RICOH CUP 2005
report

For the interview immediately after the game;
Ms. Aoki replied, "I made a mistake, ...! After that, I could not understand anything what's going on."
Mr. Mimura said, "Actually, Ms. Aoki made a careless mistake. If she didn't do that, .. (the game would have been one-sided). The game turned to be very closed, and I could not judge the situation accurately."
Ms. Shuw said, "I made a lot of mistakes in this game, too. I had given a hard time to Mr. Nie."
Mr. Nie answered, "I didn't play in a wrong way at all. Only my partner made many mistakes."
Mr. Nie's comment, at least for the word itself, seems to be nasty; however, he was joking with an over action, which involved all the visitors in a ripple of laughing.


Review after the game

Mr. Chang Hao, Mr. Hua Igang, and Mr. Zhang Xiang who supported the open game, as well as Mr. Shao Weigang 9-Dan, Mr. Zhou Heyang 9-Dan, and Mr. Wang Lei 8-Dan who are the top Chinese Go players, participated in the closing party.
Mr. Wang Runan gave an impressive speech, "I had a very enjoyable day. Both the games were exciting, sever, and attractive. As far as the heated and sever natures of the Go are concerned, even Mr. Lee Changho (a Korean Go player who is deemed to be strongest in the world) could not be competitive. Every people who watched the pair-Go today, including the people who didn't know about the pair-Go, must be attracted by the pair-Go very strongly. I hope that the pair-Go becomes more and more popular in China from now on."


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滝裕子 (財)日本ペア囲碁協会理事

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邵華澤 中国記者協会会長
(元・中国人民日報社長・書道家)

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堀之内秀久
日本国駐中華人民共和国大使館公使

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陳祖徳 中国囲棋協会 主席