White: Kamon Santipojana (Thailand) 4d Black: Leszek Soldan (Poland) 5d Commentary by Michael Redmond 9p, transcribed by Chris Garlock. THAILAND-POLAND: Significant Disharmony There’s a “significant disharmony” in Poland’s Leszek Soldan 5d’s third-round game against Kamon Santipojana 4d of Thailand, says … Continue reading →
After the fireworks in the preceding rounds, the fourth round ended with no great surprises. On three of the top four boards, the undefeated players from China, Hong Kong, and Korea won by resignation against the players, no longer undefeated, … Continue reading →
White: Thomas Hsiang (USA) 7d Black: Thomas Debarre (France) 5d Commentary by Michael Redmond 9p, transcribed by Chris Garlock. USA-FRANCE: Battling Thomases In the “Battle of the Thomases,” experienced 7-dan Thomas Hsiang squeaks out the narrowest of victories against young … Continue reading →
Ranka: Please tell us about yourself and your job. Chen: I have been working on the staff of the China Qiyuan for eight years. I’m not a director, but I also work as a national referee. Ranka: How did you … Continue reading →
What does it feel like to play against one of the best amateurs in the world? Ranka asked several players who met the six from China, Chinese Taipei, DPR Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, and the Republic of Korea in the … Continue reading →
Just past 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 27, with the words ‘The third round will now begin,’ chief referee Lingkai Chen announced the commencement of the third round. Fifteen minutes later he resolutely awarded the first win by forfeit to … Continue reading →
Blanco: Fernando Aguilar (Argentina) 7d Negro: Maros Kral (Eslovaquia) 3d Comentario de Xianxian Niu 3P, transcrito por Eduardo López Herrero ARGENTINA-ESLOVAQUIA: La codicia mata al hombre. Maros Kral de Eslovaquia resultó ser un rival mucho más duro para Aguilar de … Continue reading →
The second round, like the first round, was paired by the numbers. In the first round, fourteen players had won with black and sixteen had won with white. To equalize the groups, the two highest numbered white winners were paired … Continue reading →
Hiroko Taki is well known to pair go players as the Vice President of the World Pair Go Association. She was in Hangzhou to attend the IGF Directors’ Meeting on the 25th. The next day she took time to speak … Continue reading →
The first round began at 9:00 on Tuesday, May 26, with a short address by Chinese Weiqi Association President Runan Wang. After the expected wins by the players from China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Japan, and the two Koreas, attention … Continue reading →