Second Kadoban For Hane

This year must be one of the busiest year for Hane Naoki. Not only he played at the Honinbo title match and Meijin league, he also challenges Sakai Hideyuki for his Gosei title. However, Hane always found himself in a tough spot. After surviving his first kadoban at the Honinbo, Hane faces his second kadoban as Sakai won the second game and brought the title match to his favor by 2-0.



Sakai Hideyuki (left) vs. Hane Naoki (right)

Sakai who played black in this game got a nice setup at the right side. Black 69 makes me wonder, because I think iken tobi at M10 is better, since it aims white's 3 stones and if white helped the stones, black can play black 69.

In the end, the game became really close. I think Hane lost the game with white 156. It's better to play something like D13 to help his 2 stones. Sakai quickly captured the stones and wrapped up the game by 1.5 points.


Will Sakai finish it at the third game, or will Hane survive like what he did at the Honinbo?

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Post game analysis

Here is the game record:
Sakai Hideyuki (black) vs. Hane Naoki (white). Result: B+1.5

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EV[36th Gosei title match 2]
KM[6.5]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PB[Sakai Hideyuki]
PW[Hane Naoki]
BR[Gosei]
RE[B+1.5]
DT[2011/07/10]
WR[9d]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[dp];B[op];W[qf];B[qi];W[qc];B[qd];W[pc];B[od]
;W[rd];B[re];W[rc];B[qe];W[nc];B[fq];W[hq];B[dn];W[fp];B[gp];W[gq]
;B[cp];W[eq];B[cq];W[cl];B[fr];W[er];B[fo];W[ep];B[bn];W[cf];B[me]
;W[mc];B[nj];W[rf];B[sf];W[qj];B[pj];W[ri];B[rj];W[qk];B[rh];W[pi]
;B[qh];W[rk];B[si];W[qo];B[po];W[qn];B[rp];W[pn];B[pk];W[pl];B[lp]
;W[nk];B[oj];W[ec];B[ol];W[nm];B[no];W[nl];B[ql];W[rl];B[on];W[pm]
;B[om];W[ro];B[ke];W[mj];B[dr];W[gr];B[sp];W[rm];B[jq];W[mi];B[lk]
;W[mk];B[ok];W[jh];B[cc];W[cd];B[dk];W[mg];B[nh];W[mh];B[ng];W[ie]
;B[eb];W[fb];B[fc];W[gc];B[fd];W[gb];B[cj];W[di];B[ci];W[dh];B[fk]
;W[be];B[gi];W[mf];B[ne];W[ir];B[db];W[bc];B[hd];W[gd];B[he];W[if]
;B[ge];W[fe];B[gg];W[kr];B[mr];W[ik];B[ii];W[ji];B[ij];W[jj];B[jk]
;W[il];B[jl];W[jm];B[km];W[im];B[ll];W[jo];B[kn];W[ih];B[gj];W[fn]
;B[en];W[gn];B[id];W[je];B[jd];W[kf];B[ff];W[ee];B[lf];W[kg];B[kq]
;W[em];B[ch];W[dm];B[cm];W[dl];B[bl];W[co];B[cn];W[fl];B[ck];W[jp]
;B[jr];W[js];B[dg];W[kc];B[oc];W[ob];B[pb];W[qb];B[hb];W[ni];B[oi]
;W[nf];B[of];W[lo];B[mn];W[ko];B[mo];W[oh];B[og];W[jb];B[hc];W[ed]
;B[ig];W[hg];B[hf];W[jg];B[hh];W[ig];B[lj];W[li];B[gl];W[eo];B[so]
;W[sn];B[bg];W[do];B[bo];W[lr];B[ks];W[ls];B[lq];W[is];B[ms];W[ks]
;B[gm];W[fm];B[hn];W[ho];B[hm];W[hk];B[gk];W[ln];B[mm];W[lm];B[ml]
;W[jn];B[kl];W[cg];B[ef];W[df];B[eg];W[ib];B[ia];W[ja];B[ha];W[bh]
;B[bi];W[bf];B[ah];W[kd];B[le];W[kj];B[ga];W[fa];B[ds];W[es];B[lg]
;W[lh];B[dq];W[go];B[in];W[af];B[ip];W[io];B[iq];W[hp];B[sd];W[sc]
;B[se];W[ag];B[bh];W[sk];B[hj];W[sj];B[ri];W[nn];B[oo];W[ek];B[ej]
;W[nd];B[nb];W[pa];B[lb];W[mb];B[jc];W[kb];B[ld];W[lc];B[el];W[mq]
;B[nq];W[ek];B[sm];W[sl];B[el];W[kp];B[mp];W[ek];B[hr];W[hs];B[el]
;W[oe];B[pe];W[ek];B[gs];W[fs];B[el];W[ic];B[gf];W[ek];B[ki];W[kh]
;B[el];W[fh];B[gh];W[ek];B[oe];W[el])