The final game of the 52nd Judan title match (five-match series) was held at the Nihon Ki-in on 21 April 2014. Taking black, Takao Shinji 9p defeated the defending champion Yuki Satoshi by resignation after 167 moves. Takao Shinji 9p won Judan title for the first time in six years by 3-2.
The full results of the series are given as follows:
Game 1 (4 Mar) Takao (W) by half a point
Game 2 (27 Mar) Yuki (W) by half a point
Game 3 (10 Apr) Yuki (B) by 10.5 points
Game 4 (17 Apr): Takao (B) wins by resignation
Game 5 (21 Apr): Takao (B) wins by resignation
Hsieh Yi Min wins her seventh consecutive Women’s Meijin title.
The third game of the 26th Women’s Meijin title (best of three games) was played at the Nihon Ki-in on 24th March 2014. Taking black, Hsieh defeated Kato Keiko 6-dan pro by resignation after 209 moves.
The full results of the series are given as follows:
Game 1 (5 Mar.): Hsieh Yi Min (black) wins by resignation
Game 2 (12 Mar.): Kato Keiko (black) wins by 1.5 points
Game 3 (24 Mar.): Hsieh Yi Min (black) wins by resignation
The 1st GLOBIS CUP World Go U-20 will be held from 9th May 2014 at GLOBIS UNIVERSITY in Tokyo.
Please be informed about the 16 participants of the 1st GLOBIS CUP World Go U-20 as follows:
| Japan |
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IDA Atsushi 8p (age 20), ICHIRIKI Ryo 7p (age 16), SON Makoto 3p (age 18), TSURUTA Kazushi 2p (age 18), KYO Kagen 2p (age 16), KOYAMA Kuya 1p (age 17) |
| China |
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LIAN Xiao 7p (age 20), XIA Chenkun 3p (age 19), LI Qinchen 1p (age 15) |
| Korea |
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NA Hyun 4p (age 19), CHOI Jeong 4p (age 17), SHIN Jin Seo 2p (age 14) |
| Taiwan |
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LIN Junyan 6p (age 16) |
| Europe |
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PODPERA Lukas 6d (age 19) |
| North America |
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SHI Gan Sheng 1p (age 20) |
| Oceania |
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MISSINGHAM Joanne 6p (age 19) |
We are pleased to inform you that now you can make online registration for
the Summer Go School 2014 from the following website:
http://www.summer-go-school.info/#/apply
One of the main new events of the Summer Go School 2014 will be Takara Shuzo Cup!
The participants of the Summer Go School will play for 'Takara Shuzo Cup' which is most popular amateur tournament in Japan! Over 1000 people play for the tournament at the Tokyo International Forum! All participants will get fantastic prize and 9 different kinds of alcoholic beverage for free during the tournament and lunch box is also given! Some of them will be given teaching game by pros during the tournament!
You will play five games on the tournament! According as the number of wins you get, you will be also given even better prize!
Antti Tormanen, a 24-year-old Finnish, has restarted insei of the Nihon Ki-in Tokyo from 5th April 2014. He was insei from October 2011 to April 2012.
