Chunlan Cup's Official Website

Here is the link to Chunlan Cup's official website:
http://www.chunlan.com/igo/

I got all the photo from there :)

Chunlan Cup Round 3 Pairing

It seems that there is a re-pairing for all 8 players in the 8th Chunlan Cup.

Here is the result:
Gu Lingyi vs. Gu Li


Gu Lingyi


Gu Li

Lee Sedol vs. Wang Xi

Xie He vs. Cho Chikun


Cho Chikun


Xie He

Heo Yeongho vs. Kong Jie


Kong Jie


Heo Yeongho

The Old Tiger Still Has Fangs!

The second round of the 8th Chunlan Cup was played on Monday, March 29.

A surprising result came from Cho Chikun of Japan. He beat Qiu Jun of China by resignation. Qiu Jun recently managed to the final of 14th Samsung Cup, but lost to Kong Jie by 2-0.



After all, it seems that the old tiger Cho Chikun still has his fangs.



You can download the game between Cho Chikun and Qiu Jun here

Here is the result of the second round:
Heo Yeongho (7 dan) of China beat Chang Hao (9 dan) of China by 0.5 points.
Kong Jie (9 dan) of China beat Choi Cheolhan (9 dan) of Korea by resignation.
Lee Sedol (9 dan) of Korea beat Sun Tengyu (4 dan) of China by resignation.
Wang Xi (9 dan) of China beat Yuki Satoshi (9 dan) of Japan by resignation.
Xie He (7 dan) of China beat Iyama Yuta (9 dan) of Japan by resignation.
Cho Chikun (9 dan) of Japan beat Qiu Jun (8 dan) of China by resignation.
Gu Li (9 dan) of China beat Yamashita Keigo (9 dan) of China by resignation.
Gu Lingyi (5 dan) of China beat Lee Changho (9 dan) of Korea by resignation.

8th Chunlan Cup

The 8th series of the international tournament hosted by China was started in March 27. 24 players from China, South Korea, Japan, Europe, and America compete to be number one.


Press conference


Chunlan company's Vice President


Zhongguo Qiyuan's president.


Here is the result of the first round:
Heo Yeongho (7 dan) of Korea beat Yoda Norimoto (9 dan) of Japan by 6.5 points.
Choi Cheolhan (9 dan) of Korea beat Hu Yaoyu (8 dan) of China by 0.5 points
Lee Sedol (9 dan) of Korea beat Zhou Junxun (9 dan) of Taiwan by resignation.
Yuki Satoshi (9 dan) of Japan beat Lin Zhihan (8 dan) of Taiwan by resignation.
Iyama Yuta(9 dan) of Japan beat Csaba Mero (6 dan amateur) of Europe by resignation.
Cho Chikun (9 dan) of Japan beat Kang Dongyun (9 dan) of Korea by resignation.
Yamashita Keigo (9 dan) of Japan beat Chen Yaoye (9 dan) of China by resignation.
Gu Lingyi (5 dan) of China beat Jiang Mingjiu (7 dan) of North America by resignation.

Japan did pretty well in round one, as 4 from 5 representatives managed to the second round. I'm very surprised by Cho Chikun's result, since Cho didn't show good performance recently in domestic tournaments.

The game between Iyama and Csaba was hard for Csaba. I don't think Csaba stood a chance in the game.

The game between Lee Sedol and Zhou Junxun is also interesting. Lee showed quite a skill in that game.

Trivia: The Fame

Can you name the go player below?



EDIT: The answer is Umezawa Yukari (5 dan) of Japan.

Yuki Satoshi Won NHK Cup for Two Consecutive Years

A great news came for all Yuki satoshi's fans. For the second time, he won the speed go championship which broadcasted weekly, NHK Cup.

Last year, he won the final from Takemiya Masaki. This year, he beat Iyama Yuta Meijin in the final.


Yuki Satoshi

With this, both Yuki and Iyama will represent Japan in the Asian TV Cup. The other participants for Asian TV Cup are Lee Changho and Kang Dongyun of Korea. The representative of China is still unknown.

