Iyama Opened Tengen Series

The 37th Tengen title series meets Yuki Satoshi, the Tengen title holder, and Iyama Yuta, the challenger in a bst-of-5 title series. The first game was played on October 24. Yuki Satoshi played black, while Iyama Yuta played white at the first game.

Yuki Satoshi (left) vs. Iyama Yuta (right)

The game opened with both players did  trade. Iyama grabbed the territories at the bottom side, while giving Yuki a big thickness toward the center. Iyama started his invasion at the center with white 60 and 74. The invasion was success and Iyama took the lead. Iyama won after 194 moves. The next game will be played on November 8.

Here is the game record:
Iyama Yuta (white) vs. Yuki Satoshi (black). Result: W+R

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EV[37th Tengen title match 1]
KM[6.5]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Iyama Yuta]
WR[Meijin]
DT[2011-10-24]
BR[Tengen]
RE[W+R]
PB[Yuki Satoshi]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[dq];B[co];W[oq];B[mp];W[qf];B[pi];W[oo];B[pn]
;W[nc];B[pf];W[qc];B[qe];W[pc];B[pq];W[qg];B[pg];W[re];B[qh];W[oh]
;B[ph];W[mq];B[lq];W[lp];B[nq];W[mr];B[op];W[kq];B[ep];W[dp];B[do]
;W[eo];B[fp];W[en];B[dm];W[bp];B[bo];W[fr];B[gn];W[fm];B[cj];W[gm]
;B[hm];W[hn];B[in];W[ho];B[io];W[hp];B[ip];W[iq];B[jq];W[hq];B[lo]
;W[kp];B[ko];W[kr];B[hl];W[lj];B[rf];W[fc];B[cf];W[bd];B[fl];W[gl]
;B[gk];W[fk];B[el];W[hk];B[gj];W[go];B[ik];W[po];B[no];W[on];B[ol]
;W[pl];B[ok];W[om];B[pk];W[mn];B[mo];W[ml];B[ql];W[km];B[kk];W[lk]
;B[kl];W[ll];B[lh];W[kj];B[ln];W[lm];B[hj];W[im];B[jm];W[qo];B[jp]
;W[jr];B[or];W[pm];B[be];W[ce];B[bf];W[df];B[dg];W[eg];B[cc];W[cd]
;B[ef];W[de];B[dh];W[ff];B[rd];W[qd];B[se];W[od];B[eh];W[fg];B[gc]
;W[gb];B[hb];W[hc];B[gd];W[ib];B[bc];W[eb];B[ad];W[dn];B[cp];W[cq]
;B[cm];W[pe];B[rg];W[rl];B[qk];W[rm];B[bq];W[br];B[ap];W[ke];B[if]
;W[id];B[ne];W[me];B[mf];W[le];B[ro];W[rn];B[rp];W[jl];B[rk];W[jn]
;B[jo];W[jk];B[je];W[jd];B[ar];W[bs];B[oe];W[nd];B[dc];W[fd];B[db]
;W[hg];B[gh];W[hh];B[jh];W[fh];B[fi];W[mg];B[hf];W[gg];B[kg];W[he]
;B[ng];W[lf];B[nf];W[mh];B[nh];W[rc];B[sc];W[lg];B[ii];W[nr];B[pp]
;W[il];B[rb];W[qb];B[nj];W[hk];B[nn];W[nm])