At 2:00 p.m., sixty players heeded the call of Executive Chief Referee Lingkai Chen to take their seats and play began. On the top board, Korea’s undefeated Hongsuk Song faced Czechia’s Ondrej Silt. On the second board, China’s Chen Wang … Continue reading →
Blanco: Gerardus Groenen (Países Bajos) 6d Negro: Fernando Aguilar (Argentina) 7d Comentario de Xianxian Niu 3P, transcrito por Eduardo López Herrero PAÍSES BAJOS-ARGENTINA: El triunfo de la tenacidad. Gracias a un error de evaluación de Groenen, Aguilar sale de la … Continue reading →
The seventh round began at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 29, with an announcement of the candidates for the anti-doping test. Outside, yesterday’s rain had given way to a thick mist, out of which came two massive barrages of Chinese … Continue reading →
_KIFU_START_ (;GM[1]FF[1]Wang vs Song]SZ[19]NE[B]SS[@@]AP[StoneLeaf2] ;B[qd];W[dd];B[pp];W[dp];B[oc];W[qn];B[nq];W[rp];B[ql];W[qq];B[qo];W[ro];B[pn];W[pm] ;B[qm];W[rn];B[om];W[gq];B[pr];W[qr];B[pj];W[fc];B[cj];W[ch];B[cm];W[co];B[ej];W[dk] ;B[dj];W[ce];B[cc];W[dc];B[be];W[bf];B[em];W[jq];B[kd];W[qe];B[pe];W[qf];B[rd];W[og] ;B[oe];W[qh];B[qi];W[oi];B[rh];W[ic];B[ph];W[lg];B[jg];W[ki];B[oh];W[nh];B[ng];W[nf] ;B[mg];W[mf];B[mh];W[mi];B[ni];W[lh];B[nh];W[je];B[jd];W[id];B[kf];W[lf];B[ke];W[ii] ;B[jb];W[eh];B[cq];W[dq];B[dr];W[er];B[cf];W[df];B[jp];W[kq];B[iq];W[ir];B[ip];W[hq] ;B[kp];W[bl];B[bm];W[bj];B[ck];W[bk];B[hm];W[hk];B[gj];W[hj];B[bi];W[ci];B[gk];W[hl] ;B[gm];W[im];B[in];W[jm];B[bd];W[db];B[bg];W[cg];B[af];W[bh];B[cb];W[mj];B[lq];W[lr] ;B[mr];W[bp];B[lm];W[jn];B[gh];W[lp];B[kr];W[mq];B[jr];W[np];B[lq];W[kq];B[nr];W[on] ;B[pl];W[oo];B[ls];W[ln];B[lq];W[mm];B[ml];W[ll];B[nm];W[mn];B[ib];W[hb];B[md];W[jc] ;B[kc];W[kb];B[lb];W[gl];B[fl];W[fn];B[en];W[fo];B[fm];W[lr];B[qs];W[rs];B[ps];W[pq] ;B[oq];W[os];B[or];W[rr];B[lq];W[of];B[pf];W[lr];B[hr];W[gr];B[is];W[nl];B[cf];W[ia] ;B[ka];W[bf];B[eo];W[ep];B[cf];W[he];B[da];W[bf];B[ao];W[ap];B[cf];W[ho];B[go];W[gn] ;B[do];W[hn];B[cn];W[bo];B[lq];W[cl];B[dl];W[lr];B[cp];W[bq];B[lq];W[dm];B[dn];W[lr] ;B[fp];W[cr];B[lq];W[sk];B[bf];W[lr];B[hp];W[io];B[lq];W[ea];B[ca];W[lr];B[gp];W[lq] ;B[fq];W[fr];B[nn];W[op];B[jq];W[mp];B[jo];W[in];B[rk];W[gs];B[hs];W[gg];B[eb];W[gb] ;B[fa];W[sm];B[sj];W[nk];B[hg];W[fg];B[hf];W[gf];B[cd];W[de];B[ec];W[ed];B[ok];W[nj] ;B[oj];W[po];B[al];W[ko];B[sl];W[rm];B[mo];W[pm];B[ak];W[ai];B[pn];W[ks];B[js];W[pm] ;B[hi];W[fi];B[pn];W[fj];B[fk];W[pm];B[ij];W[jj];B[pn];W[ms];B[ns];W[pm];B[ih];W[ji] ;B[pn];W[rl];B[no];W[pm];B[il];W[ik];B[pn];W[pg];B[lo];W[pi];B[kn];W[kl];B[rg];W[qg] ;B[km];W[jl];B[rf];W[re];B[se];W[sk];B[qj];W[qp];B[po]) ID[1]) _KIFU_END_ _LINK_END_ White: Chen Wang 7d (China) Black: Hongsuk Song 7d (Korea) Commentary: Michael … Continue reading →
With rain still falling outdoors, Executive Chief Referee Lingdai Chen, in plain English, declared the start of the sixth round at 2:00. Fifteen minutes later Lloyd Rubidge of South Africa became the second player of the tournament to win by … Continue reading →
The Hangzhou Tian Yuan Tower is a go player’s dream come true. Basically, once you step through the front door, you never have to leave again. Like upscale hotels around the world, the Tian Yuan contains well-appointed rooms and several … Continue reading →
The rain that began during the previous evening’s excursion to West Lake was still falling on the morning of Thursday, May 28, lending a misty aspect to the view from the windows of the Tian Yuan Tower. Ten minutes or … Continue reading →
Just after the third-round victory by 11-year-old Cheng-hsun Chen of Chinese Taipei over Taewon Jo of DPR Korea, Chen and his mother were interviewed by reporters. Reporter: How do you feel about winning? Chen: A little happy. Reporter: Have you … Continue reading →
White: Alexey Lazarev (Russia) 6d Black: Yongfei Ge (Canada) 7d Commentary by Michael Redmond 9p, transcribed by Chris Garlock. RUSSIA- CANADA: An Unorthodox Joseki An unorthodox joseki and questionable positional judgment mark the first-round game between Alexey Lazarev 6d of … Continue reading →