Here is the game record:

(;
EV[57th NHK Cup final]
WR[Meijin]
PW[Iyama Yuta]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
KM[6.5]
RE[B+3.5]
PB[Yuki Satoshi]
DT[2010-02-22]
BR[NHK Cup]
;B[pd];W[dp];B[qp];W[dc];B[op];W[qf];B[pi];W[nc];B[pf];W[qc];B[pc]
;W[qd];B[qe];W[re];B[pe];W[rg];B[qg];W[rf];B[jd];W[hc];B[df];W[ch]
;B[he];W[ee];B[de];W[ed];B[ef];W[ff];B[fg];W[gf];B[eh];W[hf];B[cc]
;W[cb];B[dd];W[ec];B[if];W[ig];B[jg];W[ih];B[bb];W[jf];B[ie];W[jh]
;B[kg];W[kf];B[lf];W[lg];B[kh];W[ke];B[lh];W[le];B[mg];W[kc];B[db]
;W[eb];B[ck];W[da];B[fq];W[cm];B[dj];W[qh];B[cq];W[dq];B[cp];W[co]
;B[dr];W[eo];B[dn];W[en];B[eq];W[dm];B[qi];W[mq];B[nq];W[mp];B[iq]
;W[nn];B[jj];W[gg];B[mo];W[pq];B[pp];W[nr];B[no];W[oq];B[np];W[ri]
;B[qk];W[kq];B[qr];W[rj];B[rk];W[fh];B[eg];W[gq];B[gr];W[hr];B[hq]
;W[gp];B[fr];W[km];B[ko];W[ki];B[ph];W[pg];B[og];W[li];B[mi];W[kk]
;B[mk];W[lk];B[ml];W[fi];B[ei];W[ek];B[in];W[jo];B[io];W[jp];B[go]
;W[jn];B[im];W[bl];B[bk];W[ej];B[ci];W[bc];B[cd];W[ik];B[ll];W[kl]
;B[qg];W[rh];B[qb];W[rb];B[rc];W[rd];B[ra];W[sb];B[lc];W[lb];B[md]
;W[mc];B[ld];W[kd];B[nd];W[nb];B[jb];W[kb];B[ob];W[me];B[ne];W[ma]
;B[hl];W[hk];B[ba];W[qq];B[rq];W[pr];B[ps];W[or];B[rr];W[ir];B[fp]
;W[jr];B[bo];W[bn];B[bp];W[lm];B[mm];W[qj];B[pj];W[bd];B[be];W[ln]
;B[mn];W[gl];B[jc];W[ka];B[oa];W[na];B[mf];W[sk];B[sl];W[sj];B[rl]
;W[cr];B[br];W[ap];B[aq];W[ak];B[aj];W[al];B[bj];W[lo];B[fm];W[gm]
;B[fn];W[an];B[ao];W[fl];B[oc];W[ca];B[ad];W[il];B[ep];W[do];B[os]
;W[ns];B[qs];W[lr];B[hm];W[gn];B[em];W[cn];B[fo];W[ip];B[hp];W[jm]
;B[ho];W[mj];B[nj];W[lj];B[hs];W[is];B[gs];W[el];B[pg])

Takao Shinji Leads the 35th Meijin League

Takao Shibji,one of the top Japan player, currently leading the 35th Meijin League with a perfect 4-0 score!


Takao Shinji

So far, he scored his victories from Sakai Hideyuki (W+1.5), Ogata Masaki (B+R), O Meien (B+R), and Mizokami Tomochika (B+R).

What about the ex-Meijin, Cho U? He is currently at 2-1 position. He won from Yamada kimio (W+R) and from Mizokami Tomochika (B+8.5), while his one lost came from Yuki Satoshi.


Cho U

Both Takao and Cho will meet each other in the 6th round in May. Cho's opponent in the fifth round is Sakai Hideyuki, while Takao is not scheduled for the league game next month (since Meijin league has 9 players playing, one player will not play their game once.)

