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  Special Cooperation / East Japan Railway, HITACHI, Japan Airlines
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| Scenes from the Tournament | 
 
 
  October 17th (Sunday) Game 2, Handicap Game 
 
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Reception desk for the Araki Cup handicap tournament
 
  
                
Reception desk for the Araki Cup handicap tournament
 
  
                
The referees
 
               
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Call to start by Ms. Hiroko Taki,  
Director and Secretary General of the Japan Pair Go Association
 
              
  
                
              The Chief Referee, 24th Honinbo Shuho 
              Greetings and rules explanation                                                
The Chief Referees, 24th Honinbo Shuho and Tomoko Ogawa 6-dan
 
The Referee, Michael Redmond 9-dan, and the other referees
                                               
The pledge of fair play by the Japanese pair of  
Ms. Mai Ito and Mr. Houei Kiyoshima (from the Tohoku area)
                                               
The pledge of fair play by the Lithuanian pair of  
Ms. Julija Petirina and Mr. Andrius Petrauskas
 			   
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Main Tournament and A Block
 
  
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B Block
 
  
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	C Block
 
  
	  
	C Block The Chief Referee, 24th Honinbo Shuho
 
  
	  
The block for juniors and parents and children who are beginners
 
 
	  
	The instructor of Igo, Yuka Ogaki
  
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A scene from the tournament 
              
                
			    
Children’s teams can be seen here and there
 
              
  
                
Corner to experience PANDANET
 
 
               
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A pubic commentary on the final game in English by Michael Redmond 9-dan 
 
				    
A public commentary on the final game by  
24th Honinbo Shuho and Tomoko Ogawa 6-dan
 
				  
  
				    
The public commentary venue was packed
 
				  
  
				    
One of the finalist pairs: The Korean pair
 
				  
  
				    
One of the finalist pairs: The Japanese (Mr. & Mrs. Hiraoka) pair
 
				  
  
				    
The deciding game
 
				  
  
				    
Neither side gives an inch.
 
				  
  
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