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From morning i had big problems with my computer and in the end i was forced to format disc and reinstall windows xp, but now everything work much faster Backing to the round 1 of 21st Fujitsu Cup, Japan team obtain big success. Takao Shinji 9p beat Mok Jiseok 9p by 1,5 points.

Mok Jinseok start the game very interesting. Playing at 5-5 to low approach to star point is very rare. Recently professionals much often play in opening for solid territory not for influence, so it was very enjoyable to see this kind of opening.

Mok Jinseok also start complicated fight on right side, which lead to ko fight. Takao Shinji won this ko, but give up some stones in center, but there was some bad aji and Mok Jinseok was forced to add stone at A in Dia.1 , because black 1-7 is serious threat. Even if white play 4 at A black will capture 3 white stones in sente and his center group would be 100% alive.

In endgame Takao Shinji play interesting invasion with black 183. After this move situation was very close and in the end fortunately for Japan team Takao Shinji won by 1,5 points.

In this round there was one more successful Japanese player: Iyama Yuta 7p who beat Zhou Junxun 9p from Taiwan. This game was little unusual because Iyama Yuta who was playing with black stones gets two shimari. Of course this kind of opening is only calm prelude to complicated middle game fights. This game also looks for me like miracle, because you could see many fights but black had everywhere his stones and even if he lost some points locally in global situation he always seems to be leading by few points. Very interesting game.

Unfortunately for Japan it was last win in this round. In last 2 games Japan Masters lost they games. First was game between Yamada Takuji 7p and Cho Hanseung 9p. Yamada who took black stones play Chinese opening. End of opening is perfect example how to reduce black formation in Chinese opening.

The biggest surprise made me invasion in san san with white 1 in Dia.2. This kind of invasion looks for me very risky. After black 8 from Dia.2 white position isn’t easy, but in this game Cho Hanseung show really deep reading and not only alive everywhere, but also kill black in upper right corner. Really awesome game.

In the end Cho Hanseung found great tesuji at 1 in Dia.3. Black resign when he discover white 7. Next if black play at A black B make miai points for live at C and D.

Last Japanese player Cho Sonjin 9p, who kick out Cho U 9p in Japanese preliminary to this tournament, lost to Kang Dongyun 7p. Recently Kang Dongyun showing great result and today he again show good form by beating Cho Sonjin 9p by 9,5 points.

There was one more game in this round and it end with very rare result. Hu Yaoyu 8p lost to Lee Younggu 7p by Time! It’s really uncommon for professionals to lost their game because of time. Even pro are only humans.

21st Fujitsu Cup Round I

• Kono Rin 9p vs Jiang Mingju 7p W+R
• O Rissei 9p vs Edualdo Lopez 6d W+R
• Kong Jie 7p vs Alexandre Dinerstein 3p W+16,5
• Mok Jinseok 9p vs Takao Shinji 9p W+1,5
• Iyama Yuta 7p vs Zhou Junxun 9p W+1,5
• Cho Hanseung 9p vs Yamada Takuji 7p W+R
• Cho Sonjin 9p vs Kang Dongyun 7p B+9,5
• Lee Younggu 7p vs Hu Yaouyu 8p W+T

In last game in SGF is mistake. Instead of Zhou Heyang 9p it was Hu Yaouyu who was playing against Lee Younggu.

21st Fujitsu Cup Round II

• Park Yeonghun 9p vs Takao Shinji 9p
• Lee Changho 9p vs Kong Jie 7p
• Lee Sedol 9p vs Iyama Yuta 7p
• Gu Li 9p vs Lee Younggu 7p
• Yoda Norimoto 9p vs Kang Dongyun 7p
• Yamashita Keigo 9p vs Cho Hanseung 9p
• Chang Hao 9p vs Kono Rin 9p
• Liu Xing 7p vs O Rissei 9p

Second round will have place in 14 April.

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