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After one day break second second round of 21st Fujitsu Cup started. To 8 winners from first round join 8 seed player. In first game Iyama Yuta 7p met Lee Sedol 9p. Lee Sedol took black stones and play very peaceful opening.First fight started with black 25 was also very natural, but before that it is very important to take small look at white 22.

Instead of White 22 if he play 1 on Dia.1, Black will play at 2 taking advantage of ladder breaker. With black 2 in Dia.1 Black opening looks faster than white. That is main reason why Iyama Yuta don’t capture single stone in ladder a leave there a lot of bad aji.

After black invasion in bottom side white was forced to something in black moyo in right side. Iyama decide to play at 42 but black counterattack with 47 was severe. Iyama Yuta made some sabki but complicated fights in center couldn’t be avoided. In this fights you can see some interesting tesuji like white 88 or black 109. After 109 situation was really hard for white and after 197 moves Lee Sedol won by resignation.

Next game between Lee Younggu 7p and Gu Li 9p was also very interesting. Gu Li took white stones and play very solid in whole game. Way which he play in middle game (54,64) was really outstanding. From move to move black positions look worse and worse. In the end Gu Li kill black dragon and forced Lee to resign.

In next game you could see that Yoda Norimoto 9p from Japan in his stylish kimono was facing Kang Dongyun 7p. In this game Yoda Norimoto again play his weird joseki in upper right corner and won by resignation after 278 moves. I have only one question: black 245 is so big?

Next two games was won by Chinese players. Chang Hao 9p beat Kono Rin 9p by solid margin - after 193 Kono Rin resign. Liu Xing 7p beat O Rissei 9p very lucky by smallest margin - half a point after 336 moves.

For me the most important game was between Lee Changho 9p and Kong Jie 7p. In this game Lee Changho show his deep planning. In fuseki he play very simple, in chuban he doesn’t fight at all. Of course in endgame he play very good by build some points in center. After 203 moves Kong Jie resign. Maybe Lee Changho backs to his old solid style after lost in fight against Kang Dongyun in Kb League.

Game between Cho Hanseung 9p and Yamashita Keigo 9p was also very enjoyable. Cho Hanseung take white stones in this game.

Recently Cho Hanseung is testing uchikomi at 6 in Dia.2 which give him solid shape up to 12. With strong shape in right side white can more freely. Letter white can also attack black corner very severe.

Cho Hanseung use aji in san san with 1 in Dia.3 Up to black 10 sequence is more or less forced, but then white has choice. Cho decide to build thickness in center. Instead of 11 white can A-C to make live in the corner. Purpose of white 11-15 was to make preparation to invasion in right side with white 60.

Game was very even until Cho Hanseung play very beautiful yose tesuji at 1 in Dia.4 Several moves latter game ended with result 6,5 points to Cho Hanseung 9p.

The last game of second round was played between Takao Shinji 9p and Park Yeonghun 9p. Park Yeonghun took black stones and play very standard opening. When both players enter middle game stage Takao Shinji play weird move (for me) with white 56. I was sure he will capture single stone. Takao Shinij must miss tesuji at black 63, because situation after 75 doesn’t looks good for white.

Chuban was very interesting but Yose!! Park Yeonghun show awesome endgame skill. The key moves are: 143,153, 187. After 236 moves Park Yeonghun won by 3,5 points.

21st Fujitsu Cup Round II

• Park Yeonghun 9p vs Takao Shinji 9p B+3,5
• Lee Changho 9p vs Kong Jie 7p B+R
• Lee Sedol 9p vs Iyama Yuta 7p B+R
• Gu Li 9p vs Lee Younggu 7p W+R
• Yoda Norimoto 9p vs Kang Dongyun 7p W+R
• Yamashita Keigo 9p vs Cho Hanseung 9p W+6,5
• Chang Hao 9p vs Kono Rin 9p B+R
• Liu Xing 7p vs O Rissei 9p W+0,5

21st Fujitsu Cup Round III (2008-06-07)

• Park Yeonghun 9p vs Chang Hao 9p
• Lee Sedol 9p vs Gu Li 9p
• Lee Changho 9p vs Yoda Norimoto 9p
• Cho Hanseung 9p vs Liu Xing 7p

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