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| The most popular game on this day, too, was the Imin Shei Women's Honinbo / Women's Meijin and Iyama 8dan pair. Their opponent at the quarterfinal was Tomoko Kato 5dan and Takao Judan pair. The parent and child reporter asked, "How do you feel, today?" Takao Judan answered, "Today...Maybe, I will do my best for a change. My next opponent is the young pair so I feel that I mustn't lose to young people."His opponent, Iyama 8dan was asked a question by the parent and child reporter about his dream and he declared, "At the moment, just to win this championship." The verbal game was even.
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| As we expected, this game was an intense game that we could not take our eyes off. Shei and Iyama pair was leading from the beginning and when the game went into furious situation, the battle was spread over half of the Go board. The situation was so difficult that the thinking time was not enough. Tomoko Kato and Takao pair persevered and reversed the game by making Shei and Iyama pair play loose moves. But when we thought they were ready to lose the game, Shei and Iyama pair started to play attacking moves and unbelievably, Kato and Takao pair made a bad move. At nearly the end of the game, after over 200 moves were made, the result was Shei and Iyama pair won by 4 and a half stones. The prospective winner showed their power in the game. |
| Before the game, Yoshida and Kono pair said together, "The more we play, the more we get on well!" They emphasized how well they get along. Their opponent, Keiko Kato Women's Saikyo and Hane Honinbo pair was saying, "A week ago, we weren't in perfect synch." But, from this game, Keiko Kato and Hane pair started to be in a good condition. |
| Yoshida and Kono pair led with fuseki. Then, when they started attacking Keiko Kato and Hane pair's stones, Hane Honinbo played shinogi. That was the move that Kato Women's Saikyo said, after the game, "I was amazed!" From then on, the situation started to change slightly and by Keiko Kato and Hane pair's defeating move, the game was reversed, immediately. They kept on going and won by resigning. |
At the commentary room, the conversation of Michael Redmond 9dan and Kumiko Yashiro 5dan made the place lively.
Redmond said, "Before we are aware of it, this stone is attacked. I think it won't die but..."
Yashiro said, "What!! It doesn't look like it is alive!"
Redmond said, "Yes, maybe, it is dead." (audience laughed) |
| In the meanwhile, the parent and child reporter asked, "What is the fascination in Pair Go?" Yukari Umezawa Women's Kisei answered, "When the partner plays moves which I never thought of make the situation to open a path, I discover another way of thinking." About her partner, Toshiya Imamura 9dan, she told the secret to be in the good condition, "He is kind. It is good to play feeling secure that the partner won't get angry with me (laugh)." Their opponent at the quarterfinal was Ayumi Suzuki 4dan and Koichi Kobayashi 9dan pair. |
By Redmond 9dan's comment, "The black (Umezawa and Imamura pair) is leading. The opponent catches up a little but black is still leading. Then, they went into yose. In this game, the black seems to be winning."
But later, the white chased. By the end of the game, there was a half stone difference. Umezawa and Imamura pair won by a half stone. |
| The pair of Iso Ko 7dan who said with a smile, "Since I get Ms. Koyama as a partner by the lottery, I have been lucky." and Terumi Koyama 6dan who said, "I appreciate Mr. Ko for everything." played against Yumiko Okada 6dan and Naoto Hikosaka 9dan pair. It started by black (Okada and Hikosaka pair) with Chinese style calmly but gradually, the situation started to be severe and Redmond 9dan said, "The black looks it's having a hard time." But when we thought the game would keep going, Okada 6dan's move which she thought of as "a move for the time being" made a big mistake. Then, the game was finished, simply. |
Comparing to the 1st day of the championship, on the 2nd day, the participating professionals seemed to have expressions with seriousness. At the waiting room, after the game, both the winners and the losers were reviewing enthusiastically.
The result of 4 games as follows. ☆ Terumi Koyama 5dan, Iso Ko 7dan pair [ White won by resign ]
☆ Imin Shei Women's Honinbo / Women's Meijin, Yuta Iyama 8dan pair [ White won by 4.5 ]
☆ Keiko Kato Women's Saikyo, Naoki Hane Honinbo pair [ White won by resign ]
☆ Yukari Umezawa Women's Kisei, Toshiya Imamura 9dan pair [ White won by resign ] |
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