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In today game Lee Minjin 5p from Korea won against Rui Naiwei 9p by 7,5 points. In the game Lee Minjin take black stone and in fuseki build big moyo. Up to white 30 was common but than black play cap at 31 making white situation little complicated. With White 32 was typical move for Rui Naiwei - very aggressive.

Situation was unclear, but with white 40 Rui Naiwei play questionable move, this cut don’t give her any profit. Instead of cut maybe white should extend. After few moves black try to stabilize her group very quickly with 45 and 47. Instead of this move attacking two white stone in center can also be consider. Rui Naiwei after black 47 very quickly start counterattack, but giving black chance to get out with 65 was very paintful. White should play at 65 before black.

After little fight in center game looks fixed. Lee Minjin keep solid leading to the end, she even give up ko in late yose for nothing. From this game beginners can also learn that even if you are leading you should be aware of yourself weakness. Dia.2 show what will happened if black don’t play 203.

Lee Minjin beating Rui Naiwei won second time in a row Jeongganjang Cup for Korea team and her result in Jeongganjang is slowly compared to Lee Changho results in Nongshim Cup

Rui Naiwei 9p vs Lee Minjin 5p B+7,5

In Second day of 3 stage of 6th Jeongganjang Lee Minjin 5p from Korea beat Kato Keiko 5p from Japan. After this last opponent for Lee Minjin is Rui Naiwei 9p. they will play tommorrow, but before this one should watch today game.

Kato Keiko takes white stone and play very thick in opening. White 12 was forced because of exchange of Black 9 to 10 (after this white can play hane at 13 because of cross-cut and leadder is unfavorable for white). The biggest surprise in opening was 16 (i was expecting hane to the corner and start complicated joseki). Kato Keiko show great style in fuseki playing very solid.

White build huge moyo on center but after black 35 white position wasn’t easy. White 36 show great fighting spirit, but black 37 for the first play looks bad. Giving white chance to play in natural way white 40 was good for white but after this Lee Minjin play very nice tesuji at black 41. White can’t cut black two stone in bottom side, because white cornenr is not so strong and invasion in san san is serious threat.

With 62 Kato Keiko start first big fight in the game. The situation calm very quickly and players enter yose. In endgame Lee Minjin start unexpected ko in bottom right corner an win this with no loss! After the ko game was fixed. After 280 moves Lee Minjin won by 6,5 points.

Kato Keiko 5p vs Lee Minjin 5p B+6,5

3rd round of Jeongganjang start today. In first day against Tang Yi 3p Korea send Lee Minjin 5p. The game start really common but Tang Yi choose new joseki from yesterday game between Choi Cheolhan 9p and Cho Hanseung 9p. Choi variation wasn’t bad, but Tang Yi choose more aggressive variation with black 19.

Lee Minjin also play aggressive move - white 26. Taking one stone in sente isn’t good for white? After few moves we could see another very aggresive move (black 33). After white 46 situation turn into two step ko for black.

Lee Minjin use this hanami ko to obtain advantage on upper side. When chuban starts ko wasn’t finished and white gets small lead, so Tang Yi decide to kill white group in center. Again result was ko and again it was very hard ko for black because Tang Yi didn’t have enough big ko threats. After few moves later Lee Minjin won by resignation.

In this game you can see interesting tesuji from Dia.1 which give white lead. Tomorrow Lee Minjin will play against last Japan member Kato Keiko 5p and if she won her last opponent will Rui Naiwei 9 (Lee Minjin beat Rui in semifinal of Korean Female National Champion, so it should be interesting game).

Lee Minjin 5p vs Tang Yi 2p W+R