliushch. They ended up at 17th place.

The final game was between the Korea and Japan pair and was won by Korea's pair by 3.5 points.



Japan pair (left) vs. Korea pair (right)

Here is the game record:
Lee Yeongju-Song Hongsuk (white) vs. Yuriko Hiraoka-Satoshi Hiraoka (black). R:W+3.5

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]GN[International Amateur Pair Go Championship]
DT[2010/10/16,13\:30\:00,2010/10/16,15\:00\:00]PC[(Hotel Metropolitan Edmont)]PB[Yuriko Hiraoka-Satoshi Hiraoka]
BR[5d-6d]PW[Lee Yeongju-Song Hongsuk]WR[5d-7d]KM[6.5]HA[0]RE[W,3.5]CP[Japan Pair Go Association]
MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[dp];B[fq];W[cn];B[dr];W[op];B[lp];W[pm];B[oo];W[no];B[on];W[pp]
;B[qn];W[qq];B[qo];W[nn];B[om];W[rq];B[fd];W[nq];B[df];W[dc];B[ff];W[fb];B[qj];W[nc]
;B[pf];W[pb];B[qc];W[ld];B[cl];W[cq];B[iq];W[cj];B[dk];W[ei];B[fk];W[gi];B[if];W[hj]
;B[fo];W[cr];B[jc];W[kc];B[jd];W[qb];B[jj];W[hl];B[fm];W[gg];B[de];W[he];B[gc];W[jh]
;B[bd];W[bc];B[cd];W[cc];B[ih];W[ig];B[hg];W[hh];B[jg];W[ii];B[gb];W[cg];B[bf];W[fc]
;B[fh];W[fi];B[ig];W[ji];B[gh];W[pg];B[qg];W[qh];B[ph];W[og];B[oh];W[qf];B[rg];W[ng]
;B[rf];W[nh];B[oj];W[nj];B[nk];W[mj];B[nl];W[kq];B[hi];W[gp];B[fp];W[hh];B[kb];W[lb]
;B[hi];W[ed];B[hh];W[gk];B[io];W[jm];B[lq];W[lr];B[lk];W[ij];B[kp];W[kr];B[jq];W[sn]
;B[kd];W[lc];B[sm];W[gd];B[fe];W[hc];B[hb];W[ib];B[ic];W[ga];B[hd];W[ha];B[ge];W[jb]
;B[mr];W[mq];B[jr];W[nr];B[rp];W[sp];B[so];W[ro];B[rn];W[in];B[ho];W[gn];B[fn];W[go]
;B[fr];W[jo];B[jp];W[mk];B[hn];W[ml];B[gm];W[rc];B[rd];W[pc];B[qd];W[ad];B[kn];W[po]
;B[pn];W[km];B[bm];W[bn];B[an];W[ao];B[am];W[co];B[cf];W[kg];B[kf];W[lf];B[le];W[mf]
;B[jn];W[im];B[rb];W[ra];B[sb];W[me];B[ch];W[ci];B[dh];W[ej];B[dm];W[eh];B[ae];W[ac]
;B[eg];W[bh];B[bg];W[di];B[dg];W[ln];B[ko];W[sq];B[so];W[dq];B[er];W[ek];B[el];W[od]
;B[bi];W[bj];B[ah];W[ke];B[oe];W[ne];B[je];W[ds];B[es];W[cs];B[nm];W[mm];B[ks];W[ms]
;B[dn];W[jf];B[ni];W[mi];B[oi];W[kf];B[do];W[of];B[pe];W[mp];B[lo];W[mo];B[ep];W[bp]
;B[ee];W[cm];B[bl];W[aj];B[ai])

Indonesia also took part at the championship. Harfina and Daniel Thalib who became the representative came out at 24th place with 2 victories over Lithuania and Finland (rank 17-26 all have 2 victories. It seems that Harfina and Thalib lost at the tie-breaker).

If you want to see more games from the championsip, visit this page:
http://www.pairgo.or.jp/amateur/21st/live/index_e.htm