9th Jeongganjang Cup Started

The annual all female team tournament, Jeongganjang Cup started with the first game was played at January 8. The opening game was between Aoki Kikuyo (8 dan) of Japan vs. Moon Dowon (2 dan) of South Korea.


Aoki Kikuyo (left) vs. Moon Dowon (right)

Aoki opened the game with her favorite opening, the Low Chinese fuseki. Moon answered it with a new fashion in this fuseki, keima enclosure against black low stone. The game proceed fast and Moon was the first to start a fight with his keima approach. Aoki played a territorial oriented answer and took a potential upper side.

Aoki later played a dangerous combination which left her with an unsettled group at the lower side. Moon later found a good combination (move 142 and 144) and successfully trapped black's weak group at the left side and eventually killed them. Aoki resigned at move 220. She was behind more than 10 points.


Moon Dowon (19 y.o), became pro in 2008 and promoted to 2 dan in 2009.

Here is the game record:
Moon Dowon (white) vs. Aoki Kikuyo (black). Resukt: W+R

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]EV[9th Jeongganjang Cup, game 1]DT[2011-01-08]
PB[Aoki Kikuyo]BR[8p]PW[Moon Dowon]WR[2p]KM[6.5]HA[0]RE[W+R]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[pq];W[dp];B[qk];W[fq];B[fc];W[cf];B[jd];W[qf];B[re];W[rf];B[qe];W[pf]
;B[nd];W[qi];B[oj];W[nh];B[nf];W[po];B[np];W[no];B[mo];W[nn];B[lp];W[mn];B[qj];W[pi]
;B[mk];W[mi];B[mj];W[jq];B[ko];W[ln];B[jp];W[kq];B[iq];W[ir];B[hr];W[lo];B[mp];W[kp]
;B[ip];W[mr];B[nr];W[js];B[lr];W[kr];B[ms];W[hq];B[eq];W[dq];B[gq];W[hp];B[fr];W[ho]
;B[eo];W[do];B[dr];W[cr];B[fp];W[kj];B[kk];W[jk];B[km];W[kn];B[jl];W[jj];B[lj];W[li]
;B[ml];W[hc];B[kh];W[ki];B[hd];W[ic];B[id];W[jc];B[dc];W[cc];B[ed];W[kd];B[de];W[cd]
;B[ke];W[lc];B[ld];W[kc];B[mc];W[le];B[kf];W[md];B[nc];W[lf];B[lg];W[jg];B[kg];W[jh]
;B[if];W[mg];B[eg];W[cg];B[cm];W[dn];B[cj];W[ds];B[es];W[er];B[jn];W[jo];B[dr];W[ol]
;B[ok];W[er];B[in];W[io];B[dr];W[qc];B[pc];W[er];B[mf];W[gc];B[ng];W[gd];B[mh];W[oi]
;B[dr];W[dm];B[cs];W[cl];B[fe];W[br];B[gb];W[hb];B[eb];W[mb];B[nb];W[la];B[cb];W[bb]
;B[ba];W[ef];B[ff];W[eh];B[bl];W[bm];B[ck];W[dl];B[bn];W[cn];B[am];W[bi];B[bj];W[ej]
;B[cm];W[ak];B[ci];W[bh];B[dh];W[di];B[ce];W[dg];B[bf];W[fg];B[qp];W[hs];B[gr];W[lm]
;B[ll];W[il];B[qn];W[ee];B[bd];W[bs];B[ds];W[fd];B[bc];W[hg];B[fm];W[gl];B[fl];W[fk]
;B[gm];W[el];B[hl];W[hk];B[gk];W[gj];B[im];W[ik];B[hf];W[gf];B[bg];W[ch];B[ri];W[rh]
;B[rj];W[qo];B[ro];W[rn];B[pn];W[op];B[rp];W[oq];B[or];W[qm];B[rm];W[pm];B[on];W[om]
;B[sn];W[oo];B[rn];W[nl];B[oh];W[ni];B[pg];W[qg];B[nq];W[ga])