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No. 120      Autumn 2009

The 64th Honinbo Title Match
Games 1-6: Hane Naoki vs. Takao Shinji

 
The 22nd Fujitsu Cup
Final: Yi Ch’ang-ho vs. Kang Tong-yun
Quarterfinal: Yi Ch’ang-ho vs. Yamashita Keigo
Round 2: Yi Se-tol vs. Cho U

 
Joseki Selection and Whole-Board Judgement (2)  next of 3 parts
Fighting Spirit
In Praise of the Proper Move (2)  62-64  next of 7 parts

 
No. 119      Summer 2009

The 4th Toyota & Denso Cup
Games 1 & 2: Gu Li vs. Piao Wenyao

 
The 10th Japan-China Agon Kiriyama Cup Play-off
Cho U vs. Gu Li

 
The 13th Samsung Cup Final
Game 2: Yi Se-tol vs. Kong Jie

 
The 13th LG Cup Final
Game 2: Gu Li vs. Yi Se-tol

 
The 1st BC Card Cup Final
Game 4: Cho Han-seung vs. Gu Li

 
The 33rd Kisei Title Match
Games 1-6: Yamashita Keigo vs. Yoda Norimoto

 
Joseki Selection and Whole-Board Judgement (1)  next of 3 parts
In Praise of the Proper Move (1)  62-64  next of 7 parts

 
No. 118      Spring 2009

Japanese prizes and statistics for 2008

 
The 33rd Meijin Title Match
Games 1-7: Cho U vs. Iyama Yuta

 
Professional Uncommon Sense [5]  53-56  next of 7 parts
One-Minute Tesuji Problems
The Clever Way to Sacrifice (8)  60-64*  back to first part

 
No. 117      Winter 2008-09

The 21st Fujitsu Cup
Round 2: Iyama vs. Yi Se-tol
Quarterfinal: Yoda Norimoto vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho
Final: Gu Li vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho

 
The 63rd Honinbo Title Match
Games 4-7: Takao Shinji vs. Hane Naoki

 
One-Minute Life-and-Death Problems
Professional Uncommon Sense [4]  52-57  next of 7 parts
The Clever Way to Sacrifice (7)  60-64  next of 8 parts
Would You Resign? (5)  back to first part

 
No. 116      Autumn 2008

The 32nd Kisei Title Match
Games 5-7: Yamashita Keigo vs. Cho Chikun

 
The 63rd Honinbo Title Match
Games 1-3: Takao Shinji vs. Hane Naoki

 
Professional Uncommon Sense [3]  48-54, 47  next of 7 parts
Four Opening Problems
A Reader’s Question
The Clever Way to Sacrifice (6)  60-64  next of 8 parts

 
No. 115      Summer 2008

The 32nd Meijin Title Match
Games 5-7: Takao Shinji vs. Cho U

 
The 32nd Kisei Title Match
Games 1-4: Yamashita Keigo vs. Cho Chikun

 
The 46th Judan Title Match
Game 2: Cho Chikun vs. Takao Shinji

 
The 12th LG Cup Final
Game 3: Yi Se-tol vs. Han Sang-hun

 
The Clever Way to Sacrifice (5)  50-55*  next of 9 parts
Would You Resign? (4)  next of 5 parts
Seen on the Net [3]  back to first part
Professional Uncommon Sense [2]  61-64  next of 7 parts

 
No. 114      Spring 2008

Japanese Prizes and Statistics for 2007

 
The 32nd Meijin Title Match
Games 1-4: Takao Shinji vs. Cho U

 
The 12th LG Cup
Quarterfinal: Han Sang-hun vs. Liu Jing

 
Professional Uncommon Sense [1]  35, 36-38  next of 7 parts
Some Common Sense
Four Shinogi Problems
Seen on the Net [2]  next of 3 parts
The Clever Way to Sacrifice (4)  48-52*  next of 8 parts
Two Tesuji Problems
An Innovation in the Chinese Opening

 
No. 113      Winter 2007-08

The 62nd Honinbo Title Match
Game 5: Takao Shinji vs. Yoda Norimoto

 
The 20th Fujitsu Cup
Semifinal 1: Yi Ch’ang-ho vs. Cho U
Semifinal 2: Yoda Norimoto vs. Pak Yeong-hun
Final: Pak Yeong-hun vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho

 
The 19th TV Asia Tournament
Final: Chen Yaoye vs. Yi Se-tol
Round 1: Chen Yaoye vs. Cho Chikun

 
The 12th Samsung Cup: Debut of a New Star
Han Sang-hun vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho

 
The 3rd Zhonghuan Cup: Yi Ch’ang-ho’s Grand Slam

 
The 11th LG Cup
Final, Game 3: Taiwan’s first international title

 
The 12th LG Cup
Round 2: Kono Rin vs. Wang Lei

 
Seen on the Net [1]  next of 3 parts
Four Moyo Problems
Tesuji Flash
The Clever Way to Sacrifice (3)  60-64  next of 8 parts

 
No. 112      Autumn 2007

Note on terminology: sabaki

 
The 31st Kisei Title Match
Games 3 & 4: Yamashita Keigo vs. Kobayashi Satoru

 
The 62nd Honinbo Title Match
Games 1-4: Takao Shinji vs. Yoda Norimoto

 
The 12th LG Cup
Round 2: Yi Se-tol vs. Wang Lei

 
The Two-step Hane Game

 
The 20th Fujitsu Cup
Round 2: Cho U vs. Yi Se-tol

 
The Clever Way to Sacrifice (2)  54-58  next of 8 parts
Ten Life-and-Death Problems

 
No. 111      Summer 2007

Life-and-death Problem

 
The 3rd Toyota & Denso Cup Final
Games 1-3: Cho U vs. Yi Se-tol

 
The 11th Samsung Cup Final
Game 2: Chang Hao vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho

 
The 8th Nong Shim Cup
Game 9: Pak Yeong-hun vs. Takao Shinji
Game 11: Pak Yeong-hun vs. Yoda Norimoto

 
Finesse or Brute Force? [3]  back to first part

 
The 31st Kisei Title Match
Games 1 & 2: Yamashita Keigo vs. Kobayashi Satoru

 
The Clever Way to Sacrifice [1]  47-51, 64  next of 8 parts
Exterminating the Magic Sword

 
No. 110      Winter 2006-07

Japanese Prizes and Statistics for 2006

 
The 31st Meijin Title Match
Games 1-6: Cho U vs. Takao Shinji

 
The 3rd Toyota & Denso Cup
Yi Se-tol vs. Hane Naoki

 
The 11th Samsung Cup: Comeback of a Veteran
Wang Yao vs. