Rin Kanketsu's First League

Rin Kanketsu (7 dan) must be very happy the day he beat O Meien at the final of the last preliminary at the 36th Meijin Championship.



This will be the first league for Rin Kanketsu. I think this is pretty good for him, considering that he is relatively young (he is 26 now). Good Luck for Rin Kanketsu.


Rin Kanketsu

Also notable, this is Yamashita's return to the league since he was demoted at 2006. Hane Naoki also make a comeback to the league. The last time he was in the league was in 2001 when he held Tengen title.

Here are the players who will play at the 2011 Meijin League:
1. Takao Shinji
2. Cho U
3. Yuki Satoshi
4. Sakai Hideuki
5. Mizokami Tomochika
6. Cho Chikun
7. Yamashita Keigo
7. Hane Naoki
7. Rin Kanketsu

Here is a game Rin played at the last preliminary.
Rin Kanketsu (black)vs. Ryu Shikun (white). Result: B+R.

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EV[36th Meijin the last preliminary tournament]
KM[6.5]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Ryu Shikun]
WR[9d]
DT[2010-09-07]
BR[7d]
RE[B+R]
PB[Rin Kanketsu]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[op];B[dp];W[qq];B[kq];W[rp];B[qo];W[ro];B[pq]
;W[qr];B[pp];W[qn];B[oo];W[oq];B[pr];W[or];B[ps];W[pn];B[po];W[lp]
;B[mr];W[mq];B[lq];W[mp];B[on];W[om];B[mn];W[nm];B[nn];W[kp];B[jq]
;W[mm];B[ln];W[jp];B[iq];W[lm];B[km];W[kn];B[jn];W[ko];B[os];W[ip]
;B[hp];W[ho];B[gp];W[in];B[kl];W[hk];B[ki];W[qf];B[qi];W[ql];B[pf]
;W[pg];B[qg];W[pe];B[of];W[qe];B[oe];W[qd];B[qc];W[rg];B[qh];W[pc]
;B[od];W[qb];B[rc];W[rb];B[oc];W[pb];B[ni];W[fc];B[co];W[ci];B[id]
;W[hh];B[cd];W[cc];B[go];W[hm];B[ce];W[bc];B[cg];W[eh];B[eg];W[fg]
;B[bi];W[bh];B[di];W[cj];B[dh];W[dj];B[ei];W[fh];B[fi];W[gi];B[ff]
;W[ef];B[ee];W[dg];B[df];W[eg];B[ch];W[bg];B[ed];W[dc];B[de];W[bf]
;B[cf];W[gc];B[gf];W[hg];B[fk];W[he];B[cl];W[ie];B[kd];W[kf];B[ec]
;W[eb];B[db];W[fb];B[bd];W[bj];B[bb];W[cb];B[ac];W[da];B[bl];W[ae]
;B[be];W[af];B[ad];W[aj];B[mk];W[mg];B[nh];W[cq];B[dq];W[dl];B[fm]
;W[dm];B[ek];W[dk];B[gn];W[jj];B[kk];W[bp];B[bo];W[dr];B[br];W[cr]
;B[bq];W[cp];B[ap];W[ar];B[aq];W[bs];B[ao];W[do];B[er];W[md];B[mc]
;W[nc];B[mb];W[cn];B[eo];W[ld];B[lc];W[kc];B[jc];W[kb];B[jb];W[ke]
;B[jd];W[nb];B[ka];W[ma];B[lb];W[hb];B[hd];W[kj];B[gg];W[gh];B[lj]
;W[gl];B[em];W[ib];B[gd];W[fd];B[fe];W[ge];B[hf];W[if];B[ig];W[jg]
;B[je];W[jf];B[gj];W[jm];B[jl];W[nd];B[il];W[dn];B[am];W[ii];B[hj]
;W[bm];B[an];W[rj];B[qj];W[qk];B[rd];W[re];B[se];W[rf];B[rh];W[sc]
;B[ok];W[qs];B[ij];W[ji];B[kh];W[mh];B[mi];W[nf];B[ne];W[me];B[ng]
;W[mf];B[og];W[pk];B[pj];W[ol];B[en])