Life In 19x19

Here's what Takao and Mimura Tomoyasu write on their blogs after the third game. My Japanese is not very good but slightly better than Google Translate I think

Takao:
It was a painful/difficult game but in the end I won by half a point by winning the last half-point ko. It was a very lucky win. I'll keep doing my best.
Tomorrow I will play against Cho U again, in the NEC Cup.
The game is in Osaka where I am now going from Ishigawa.
I was planning to go by train but because of the heavy snow, the trains are not moving.
Since going by car would be dangerous too, I ended up going back to Narita airport from where I'll continue to Osaka.
I'm now having a slow lunch at Narita.

Mimura was doing the public commentary at the Nihon Ki-in:
When I started the commentary the game was in the large yose stage. I was saying that it looked like black was winning, but...
As the game progressed, the margin seemed smaller and smaller. Facing the demonstration board, I was desperately trying to calculate the score. I think I did it more than ten times but I just couldn't come to a conclusion. *sweating*
From the fifth floor, where top professionals were discussing the game, word was that white was winning by half a point. From the seventh floor, it was reported that the younger generation thought black was winning. Eventually, after a few more moves, the fifth floor revised their prediction to a black half-point win.

Cool links Gustav! It's really interesting to read Takao's blog - I'm surprised he has time for it, but it's certainly fun to see how the other half live.

and few hours ago Cho won the fourth game by resignation, which makes it 2-2. so far all games were won by black. accidentaly, the results are identical to Cho's last year final with Iyama Yuuta. back then he gained the upper hand by the fourth game and went on to defend the title 4-2. let's see if he will repeat the history

Game 5 is underway.

http://210.155.158.225/kisei.yomi/kisei ... 7ban05.htm

Game 5, the first win for white. Cho U leads 3-2.

Cheers,
Vesa

Game 6 starts in about five hours.

Game 6 day 1 has finished.

I've made commentary on the game so far at my blog:

http://getupthengo.blogspot.com/2012/03 ... day-1.html

enjoy!

After the first day from the web site.

http://210.155.158.225/kisei.yomi/kisei ... 7ban06.htm

It's great to see pictures of Go Seigen still active in go there.

...pictures...

But they missed the most important part: lunch!

Mimura Tomoyasu's blog with prediction for next few moves.

http://blog.goo.ne.jp/igokishi-mimu/e/8 ... 6d00dc07e8

I had never thought to read the thoughts of professionals competing in a title match via their Japanese blogs. Is there a website that gives links to active pro blogs or did you just stumble upon them? If not, maybe we could create a thread here on L19x19.

It certainly adds an element of excitement Thanks for sharing.

surprisingly no one has posted that here yet - Takao won the 6th game by resign, therefore tied the score at 3-3 so we are heading for a winner-takes-all game on the next Wednesday and Thursday

Koosh wrote:I had never thought to read the thoughts of professionals competing in a title match via their Japanese blogs. Is there a website that gives links to active pro blogs or did you just stumble upon them? If not, maybe we could create a thread here on L19x19.

I usually stumble on them from other places. If you want to start a list, I could send you those I've found.

Congrats Takao (W). Black produced what I consider a successful fuseki. White ended up winning through a thick style that lead to a difficult invasion by B. Black had a 'non' ko threat that white refuted by deep reading to win by resignation.

My comments with game record:
http://getupthengo.blogspot.com/2012/03 ... day-2.html

Koosh wrote:I had never thought to read the thoughts of professionals competing in a title match via their Japanese blogs. Is there a website that gives links to active pro blogs or did you just stumble upon them? If not, maybe we could create a thread here on L19x19.

http://blog.goo.ne.jp/portal/official_b ... l_blog_igo

I don't know if this is a complete list or if it's just the blogs hosted at goo.

Mimura's blog is he best IMO but Takao's is very good too, with the extra excitement of him being a top player.