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Now, when the semi final game started, Cho 10dan who was left in the waiting room said, `I feel lonely. I’m bored.’ He really sounded lonely. Tsukuda 4dan said to him, `Cho sensei! Please do a talk show!’ And she took him to the commentary hall.
While Redmond 9dan was away, Cho 10dan’s talk show started. The commentary hall was turned to a room with an explosion of laughter. |
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Tsukuda 4dan said, `Cho sensei, how was Umezawa san, you paired with?’
Cho 10dan said promptly, `She is nice. I felt happiness. Usually, she wouldn’t talk to me. Even if I go near her, she would run away, wouldn’t she?’ (In the hall, Umezawa 5dan was laughing with the audience)
Tsukuda 4dan said, `Izumi and Yamashita pair has experienced being a winner before…’
Cho 10dan said, `These two are strong, when it comes to the individual game. But they are weak in a group game. Two of them play and think that one is stronger than the other. They are thinking that they would win if they are playing alone.’ |
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Soon after, Redmond 9dan came back and said, `You are talking comments which is not about Go.’ Then, this time, the magnificent commentary by Cho 10dan and Redmond 9dan was started.
To the thoughtfull comment of Cho 10dan, Yashiro Women’s Honinbo who was in the hall was pointing out his mistake. Then, Cho 10dan said, `I wish you would keep quiet. All the audience here was thinking Chikun is strong, but now, they think that Chikun is weak. It’s all your fault, Yashiro san.’ Cho 10dan’s great talk show lasted for about 1 hour. |
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The 2 games of the semi final also exhibited reversals. Particularly, at the game of Konishi and Yuki pair against Suzuki and U Cho pair, even though, at one time, Konishi and Yuki pair had `a perfect situation to win’ which was commented on, it turned over to reverse. At the other game, Izumi Kobayashi and Yamashita pair against Kato and Yamada pair, the Kobayashi and Yamashita pair was soon leading.
Redmond 9dan said, `Well, so, the final will be husbands against wives game. It seems as if it’s arranged.’ |
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Suzuki 3dan smiled and said, `Husbands against wives game!? Wow.’ Then, she said with confidence, `Do I feel uneasy? No, not at all. Whatever situation, we were talking that we will do our best.’
Kato 4dan who was defeated said, `Oh. Husbands against wives game! It will be exciting.’ Yamada 8dan said, `I’m glad I didn’t interrupt them (laugh).’ |
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