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

(;
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])

South Korea Won the 31st WAGC

Throw a party all Korean baduk lover, because this year, Song Hongsuk of S. Korea won the 31st WAGC by a perfect 8-0 score.


Song Hongsuk

China's Wang Chen followed behind at the second place by 7-1 score.


Wang Chen

Meanwhile, 7 players were tied with 6-2 score for 3-9 place. The tenth place went to Canada who has 5-3 score.

Ondrej Silt of Czechia is the top Westerner. He ended up in fifth place.


Ondrej Silt

Congratulations for Song Hongsuk!

A 3 kyu Beat 5 dan

News from the 31st World Amateur Go Championship. Who say that when you are 7 stones behind your opponent, you can't win it? Maria Puerta (3 kyu) of Venezuela beat Wan Kou Lou (5 dan) of Macau in the third round of the championship.


Maria Puerta


Wan Kou Lou

Here is Maria's comment of the game:

For most of the game he was in control,’ Puerta said. ‘He had a big territory and I had some dead groups, but then late in the game he let me capture four stones. Perhaps it was just lack of caution on his part, but that four-stone capture joined all my groups together, and inside the large space surrounded by them there was a group of his that only had one eye. He still had his big territory left, but it wasn’t enough, so he resigned.’

She got a big applause when she entered the restaurant for lunch. Too bad that I can't find any game record of the game.

The 31st World Amateur Go Championship Starts!

The World Amateur Go Championship (WAGC) is back! This year this biggest amateur event is being held in Hangzhou, China.


Hangzhou Tianyuan Tower's Entrance

This year, 65 countries take part in this tournament. Too bad Indonesia can't participate this year due to some personal issues.


Countries that participate

Here is the tournament's condition:

* 8 round Swiss system
* All games to be played on even with Black giving 6-1/2 point komi
* The time allowance of one hour per player, and 3 times of 30 seconds byo-yomi.
Tournament clocks will be used for all games.
* Tournament rules are The World Amateur Go Championship Rules.
Any problems that arise will be settled by the referees.
* Referees will be professional go players from China Qi-Yuan

The youngest contestant this year is the 11 years old Cheng-Hsun Chen from China Taipei.

The International Go Federation's bulletin Ranka covers the tournament this year.