Fightback From the Past

The 66th Honinbo reached its climax after Hane Naoki won the sixth game and got his chance to fightback at the title series. Today, let's see a game from the past where Otake Hideo (9 dan) had the same position with Hane. Otake was down by 0-3 at the 38th Honinbo title series, but he showed his quality by winning the next 4 games from Cho Chikun (9 dan).


Otake Hideo (9 dan)

This is the fifth game of the series. This game was full of fighting fron the beginning to the end. Both players attacked each other strongly and ended after Otake read the fight at the upper board correctly. This game is a classic example of 1 eye vs. no eye semeai. Enjoy :)

Otake Hideo (black) vs. Cho Chikun (white). Result: B+R

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]EV[38th Japanese Honinbo, title match #5]
DT[1983-06-29]PB[Rin Kaiho]BR[9p]PW[Cho Chikun]WR[9p]KM[4.5]RE[B+R]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[pd];W[dc];B[dq];W[qp];B[ce];W[di];B[fe];W[ee];B[ef];W[ed];B[cg];W[ff];B[eg];W[gf]
;B[fc];W[fd];B[hd];W[gd];B[he];W[ge];B[co];W[ch];B[ei];W[eh];B[fh];W[dh];B[fg];W[dk]
;B[hh];W[kc];B[mc];W[jd];B[if];W[hc];B[ic];W[ib];B[oq];W[cm];B[pn];W[po];B[oo];W[op]
;B[np];W[pp];B[no];W[nq];B[or];W[nr];B[lq];W[pr];B[mq];W[os];B[ej];W[ek];B[gl];W[hp]
;B[fq];W[hm];B[gm];W[hn];B[hl];W[jm];B[go];W[jp];B[bi];W[bh];B[cl];W[bl];B[ck];W[bk]
;B[cj];W[dj];B[dl];W[bj];B[ci];W[ai];B[dm];W[cn];B[bo];W[dn];B[em];W[bn];B[an];W[am]
;B[ao];W[gk];B[fi];W[hk];B[il];W[en];B[fm];W[fj];B[ik];W[hj];B[ji];W[hi];B[kl];W[lo]
;B[hg];W[bc];B[ln];W[mn];B[mo];W[lm];B[kn];W[km];B[ko];W[kp];B[lp];W[jn];B[ml];W[jo]
;B[mr];W[pq];B[lo];W[ll];B[lk];W[gq];B[fr];W[mm];B[nl];W[kr];B[kq];W[jq];B[qn];W[gr]
;B[gp];W[fs];B[es];W[ep];B[fp];W[ir];B[qe];W[ql];B[qj];W[om];B[nm];W[pj];B[qk];W[ol]
;B[rl];W[nj];B[mk];W[pi];B[rh];W[kf];B[hb];W[gc];B[kh];W[jg];B[aj];W[ak];B[ke];W[je]
;B[jf];W[kg];B[le];W[ih];B[jb];W[ig];B[hf];W[id];B[ia];W[jc];B[kb];W[ib];B[ii];W[lh]
;B[ic];W[lc];B[me];W[gg];B[gh];W[nf];B[ib];W[li];B[ne];W[jl];B[on];W[ij];B[dp];W[eo]
;B[gn];W[qg];B[rg];W[lb];B[mb];W[ma];B[gb];W[nb];B[nc];W[pb];B[ob];W[oa];B[na];W[er]
;B[gs];W[nb];B[oc];W[qc];B[na];W[eq];B[dr];W[nb];B[lg];W[lf];B[na];W[hs];B[fs];W[nb]
;B[mf];W[mg];B[na];W[df];B[dg];W[nb];B[jh];W[lg];B[na];W[pl];B[rm];W[nb];B[fk];W[fl]
;B[na];W[cf];B[bf];W[nb];B[de];W[na];B[ka];W[la];B[ec];W[dd];B[rd];W[cd];B[rb];W[be]
;B[ae];W[rc];B[sc];W[ad];B[bd];W[sb];B[sa];W[be];B[qb];W[af];B[bg])

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