Kato Tomoko Joining the Second Round

Another result from the 29th Female Honinbo. Kato Tomoko (5 dan) beat veteran Chinen Kaori (4 dan) by 2.5 points.


Kato Tomoko (5 dan)

Including this result, so far there are 5 players already made to the second round.

Here is the game record between Kato Tomoko vs. Chinen Kaori

Chinen Kaori vs. Kato Tomoko

Here is the game record from the 29th Female Honinbo, round 1. Black is Kato Tomoko (5dan) and white is Chinen Kaori (4dan). Black won the game by 2.5 points.

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]GN[Rating game]EV[29th Female Honinbo, round 1]
PB[Kato Tomoko]BR[5p]PW[Chine Kaori]WR[4p]KM[6.5]HA[0]RE[B+2.5]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[pp];W[dp];B[fq];W[cn];B[mq];W[qf];B[qh];W[qc];B[qd];W[pc];B[od];W[rd]
;B[re];W[rc];B[qe];W[nc];B[qo];W[dj];B[ip];W[fc];B[ni];W[nk];B[lj];W[pk];B[ml];W[pi]
;B[ph];W[qi];B[rh];W[oi];B[oh];W[mi];B[mj];W[nj];B[nh];W[pn];B[qn];W[qm];B[cd];W[ce]
;B[be];W[bd];B[cc];W[bc];B[de];W[cf];B[dc];W[ed];B[bf];W[bb];B[cg];W[df];B[eg];W[ef]
;B[ff];W[ci];B[dg];W[ee];B[fi];W[fp];B[gp];W[eq];B[fo];W[ep];B[gq];W[fk];B[dm];W[fm]
;B[dn];W[cm];B[ek];W[ej];B[fj];W[el];B[gk];W[dk];B[gl];W[mn];B[ld];W[gf];B[fg];W[id]
;B[on];W[pm];B[nn];W[po];B[op];W[qp];B[qq];W[gm];B[hm];W[if];B[gn];W[ih];B[ij];W[gh]
;B[fh];W[jj];B[jk];W[rp];B[rq];W[bh];B[co];W[do];B[bo];W[en];B[cr];W[dr];B[bn];W[bm]
;B[am];W[bk];B[bq];W[gs];B[hs];W[nd];B[ne];W[me];B[md];W[oc];B[nf];W[kk];B[ji];W[mk]
;B[lk];W[lf];B[le];W[lh];B[mf];W[mm];B[ll];W[nm];B[ro];W[rn];B[sp];W[lo];B[kp];W[lp]
;B[lq];W[bg];B[ol];W[om];B[nl];W[rk];B[ic];W[jc];B[jb];W[kc];B[hd];W[hc];B[ib];W[kb]
;B[gc];W[gd];B[hb];W[he];B[jd];W[hc];B[pl];W[ql];B[hd];W[ie];B[fb];W[hc];B[qj];W[ri]
;B[hd];W[ec];B[lb];W[lc];B[mc];W[mb];B[kd];W[la];B[ja];W[ka];B[eb];W[hc];B[ma];W[na]
;B[hd];W[hj];B[hi];W[hc];B[si];W[rj];B[hd];W[ii];B[ik];W[hc];B[rm];W[rl];B[hd];W[gi]
;B[gj];W[hc];B[sn];W[oo];B[hd];W[jh];B[hc];W[ki];B[kj];W[km];B[kl];W[fe];B[ca];W[se]
;B[sf];W[sd];B[rf];W[es];B[gr];W[fs];B[hr];W[al];B[cp];W[jn];B[in];W[jo];B[jm];W[jp]
;B[jq];W[cb];B[db];W[np];B[nq];W[ba];B[mp];W[no];B[ok];W[oj];B[kf];W[lg];B[kg];W[kh]
;B[eo];W[em];B[cs];W[er];B[io];W[da];B[ea];W[an];B[ao];W[hh];B[lm];W[ko];B[kq];W[mg]
;B[ng];W[fn];B[go];W[kn];B[gg];W[hg];B[jg];W[sj];B[sh];W[sl];B[sm];W[fl];B[hk];W[cq]
;B[dq];W[ig];B[ke];W[cq];B[am];W[dq];B[hi];W[ca];B[ar];W[an];B[hj];W[am];B[ji];W[ei]
;B[ch];W[jj];B[li];W[mh];B[ji];W[di];B[jj])

Two More Players to Join the Second Round

After Mannami Nao and Kobayashi Izumi successfully won their games in the first round, two more players follow their steps.

