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Izumi Kobayashi 6dan said, ‘It was a father and a daughter game so if my father wins, I would be happy… It sounds fanny (laughed) but of course, if I win, I would be happy so I played comfortably because I don’t mind which one wins’
We also paid attention to the combination of Izumi 6dan’s ‘try hard Go style’ and Imamura 9dan’s ‘the thickest Go style in the world’, and other professionals were whispering, ‘Both of them are making the right balance.’ When Imamura 9dan heard it, he said with confidence, ‘I think so.’ Then, he smiled and said, ‘Honestly, I didn’t know how it would be but we get on well.’ |
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Suzuki Women’s Saikyo said with regret, ‘I played terrible move. And then, the flow of the game was changed immediately.’
Then, Satoru Kobayashi 9dan appeared and said, ‘Well, in front of Izumi, Koichi sensei would be weak.’ And Koichi 9dan who was at the back said, ‘I’m not like that.’ He objected from a far and everyone laughed. |
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The pair of Umezawa Women’s Kisei and Ko7dan started reviewing with praising the opponent and said, ‘The opponent was strong, wasn’t it!’ But…
Umezawa Women’s Kisei said, ‘I thought we were leading.’
Ko 7dan said, ‘It was not bad, at the beginning.’
They seemed to be filled with regret. In fact, 4 of them, this pair, Suzuki Women’s Saikyo and Tsukuda 5dan regretted so much that they didn’t go home and after this, they were reviewing for nearly 2 hours in the waiting room! |
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| The pair of Konishi 8dan and Sakai 7dan who was praised ‘they were strong!’ was calm after the game and Konishi 8dan said, ‘We were just saying Pair Go needs luck.’ Of course, she was smiling all over her face. |
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| Aoki 8dan was looking back the game and said, ‘At the beginning, we didn’t do well… but in the half way, there was no difference, but at the end, we made a mistake.’ The one who was so regretting was Hane 9dan. He said, ‘Aoki san was judging the situation more calmly. I was pessimistic on my own. It was regretful.’ |
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| Hane 9dan answered to the child reporters, too, ‘I thought I made a mistake and I was dragged down by the mistake. If I changed my mood quickly, I think we had a chance. It was a good game but it was a little regretful. Aoki san does not get upset by anything. I have to learn from her.’ |
| The winner, Kono Tengen said, ‘At the end, it was a close game. But the opponent forgot to play the last move.’ But his expression seemed confident. |
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Tsukuda 5dan looked sad and said, ‘I was in too high spirits. I shouldn’t have resisted but I did all the time.’
Her partner, Satoru 9dan said to her, ‘Good to be spirited.’ She answered, ‘
I was so spirited that I made mistake.’ Then, Cho Judan came in and said, ‘I’m sorry that you lost. Good luck with next year’s game.’ He seemed happy with a big smile.
The conversation after this is… |
Tsukuda 5dan said, ‘When Osawa san didn’t have time and her hand was swinging, I was praying her hand would place the stone somewhere strange. (laughed)
Cho Judan said, ‘That’s right. But her moves went to good places. (laughed) Maybe she is lucky with drawing. (laughed)’ Listening to their conversation was like watching comedians. |
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| By the way, among the 4 pairs who won twice on the first day and proceeded to the 2nd day, 3 pairs lost at the quarterfinal. The only pair who won three times is Osawa and Cho pair. When Cho Judan realized the fact, he self-praised, ‘Oh. I must be the real strong man in Go.’ |
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| At last, the pairs were narrowed down to 4 pairs. The matching of the semifinal is as below. These 2 games were so messy that we have never seen such games in the past. |
Narumi OSAWA 3-dan & Chikun CHO judan vs
Kazuko KONISHI 8-dan & Hideyuki SAKAI 7-dan
Imin SHEI Women's Honinbo & Rin KONO Tengen vs
Izumi KOBAYASHI 6-dan & Toshiya IMAMURA 9-dan |
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