Mukai Chiaki Leads Female Honinbo

The 30th Female Honinbo finally reached its title match series. Mukai Chiaki who won the challenger's decision match went on to win the first game from the best of 5 match.

                                      Mukai Chiaki (left) vs. Xie Yimin (right)

This also ends Mukai's 5 losing streak from Xie in title series. Will Mukai keep the momentum and finally break Xie Yimin's wall?

                                                     Mukai Chiaki

                                           O Meien explaining the game

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Here is the game record:
Mukai Chiaki (black) vs. Xie Yimin (white). Result: B+R

(;DT[2011-09-28]EV[30th Japanese Female Honinbo, title match #1] PB[Mukai Chiaki]PW[Xie Yimin] KM[6.5]RE[B+R] ;B[pd];W[dd];B[pq];W[po];B[qo];W[qn];B[qp];W[dp];B[fc];W[hc] ;B[pn];W[fd];B[qm];W[ec];B[fq];W[cn];B[jp];W[qf];B[nc];W[rd] ;B[qg];W[pg];B[qh];W[rf];B[ph];W[qc];B[og];W[pf];B[kc];W[lq] ;B[kq];W[lo];B[kn];W[mm];B[on];W[mp];B[ll];W[ml];B[mk];W[ko] ;B[jo];W[nk];B[mj];W[kr];B[jr];W[kp];B[jq];W[nn];B[cq];W[dq] ;B[dr];W[lm];B[cp];W[co];B[eq];W[ck];B[km];W[nj];B[mi];W[kl] ;B[lk];W[jl];B[ol];W[nl];B[mq];W[pj];B[nh];W[mr];B[nq];W[om] ;B[ci];W[cf];B[cg];W[df];B[bl];W[bk];B[cl];W[dk];B[dl];W[el] ;B[ek];W[dm];B[fl];W[em];B[dj];W[fk];B[ej];W[bm];B[gl];W[gk] ;B[ln];W[mn];B[jn];W[pl];B[gi];W[hl];B[gm];W[ii];B[hj];W[ij] ;B[hk];W[ig];B[id];W[ic];B[jd];W[he];B[pc];W[of];B[nf];W[qb] ;B[hf];W[ne];B[mf];W[gh];B[hd];W[gd];B[ge];W[fg];B[fe];W[dg] ;B[oe];W[or];B[oq];W[rl];B[no];W[mo];B[nr];W[jb];B[kb];W[ch] ;B[pm];W[ok];B[fn];W[ob];B[pb];W[pa];B[ik];W[kj];B[jk];W[ke] ;B[jc];W[ib];B[kf];W[od];B[pe];W[jf];B[je];W[lf];B[me];W[kg] ;B[ki];W[ld];B[nb];W[ep];B[fp];W[bo];B[bq];W[jj];B[kk];W[ns] ;B[pr];W[rn];B[rm];W[sm];B[ro];W[sn];B[oo];W[rj];B[bh];W[bg] ;B[oc];W[lc];B[lb];W[fi];B[fj];W[ei];B[bj];W[al];B[dh];W[di] ;B[cj];W[cm];B[cg];W[oi];B[oh];W[ch];B[gc];W[ed];B[cg];W[cr] ;B[br];W[ch];B[gb])