The first player is Suzuki Ayumi (5 dan). She beat Konishi Kazuko (8 dan) by resignation using the black stone.


Suzuki Ayumi (5 dan)

The second is Mukai Chiaki (4 dan). She won by a very big margin (which is somewhat rare in professional games). She beat Sakakibara Fumiko (6 dan) by 16.5 points using the white stone.


Mukai Chiaki (left)

Too bad I can' find the game record anywhere :(

Mannami Nao and Kobayashi Izumi Advances to the Second Round

The main tournament for Female Honinbo title is on the run again. Sixteen players will compete for one last spot as this year Female Honinbo's challenger.

So far there already two players confirmed to the second round. They are Mannami Nao (2 dan) and Kobayashi Izumi (6 dan).

Mannami Nao surprised many people when she beat veteran Aoki Kikuyo (8 dan) by 9.5 points.

Aoki played quite a dangerous opening. She let her group in the bottom board to be attacked in order to keep white's groups separated. Mannami handled the situation well and stake a big territory in the right side.


Mannami Nao

As for Kobayashi Izumi, the result is as predicted. Though nowadays Kobayashi Izumi doesn't avhieve much (comparing to his "glittering" result in the past), she is still one of the strongest Japanese female player.

Kobayashi Izumi opened the game by playing her husband's trademark move by bringing a new fashion in it. Cho U's usual move is the one space high approach. Kobayashi played the move one point to the left, making it as two spaces high approach.

Kobayashi Izumi won the game at move 172 since Mimura Kaori resigned (it was Mukai Kaori, one of the three Mukai sisters. However, since she married to Mimura Tomoyasu, she got her husband's family name).


Kobayashi Izumi

Here is the links to the game:
Mannami Nao vs. Aoki Kikuyo
Kobayashi Izumi vs. Mimura Kaori

Kobayashi Izumi vs. Mimura Kaori

This is the game between Kobayashi Izumi (6p,white) and Mimura Kaori (2p,black).
White won the game by resignation.

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]GN[Rating game]PB[Mimura Kaori]BR[2p]PW[Kobayashi Izumi]
WR[6p]KM[6.5]HA[0]RE[W+R]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[qd];W[dp];B[pq];W[nd];B[oc];W[dd];B[od];W[ne];B[mb];W[po];B[pl];W[mp];B[oo];W[on]
;B[no];W[pp];B[nq];W[qq];B[oq];W[nn];B[mo];W[qr];B[pn];W[pm];B[qn];W[qm];B[ro];W[qo]
;B[rn];W[rm];B[rp];W[qp];B[rq];W[rr];B[om];W[rk];B[qk];W[rl];B[cf];W[nm];B[ol];W[nl]
;B[nk];W[mk];B[nj];W[mj];B[mi];W[lm];B[li];W[ni];B[oi];W[nh];B[pj];W[rj];B[pg];W[og]
;B[ph];W[ke];B[ml];W[ll];B[lk];W[mm];B[lj];W[ml];B[kp];W[jl];B[ij];W[kg];B[jf];W[jg]
;B[mg];W[if];B[ng];W[di];B[ef];W[fd];B[bd];W[cc];B[bi];W[iq];B[sr];W[pr];B[or];W[sn]
;B[sm];W[sl];B[ps];W[so];B[ip];W[hp];B[jq];W[io];B[jp];W[hq];B[cq];W[cp];B[dq];W[bq]
;B[fq];W[ep];B[br];W[bp];B[fp];W[jr];B[kr];W[eq];B[er];W[fr];B[gr];W[dr];B[fs];W[cr]
;B[go];W[ho];B[gm];W[ch];B[bh];W[cg];B[bf];W[bg];B[ag];W[cj];B[bj];W[ck];B[bk];W[cl]
;B[ir];W[hr];B[js];W[gn];B[hn];W[fn];B[in];W[jo];B[hs];W[jn];B[fm];W[en];B[ge];W[fe]
;B[ie];W[ff];B[ig];W[hf];B[gf];W[hg];B[gg];W[he];B[hd];W[hh];B[gd];W[fg];B[gh];W[bc]
;B[je];W[hi];B[ji];W[gi];B[fh];W[eg];B[fi];W[gk];B[hk];W[fj];B[ih];W[ej];B[hl];W[id]
;B[jd];W[ic];B[jc];W[hb])

