Iyama Balanced the Score

The 49th Judan continues went to the fourth game with Cho U having the upper hand. The score was 2-1 and if Cho win this game, he will defend the title for the second time. This put Iyama under pressure. If he wants the title, he must win this game to stay alive.


Cho U (left) vs. Iyama Yuta (right)

Iyama who played black stones got the advantage, however Cho played well during the middle game and the endgame but couldn't surpass Iyama's advantage. After 291 moves, Iyama won the game by 3.5 points. With this, the game came down to the final game to decide the 49th Judan. The fifth game will be played at April 29.

Here is the game record:
Iyama Yuta vs. Cho U. Result: B+3.5

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]GN[Rated game]EV[49th Judan title match, game 4]
DT[2011-04-22]PB[Iyama Yuta]BR[9p]PW[Cho U]WR[9p]KM[6.5]HA[0]RE[B+3.5]MULTIGOGM[1]
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;B[of];W[pe];B[qa];W[ge];B[pk];W[oj];B[nl];W[mj];B[qn];W[kj];B[kf];W[je];B[jg];W[np]
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;B[rn];W[om];B[ok];W[qm];B[pm];W[pn];B[pl];W[rm];B[on];W[po];B[rl];W[ro];B[oh];W[ph]
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