Here is two games from the league:

Takao Shinji vs. O Meien

(;
WR[9d]
EV[35th Meijin league]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
PW[O Meien]
GM[1]
PB[Takao Shinji]
BR[9d]
RE[B+R]
DT[2010-01-07]
KM[6.5]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[op];B[dq];W[do];B[co];W[dp];B[cp];W[eq];B[cq]
;W[dn];B[cm];W[dr];B[dm];W[em];B[el];W[fm];B[fl];W[gm];B[cn];W[fp]
;B[gl];W[hm];B[mq];W[no];B[jq];W[ir];B[qm];W[pq];B[mo];W[mn];B[lo]
;W[ln];B[jo];W[kn];B[jr];W[qk];B[qq];W[qr];B[or];W[pr];B[om];W[pn]
;B[qn];W[nr];B[nq];W[oq];B[mr];W[pm];B[po];W[pl];B[oo];W[np];B[on]
;W[nk];B[ns];W[nn];B[rk];W[rj];B[rl];W[nc];B[qf];W[pb];B[cf];W[fd]
;B[qc];W[qg];B[pg];W[qh];B[pf];W[kc];B[ef];W[ce];B[bf];W[gf];B[cc]
;W[dc];B[be];W[cb];B[je];W[ld];B[jc];W[lf];B[he];W[ff];B[eg];W[hc]
;B[jg];W[qb];B[ph];W[pi];B[oi];W[pj];B[gd];W[gc];B[hg];W[rq];B[rp]
;W[sr];B[rn];W[rc];B[rd];W[pc];B[qd];W[rb];B[lg];W[mg];B[lh];W[nh]
;B[oh];W[mj];B[ng];W[mh];B[mf];W[nj];B[ne];W[kf];B[kd];W[lc];B[ik]
;W[jj];B[ij];W[cr];B[fr];W[gr];B[br];W[er];B[cd];W[kg];B[jh];W[hf]
;B[if];W[id];B[ie];W[gg];B[gh];W[fe];B[fg];W[bb];B[ic];W[hh];B[ig]
;W[ji];B[ii];W[kh];B[jk];W[de];B[ac];W[ko];B[hq];W[hr];B[kp];W[oe]
;B[od];W[of];B[rh];W[rg];B[rf];W[sh];B[me];W[nd];B[sd])

Cho U vs. Yamada Kimio

(;
WR[Judan]
EV[35th Meijin league]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
PW[Cho U]
GM[1]
PB[Yamada Kimio]
BR[9d]
RE[W+R]
DT[2010-01-07]
KM[6.5]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[op];B[dq];W[qq];B[cf];W[fc];B[bd];W[do];B[co]
;W[dp];B[cp];W[eq];B[cn];W[dr];B[cq];W[fp];B[jq];W[lq];B[jo];W[em]
;B[lo];W[cc];B[dh];W[di];B[ei];W[dj];B[eh];W[cl];B[cr];W[ch];B[cg]
;W[bh];B[ef];W[nc];B[pf];W[pb];B[qc];W[ld];B[jc];W[kc];B[jd];W[qh]
;B[qj];W[oh];B[nf];W[lf];B[mg];W[ni];B[qb];W[lg];B[mh];W[pk];B[qk]
;W[pm];B[pl];W[ol];B[ql];W[om];B[ro];W[pp];B[pi];W[ph];B[qm];W[rf]
;B[me];W[le];B[gd];W[fd];B[gc];W[fe];B[hf];W[qe];B[ob];W[pe];B[od]
;W[nb];B[pa];W[oe];B[md];W[nd];B[ne];W[mc];B[mi];W[rd];B[rc];W[ki]
;B[nj];W[fg];B[jf];W[ge];B[gg];W[he];B[ie];W[jg];B[ig];W[lk];B[mk]
;W[lj];B[mj];W[jh];B[of];W[oj];B[oi];W[rj];B[nh];W[rk];B[lh];W[kh]
;B[sd];W[rh];B[rl];W[se];B[rq];W[qo];B[rp];W[sc];B[sb];W[gh])