Aoki Kikuyo vs. Mannami Nao

This is the game from the 29th Female Honinbo main tournament, round 1. White is Aoki Kikuyo (8 dan) and black is Mannami Nao (2 dan).

Black won the game by 9.5 points.

(;CA[Windows-1252]SZ[19]AP[MultiGo:4.4.4]PB[Mannami Nao]BR[2p]PW[Aoki Kikuyo]WR[8p]
KM[6.5]HA[0]RE[B+9.5]MULTIGOGM[1]
;B[pd];W[dd];B[qp];W[dp];B[fq];W[hq];B[oq];W[eq];B[fp];W[dn];B[go];W[jp];B[lq];W[jn]
;B[gm];W[hn];B[fl];W[dk];B[jl];W[lp];B[kq];W[mp];B[mq];W[np];B[op];W[oo];B[po];W[on]
;B[qm];W[il];B[im];W[jm];B[ik];W[hl];B[hm];W[hk];B[jk];W[hj];B[fj];W[ii];B[ll];W[pl]
;B[ln];W[mm];B[lm];W[kp];B[mn];W[nn];B[pm];W[nq];B[nr];W[or];B[pr];W[ol];B[ki];W[jg]
;B[oj];W[mk];B[lj];W[ni];B[nj];W[mj];B[mi];W[mh];B[li];W[ml];B[om];W[nm];B[qj];W[mr]
;B[os];W[kr];B[lr];W[jq];B[ms];W[ho];B[em];W[dm];B[fh];W[gg];B[kg];W[kf];B[lg];W[qk]
;B[qi];W[jf];B[dj];W[ek];B[fk];W[ck];B[ef];W[fe];B[cf];W[ce];B[me];W[bf];B[in];W[io]
;B[ko];W[jo];B[gr];W[ir];B[ks];W[js];B[jr];W[gn];B[fn];W[kr];B[dq];W[cq];B[jr];W[gp]
;B[fo];W[kr];B[dr];W[ls];B[cr];W[mr];B[kd];W[qc];B[qd];W[pc];B[oc];W[ob];B[nb];W[nc]
;B[od];W[mb];B[pb];W[na];B[qb];W[lc];B[fc];W[eb];B[ec];W[db];B[le];W[jc];B[jd];W[id]
;B[kc];W[kb];B[ic];W[jb];B[bg];W[be];B[ff];W[ge];B[rk];W[ep];B[er];W[bq];B[br];W[cp]
;B[hh];W[hg];B[hi];W[rc];B[rb];W[ji];B[ij];W[lk];B[kk];W[lf];B[mf];W[ci];B[di];W[ch]
;B[cg];W[bh];B[cj];W[bj];B[ah];W[ld];B[ke];W[rd];B[re];W[mg];B[lh];W[ng];B[og];W[dh]
;B[eh];W[pk];B[ql];W[ej];B[ei];W[ih];B[kl];W[pj];B[pi];W[pa];B[ie];W[hd];B[je];W[he]
;B[if];W[ig];B[ee];W[ed];B[dg];W[bi];B[dl];W[cl];B[de];W[ns];B[or];W[ra];B[sb];W[qa]
;B[cd];W[cc];B[aq];W[ap];B[ar];W[nd];B[ne];W[el];B[gq];W[hp];B[oi];W[gh];B[gi];W[fg]
;B[eg];W[bd];B[pn];W[no];B[bk];W[bl];B[ag];W[en];B[fm];W[jj];B[kj];W[md];B[nh];W[af]
;B[ai];W[ak];B[aj];W[bk];B[eo];W[do];B[hs];W[hr];B[ms];W[gs];B[fs];W[ns];B[sd];W[ms])