Ilya Shikshin (right) playing Emura

White: Ilya Shikshin (Russia) 7d
Black: Kikou Emura (Japan) 7d

Kikou punishes an early overplay by Shikshin, but then slowly loses his advantage with slack moves and then falters in the endgame.

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Commentary by Michael Redmond 9p, transcribed by Chris Garlock. Photo by John Pinkerton.