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The Power Report (2/2): Iyama wins first Judan game; 73rd Honinbo League;...
by John Power, special Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama wins first Judan game: The Judan best-of-five got off to a start on March 6. It was played at the same venue as the Women’s Meijin...
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Power Report (1): Yu wins Senko Cup; Park repeats in World Go Championship
by John Power, special Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Yu wins Senko Cup: The Senko Cup World Women’s Go Tournament 2018, to give it its full name, is a new international tournament founded by...
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The Power Report (2): Iyama wins NHK Cup; Meijin League; Honinbo League;...
by John Power, special Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama wins NHK Cup: The final of the 65thNHK Cup was telecast on March 18. Playing black, Iyama Yuta, the current titleholder, defeated...
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The Power Report: Chunlan Cup starts; Ueno receives prize; Iyama wins 2017...
by John Power, special Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Chunlan Cup starts: The Chunlan Cup is a Chinese international tournament held every two years and sponsored by the Chunlan Group, which...
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The Power Report: Yamashita Keigo becomes Honinbo challenger; Cho U takes...
by John Power, special Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Yamashita Keigo becomes Honinbo challenger: Yamashita Keigo 9P turns 40 on September 6 this year, but he is still a member of a small top...
View ArticleThe Power Report (1): Kobayashi Koichi receives decoration; Go Seigen Cup;...
by John Power, special Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Kobayashi Koichi receives decoration: In the spring honors list, announced on April 28, Kobayashi Koichi became the 27th go player to...
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The Power Report (2): Kisei S League starts; Xu of China wins Globis Cup; Yo...
by John Power, special Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Kisei S League starts: The S League of the 43rd Kisei tournament got off to a start on April 19, with all six members in action. This is a...
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The Power Report (3): Kim wins TV Asia; Iyama takes lead in Honinbo title match
by John Power, special Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Kim wins TV Asia: The 30th TV Asia Cup was held at the Mayfield Hotel & Resort in Seoul from May 1 to 4. The tournament was won by Kim...
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The Power Report (4): Korea wins Tiantai Mountain Cup; Kyo wins Gratitude...
by John Power, special Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Korea wins Tiantai Mountain Cup: The 7th Tiantai Mountain Shenran Yangfan Cup World Women’s Team Tournament was held in Taizhou City in...
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The Power Report (Part 1 of 3): Japan eliminated in LG Cup; China wins 8th...
by John Power, special Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Japan eliminated in LG Cup: The first two rounds of the 23rd LG Cup were held at the Konjiam resort in Gwangju City in Korea on May 28 and...
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The Power Report (Part 2 of 3): Iyama defends Honinbo title; Fujisawa defends...
by John Power, special Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama defends Honinbo title: The fourth game of the 73rdHoninbo best-of-seven title match was held at the Hotel Hankyu Expo Park in Suita...
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The Power Report (Part 3 of 3): Kyo makes good start in Gosei; Kobayashi...
by John Power, special Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Kyo makes good start in Gosei : The 43rd Gosei best-of-five title match got off to a start on June 23. The venue was the Hokkoku (North...
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The Power Report (1 of 3): Mizokami scores 700th win; Yoda wins Masters Cup;...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal This was a harsh summer over most of the Japanese archipelago, with record heat alternating with record rainfalls. For the first time ever, the...
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The Power Report (2 of 3): Park wins Kuksu Mountain; New star wins 1st Go...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Park wins Kuksu Mountain: The Bailing Cup was immediately followed by the 5th Kuksu Mountains International Tournament, held in Jeollanam-do in...
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The Power Report (3 of 3): Yamashita wins Kisei S League; New Pair Go World...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Yamashita wins Kisei S League: Two games in the 43rdKisei S League were played on July 9. Yamashita Keigo 9P (B) beat Ichiriki Ryo 8P by resig. and...
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The Power Report (1 of 2): Iyama makes best 16 in Samsung Cup; Iyama takes...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama makes best 16 in Samsung Cup: The opening round in the 2018 Samsung Cup was held at the Samsung Insurance Campus in Korea on September 4 to 6....
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The Power Report (2/2): Kisei Leagues; Tournament to decide the Kisei...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Kisei Leagues S League: Below are the results of the games played in the final round of the 43rdKisei S League. On September 13, Takao Shinji 9P (B)...
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The Power Report: Ichiriki wins Ryusei; Tianfu Cup starts; Cho picks up first...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Ichiriki wins Ryusei: The Ryusei is a TV tournament using the NHK format, that is, the time allowance is 30 seconds a move plus ten minutes extra...
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The Power Report: Hirose wins King of New Stars; Iyama eliminated from...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Hirose wins King of New Stars: Fittingly enough, the younger player prevailed in the 43rd King of the New Stars (Shinjin-O) title match, with the...
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The Power Report: Fujisawa makes good start in Women’s Honinbo; Iyama close...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Fujisawa makes good start in Women’s Honinbo: For the fourth year in a row, we have the same pairing in the Women’s Honinbo title match, that is,...
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