Round 4 began at 1:30 with referee Yasuhiro Nakano giving the signal to start. With only seven undefeated players remaining, the competition was beginning to tighten up. Two of the three games among those undefeated players ended quickly. Choltit Rattanasetyut … Continue reading →
White: Jun Fan (Canada) 7d Black: Tsung-Han Wu (C. Taipei) 7d Commentary by Yamashiro Hiroshi 9p, transcribed by Richard Dolen. CANADA – C. TAIPEI: What to do with those stones in the center? A standard joseki leaves Canada’s J. Fan … Continue reading →
The rain that had fallen in earnest on the first day of the tournament had abated to a drizzle by the morning of the second day. The players’ hotel is only a ten-minute walk from the Shimane Prefectural Assembly Hall, … Continue reading →
Round 2 started just after 1:30 with all players present. This time the bye went to Mykhailo Halchenko of the Ukraine. The player with the bye receives a teaching game from one of the referees, so Mykhailo (5-dan) found himself … Continue reading →
The playing area on the third floor of the Shimane Prefectural Assembly Hall is divided into a main inner room with nineteen boards, fourteen of which have official game recorders, and a smaller outer area with ten boards, one of … Continue reading →
Before the first round, Ranka asked a few of the contestants what they had done to prepare for the 32nd World Amateur Go Championship. Here’s what they said: Hironori Hirata (Japan): Nothing special. I just looked after my health. Bai … Continue reading →
An opening ceremony and reception for the 32nd World Amateur Go Championship was held at the Ichibata Hotel in Matsue on the evening of May 28, with Ms Hitoko Masuda, a smart-looking and highly professional free-lance announcer, acting as master … Continue reading →
The 32nd World Amateur Go Championship, which will begin in Matsue, Japan on May 29, was preceded on May 28 by the 30th annual General Meeting of the International Go Federation, attended by IGF officials and staff and the players, … Continue reading →
Here is the brief schedule of the championship; May 27 – Fri. 17:00 ~ 18:30 Orientation May 28 – Sat. 13:00 ~ 15:00 Exchange Event 17:00 ~ 17:30 Press Conference 18:00 ~ 20:00 Opening Ceremony – Reception May 29~ June … Continue reading →
The 32nd World Amateur Go Championship will be held from May 29th to June 1st in Matsue, Shimane prefecture, Japan. The championship is among several events planned to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the completion of Matsue Castle. Here is … Continue reading →