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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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