The Power Report: New Honinbo League; Kyo leads in Tengen; Korea repeats in...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal New Honinbo League The 75th Honinbo League got off to a start on October 10 and has now completed the second round. Two players got off to good...
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The Power Report: Nong Shim Cup: Yang wins seven in a row; Hane wins 1,000th...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Nong Shim Cup: Yang wins seven in a row The opening round of the 21st Nong Shim Spicy Noodles Cup was held in Beijing in mid-October and the second...
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The Power Report: Ueno wins 38th Women’s Honinbo; Choi wins Bingsheng Cup;...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Ueno wins 38th Women’s Honinbo As described in my previous report, Fujisawa Rina made a good start in her defense of her Women’s Honinbo title,...
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The Power Report: New members of Meijin League; Ko Iso wins 2nd SGW Cup; Lee...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal New members of Meijin League Four of the eight members of the Honinbo League drop out each year but only three of the nine members of the Meijin...
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The Power Report: A gain and a loss for women’s go; Ida defends Crown; Hirata...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal A gain and a loss for women’s go Let’s give the bad news first. The sponsors of the Women’s Meijin tournament have announced that they are...
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The Power Report: December updates
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama loses Oza, keeps Tengen Iyama Yuta started the year with five titles, but ended it with only three. Like the previous year, he lost two...
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by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Most wins Shibano Toramaru, the youthful new Meijin, topped this list for the third year in a row. Considering the level of his competition now, as...
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The Power Report: Iyama close to defending Kisei title; Iyama ahead in...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama close to defending Kisei title Iyama Yuta made a great start in the 44th Kisei best-of-seven, racing to a 3-0 lead, but Kono Rin picked up...
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The Power Report: Suzuki wins Women’s Kisei title; Shibano to challenge for...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Suzuki wins Women’s Kisei title In the last year or so, women’s go has been dominated by two players, Fujisawa Rina (Women’s Hollyhock Cup, Women’s...
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The Power Report: Nakamura Sumire receives Kansai prize, scores 20th win;...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Nakamura Sumire receives Kansai prize, scores 20th win On January 27, Sumire was awarded the 2019 New Power Prize by the Association for Promoting...
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The Power Report: Amateur makes Kisei C League; Cheating discovered in Korean...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Amateur makes Kisei C League For a number of years now, the top four place-getters in the Net Kisei tournament for amateur players have earned...
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The Power Report: Iyama overcomes Kono fightback in Kisei title match; Yoda...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama overcomes Kono fightback in Kisei title match Iyama As noted in my previous report, Iyama Yuta won the first three games in the 44th Kisei...
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The Power Report: Shibano starts well in Judan; 75th Honinbo League; 45th...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Shibano starts well in Judan The 58th Judan title match got off to a start on March 3, with the first game being played at the Osaka University of...
View ArticleThe Power Report: Sumire’s results; Kido Prizes; Shibano wins Shusai Prize;...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Sumire’s resultsThis year Nakamura Sumire 1P is finding things a bit tougher than last year. Since my previous report, she has suffered two losses,...
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The Power Report: Murakawa evens score in Judan; Iyama wins NHK Cup; Shibano...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Murakawa evens score in Judan Murakawa Daisuke Judan The second game of the 58th Judan title match was held at the Kansai Ki-in in Osaka on March...
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The Power Report: Iyama leads Meijin League; Sumire’s progress; Nyu tops wins...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama leads Meijin League On 4-0, Iyama Yuta is the only undefeated player in the 45th Meijin League. This is one of those leagues where the...
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The Power Report: Discovery Cup: new tournament for young players; Amateur...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Discovery Cup: new tournament for young players A new tournament for young players has been founded. It is the Discovery Cup (using the English...
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The Power Report: Professional go to resume & more reports
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Professional go to resume When the Japanese government declared an emergency on April 7, the Nihon Ki-in and the Kansai Ki-in fell in line and...
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The Power Report: Korea dominates opening rounds of 25th LG Cup; Iyama makes...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Korea dominates opening rounds of 25th LG Cup After a gap of two months caused by the shutdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19,...
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The Power Report: Shibano takes Judan title, sets new records; Iyama extends...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Shibano takes Judan title, sets new records Even though professional go resumed on June 1, it took over two weeks for the 58th Judan title...
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