Cho Chikun Won Igo Masters Cup

The 1st Igo Masters Cup finally hit its end with the final showdown between 2 finalists, Cho Chikun (whoa has won 71 titles throughout his career) and Kobayashi Koichi (who has won 59 titles throughout his career). The final is quite classic since both players had met each other so many times in previous title matches. Last time they met in a final was at the 51st NHK Cup, where Kobayashi Koichi won the game over Cho.


Cho Chikun (left) vs. Kobayashi Koichi (right)

Cho Chikun played his best this time and won the final by a slim 1.5 points. During the tournament, Cho beat Takemiya Masaki and Kobayashi Satoru to reach the final, while Kobayashi Koichi beat Rin Kaiho and Ishida Yoshio to qualify for final.

Here is the game record:
Cho Chikun (white) vs. Kobayashi Koichi (black). Result: W+1.5

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]EV[1st Igo Masters Cup, final]DT[2011-07-23]
PB[Kobayashi Koichi]BR[9p]PW[Cho Chikun]WR[9p]KM[6.5]HA[0]RE[W+1.5]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[qd];W[pp];B[dc];W[dp];B[cn];W[fq];B[ci];W[od];B[mc];W[qc];B[qg];W[pd];B[rd];W[fc]
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;B[cp];W[cq];B[bq];W[co];B[bp];W[do];B[dq];W[cr];B[dr];W[br];B[ar];W[bo];B[cs];W[ql]
;B[pk];W[pl];B[ok];W[li];B[ej];W[ol];B[pq];W[qq];B[oq];W[qr];B[op];W[po];B[kq];W[iq]
;B[jq];W[ip];B[ko];W[el];B[gj];W[gf];B[if];W[mo];B[mq];W[pi];B[qi];W[nk];B[eq];W[fp]
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