Xie's Perfect Defense

Xie Yimin Female Honinbo, Female Meijin, Female Kisei once again shows her high skill by defending her Female Honinbo title from chalenger Mukai Chiaki with a perfect 3-0. Xie won the third game by a huge 9.5 points margin.


Xie Yimin


Mukai Chiaki

This is the fourth consecutive time Xie won Female Honinbo. So far four is the best streak a player can achieve in this tournament. Yoshida Mika is the first person to set this record.


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

Here is the game record:
Xie Yimin (black)vs. Mukai Chiaki (white). Result: B+9.5

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KM[6.5]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
EV[29th Female Honinbo title match 3]
GM[1]
PW[Mukai Chiaki]
WR[4d]
DT[2010-10-20]
BR[Female Honinbo]
RE[B+9.5]
PB[Xie Yimin]
;B[qd];W[dc];B[pq];W[dp];B[de];W[ce];B[dd];W[cd];B[ec];W[cf];B[db]
;W[cc];B[fd];W[nc];B[lc];W[qc];B[pc];W[pd];B[qb];W[rc];B[od];W[pe]
;B[oc];W[rb];B[of];W[oe];B[ne];W[qe];B[nd];W[eg];B[gg];W[qo];B[pl]
;W[lp];B[po];W[ip];B[qp];W[qh];B[cn];W[kc];B[kb];W[jc];B[jb];W[ig]
;B[cq];W[cp];B[dq];W[ep];B[bp];W[bo];B[bq];W[co];B[fq];W[ic];B[ie]
;W[ge];B[gd];W[jf];B[je];W[ke];B[kf];W[lf];B[kd];W[kg];B[ld];W[hf]
;B[dk];W[fk];B[bn];W[an];B[am];W[ao];B[bl];W[cj];B[em];W[fp];B[gq]
;W[gm];B[fj];W[gj];B[dj];W[gp];B[hq];W[bj];B[di];W[ch];B[fl];W[gk]
;B[ek];W[cm];B[dm];W[cl];B[ck];W[fi];B[gl];W[hl];B[fm];W[hn];B[en]
;W[eo];B[ci];W[bi];B[dh];W[bh];B[dl];W[ml];B[nm];W[qk];B[mm];W[qm]
;B[ll];W[iq];B[mq];W[mp];B[nq];W[pn];B[on];W[oo];B[pp];W[om];B[nn]
;W[pm];B[im];W[hm];B[nl];W[mk];B[no];W[lk];B[kl];W[kk];B[jl];W[jk]
;B[hk];W[hj];B[jo];W[eq];B[er];W[hr];B[gr];W[jr];B[kq];W[gs];B[kr]
;W[hp];B[fr];W[cb];B[eb];W[nf];B[mf];W[ng];B[mg];W[me];B[nh];W[og]
;B[oh];W[pg];B[le];W[mh];B[md];W[lg];B[ol];W[ql];B[pj];W[oj];B[nj]
;W[mi];B[qj];W[rj];B[pk];W[rl];B[rp];W[ks];B[lr];W[fs];B[es];W[hs]
;B[cr];W[bs];B[cs];W[jp];B[kp];W[so];B[il];W[ik];B[ro];W[rn];B[qi]
;W[ri];B[he];W[gf];B[pb];W[hd];B[jd];W[gc];B[hb];W[sp];B[sq];W[sn]
;B[rq];W[ar];B[ca];W[ba];B[da];W[fe];B[bb];W[ab];B[aa];W[ap];B[aq]
;W[ba];B[fh];W[ee];B[ed];W[df];B[aa];W[jn];B[in];W[io];B[ko];W[ba]
;B[hc];W[eh];B[aa];W[lm];B[km];W[ba];B[ei];W[gi];B[aa];W[ln];B[kn]
;W[ba];B[bc];W[bd];B[aa];W[dn];B[bm];W[ba];B[ls];W[fn];B[aa];W[nk]
;B[ok];W[ba];B[gn];W[go];B[aa];W[ph];B[oi];W[ba];B[mj];W[lj];B[aa]
;W[qa];B[js];W[ir];B[ac];W[me];B[ra];W[sa];B[mf];W[ad];B[pa];W[ra]
;B[dg];W[cg];B[ak];W[aj];B[kf];W[if];B[bk];W[qn];B[ke];W[do];B[ej]
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