Cho Insun Advanced To Round 2

Cho Insun (7 dan, amateur) made a surprise at the 39th Myeongin (Korean equivalents for Meijin) by defeating Park Jeonggeun (4p) at the first round. Of course this is not "surprising" as Cho showed really good result against professionals. He won from Yun Junsang (8p) and Seo Gunwoo (5p) at the previous preliminary round. He also reached the final of the 16th LG Cup preliminary by defeating Kuwamoto Shinpei (6p), Dang Yifei (4p), and Ding Wei (9p) before lost to Mok Jinseok (9p) at the final.


Park Jeonggeun (left) vs. Cho Insun (right)

I don't know whether the Myeongin is open to the amateur or were they invited by the sponsor/association, but it is a great thing that professional tournament is not that "strict" to amateur anymore since there are many amateurs who have the ability of pros, they just not that "lucky" to get the degree.


Cho Insun

Here is the game record:
Cho Insun (black) vs. Park Jeonggeun (white). Result: B+R

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EV[39th Myeongin tournament 1st round]
KM[6.5]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Park Jeonggeun]
WR[4d]
DT[2011-09-20]
BR[ama]
RE[B+R]
PB[Cho Insun]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[dq];B[co];W[dl];B[gp];W[do];B[dp];W[ep];B[cp]
;W[cq];B[bq];W[br];B[dm];W[eo];B[cm];W[em];B[el];W[fm];B[dk];W[fl]
;B[ek];W[kq];B[nq];W[ko];B[cf];W[fc];B[jq];W[jr];B[ir];W[jp];B[iq]
;W[oq];B[pq];W[op];B[or];W[np];B[nr];W[lr];B[ip];W[jn];B[lp];W[kp]
;B[js];W[kr];B[fq];W[ho];B[eq];W[er];B[fr];W[es];B[fp];W[qo];B[ro]
;W[pp];B[qq];W[qn];B[rn];W[qm];B[gn];W[qf];B[nc];W[rd];B[kc];W[hl]
;B[fn];W[of];B[pi];W[qc];B[bd];W[qk];B[pg];W[pf];B[mi];W[ic];B[pc]
;W[oi];B[pj];W[ni];B[pk];W[nk];B[ql];W[rl];B[pl];W[rm];B[nl];W[ml]
;B[nm];W[mp];B[qg];W[og];B[on];W[po];B[rf];W[re];B[rh];W[rj];B[pm]
;W[ok];B[sg];W[ol];B[ri];W[en];B[hm];W[di];B[il];W[fk];B[bp];W[ar]
;B[hk];W[fj];B[cj];W[cc];B[km];W[mm];B[mn];W[jm];B[mk];W[lk];B[lo]
;W[ln];B[lm];W[ll];B[mq];W[lq];B[kn];W[kl];B[nn];W[ln];B[mo];W[hn]
;B[gm];W[gl];B[fs];W[dr];B[gr];W[rp];B[rq];W[ci];B[ef];W[dg];B[de]
;W[cd];B[ce];W[bc];B[gf];W[fe];B[ff];W[gh];B[hh];W[hi];B[if];W[he]
;B[ge];W[hd];B[hf];W[ih];B[gd];W[gc];B[ke];W[je];B[jf];W[kf];B[kg]
;W[lf];B[fd];W[ed];B[ee];W[kd];B[fh];W[fi];B[jh];W[lc];B[qb];W[rb]
;B[qd];W[rc];B[ld];W[le];B[lb];W[md];B[mc];W[ji];B[ki];W[lh];B[eh]
;W[bj];B[bk];W[kb];B[ld];W[dj];B[ck];W[lc];B[jj];W[ii];B[ld];W[ph]
;B[qh];W[lc];B[oh];W[nh];B[ld];W[se];B[sf];W[lc];B[ob];W[qa];B[ld]
;W[qj];B[si];W[lc];B[kh];W[ig];B[jg];W[kj];B[ld];W[cg];B[gg];W[hg]
;B[jb];W[ph];B[qi];W[eg];B[ae];W[bg];B[bf];W[ac];B[jc];W[sp];B[sq]
;W[jd];B[lg];W[mh];B[ad];W[ak];B[al];W[aj];B[bi];W[ah];B[af];W[ai]
;B[bm];W[im];B[lj];W[kk];B[ga];W[fa];B[ib])