Title News (Meijin/Tengen)

[hailthorn011]

So, going by igokisen, it's going to be Yamashita Keigo defending his Meijin title against Hane Naoki. Hane Naoki defeated Iyama Yuta, who has been on an incredible run, to earn the right to face Yamashita Keigo.

Also, also according to igokisen, Kono Rin will be challenging Anzai Nobuaki for the right to face Iyama Yuta for the Tengen title.

Game 1 of the Meijin title series will be on the 30th of this month. Gosh, it feels like the last Meijin series was yesterday! Should be fun though.

So, any thoughts?

[Garuseimasahi]

I am not too familiar with the tournaments, but I am glad that Takao shinjii made it a few years back.

[hailthorn011]

Yamashita Keigo takes game 1 of the Meijin title series!

(;
EV[37th Meijin title match 1]
KM[6.5]
FF[3]
SZ[19]
GM[1]
PW[Yamashita Keigo]
WR[Meijin]
DT[2012-08-30,31]
BR[9d]
RE[W+R]
PB[Hane Naoki]
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;W[ok];B[pf];W[pm];B[fc];W[df];B[id];W[qg];B[pg];W[qi];B[qe];W[qn]
;B[fq];W[dn];B[dr];W[cq];B[iq];W[ke];B[jf];W[kc];B[jc];W[mc];B[md]
;W[ld];B[mb];W[lb];B[lc];W[jb];B[ib];W[mc];B[qh];W[me];B[lc];W[hc]
;B[ic];W[mc];B[nd];W[lg];B[jh];W[li];B[jj];W[rh];B[lk];W[nb];B[lc]
;W[ii];B[ji];W[mc];B[ri];W[rj];B[lc];W[je];B[ie];W[mc];B[dj];W[di]
;B[lc];W[ej];B[dk];W[ek];B[nj];W[mc];B[ci];W[ma];B[ck];W[dh];B[bj]
;W[bh];B[el];W[cm];B[ei];W[gk];B[ch];W[cg];B[eh];W[dg];B[gl];W[hk]
;B[gi];W[dl];B[fl];W[fk];B[bi];W[bl];B[cl];W[dm];B[bk];W[hm];B[fn]
;W[gn];B[fo];W[hl];B[en];W[kl];B[db];W[gg];B[gh];W[hg];B[ij];W[ig]
;B[ff];W[fg];B[ih];W[kk];B[kf];W[fe];B[lf];W[lj];B[gf];W[eg];B[kh]
;W[le];B[cc];W[ge];B[mf];W[gp];B[fp];W[hb];B[ha];W[eb];B[fb];W[dc]
;B[cb];W[ec];B[ea];W[gd];B[gb];W[bf];B[bm];W[bn];B[al];W[if];B[ee]
;W[ef];B[fd];W[bd];B[hd];W[hf];B[gc];W[fa];B[da];W[bb];B[bc];W[ac]
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;W[ip];B[hq];W[cd];B[jl];W[km];B[jn];W[lo];B[ko];W[kp];B[lp];W[mp]
;B[lq];W[ln])