burp
24th May 2000, 18:02
Howdy!
The first game of the 55th Honinbo championship (the third most prestigous Go championships in Japan - approx. $175, 000 goes to the winner) was played yesterday in Seoul, South Korea. The championship is a best of seven match series. Each game is played over a period of two days with 9 hours of thinking time for each player.
This first game was unusual, since the game ended by resignation on the first day after 59 moves.
Anyway ... for your entertainment value ... here is game 1 (black - Cho Sonjin, Honinbo; white - O Meien, challenger):
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=410710&a=3028903&p=21651759&Sequence=0
The middle game begins with move white 22.
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=410710&a=3028903&p=21651529&Sequence=0
Black wins by resignation.
The Honinbo is sponsored by Mainichi Shinbun ... you can follow the coverage there also at http://www.mainichi.co.jp/life/hobby/igo00/01/index.html
Enjoy!
mikehansen
[This message has been edited by burp (edited 05-24-2000).]
The first game of the 55th Honinbo championship (the third most prestigous Go championships in Japan - approx. $175, 000 goes to the winner) was played yesterday in Seoul, South Korea. The championship is a best of seven match series. Each game is played over a period of two days with 9 hours of thinking time for each player.
This first game was unusual, since the game ended by resignation on the first day after 59 moves.
Anyway ... for your entertainment value ... here is game 1 (black - Cho Sonjin, Honinbo; white - O Meien, challenger):
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=410710&a=3028903&p=21651759&Sequence=0
The middle game begins with move white 22.
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=410710&a=3028903&p=21651529&Sequence=0
Black wins by resignation.
The Honinbo is sponsored by Mainichi Shinbun ... you can follow the coverage there also at http://www.mainichi.co.jp/life/hobby/igo00/01/index.html
Enjoy!
mikehansen
[This message has been edited by burp (edited 05-24-2000).]