Second Victory

Xie Yimin Female Honinbo is close to defend her title with her second victory today at the 29th Female Honinbo title match game 2.


Mukai Chiaki (left) vs. Xie Yimin (right)

Mukai who played black opened the game with Low Chinese fuseki. Xie's approach is rather unusual, since it's usually one line further, was answered with a kosumi tsuke by Mukai. Quickly black claimed the right side and white went for the bottom board.

Xie played a winning tesuji at move 224. The combination until move 235 costs Mukai a lot! After this sequence, the game was easy for Xie and she eventually won by 2.5 points.

Here is the game record:
Xie Yimin (white) vs. Mukai Chiaki (black). Result: W+2.5

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]GN[Rating game]EV[29th Female Honinbo, gme 2]
DT[2010-10-13]PB[Mukai Chiaki]BR[4p]PW[Xie Yimin ]WR[5p]KM[6.5]HA[0]RE[W+2.5]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[pq];W[dp];B[qk];W[np];B[op];W[nq];B[no];W[mo];B[nn];W[lp];B[fc];W[cf]
;B[ic];W[qf];B[qe];W[pf];B[nd];W[qi];B[oj];W[oh];B[qj];W[ri];B[cn];W[fq];B[bp];W[cq]
;B[ck];W[mn];B[nm];W[dn];B[cm];W[sl];B[rl];W[pr];B[qr];W[or];B[db];W[ci];B[cc];W[qc]
;B[re];W[oc];B[od];W[nc];B[pc];W[pb];B[mc];W[mb];B[rg];W[oi];B[nj];W[mh];B[lb];W[nb]
;B[md];W[kh];B[kj];W[ih];B[rb];W[qb];B[rc];W[oa];B[rq];W[jk];B[jn];W[ip];B[kl];W[km]
;B[jl];W[jm];B[il];W[im];B[hl];W[je];B[lm];W[mm];B[hn];W[ll];B[hm];W[nl];B[ol];W[qd]
;B[pe];W[rd];B[sd];W[lc];B[kd];W[kb];B[kc];W[la];B[jb];W[cd];B[bq];W[dc];B[bb];W[bc]
;B[cb];W[ec];B[eb];W[fd];B[gc];W[he];B[gd];W[ge];B[fe];W[ff];B[ed];W[ee];B[fd];W[ef]
;B[br];W[hp];B[dr];W[er];B[jp];W[ln];B[in];W[jq];B[bi];W[bj];B[cj];W[bh];B[di];W[ai]
;B[ch];W[bi];B[gi];W[sj];B[sm];W[sk];B[nk];W[rm];B[sn];W[ml];B[rn];W[dh];B[eh];W[dg]
;B[ei];W[jd];B[jc];W[hi];B[gh];W[hj];B[gj];W[fm];B[li];W[lh];B[en];W[eo];B[fn];W[dm]
;B[em];W[dl];B[el];W[co];B[bo];W[cl];B[bl];W[bm];B[bn];W[bk];B[dk];W[al];B[cp];W[ek]
;B[dj];W[dq];B[do];W[oo];B[po];W[co];B[cr];W[do];B[ra];W[rf];B[sf];W[qg];B[bd];W[be]
;B[ac];W[oq];B[on];W[kk];B[jj];W[lk];B[mi];W[ni];B[mj];W[ki];B[lj];W[kn];B[ld];W[lb]
;B[ng];W[rh];B[sg];W[og];B[qa];W[pa];B[nf];W[lf];B[hg];W[ig];B[hf];W[if];B[de];W[ce]
;B[jo];W[go];B[gn];W[hh];B[gg];W[fg];B[hk];W[fh];B[fo];W[fp];B[ji];W[gf];B[id];W[gk]
;B[fk];W[fj];B[fi];W[fl];B[gl];W[eg];B[fk];W[sh];B[ej];W[se];B[sf];W[ke];B[pi];W[ph]
;B[pj];W[sg];B[se];W[ja];B[ia];W[hd];B[mg];W[lg];B[ie];W[nh];B[jh];W[jg];B[ho];W[gp]
;B[ps];W[os];B[qs];W[hc];B[hb];W[ae];B[of];W[ad];B[bc];W[ds];B[cs];W[es];B[le];W[mf]
;B[me];W[rk];B[ql];W[rj];B[an];W[am];B[kp];W[kq];B[ko];W[ka])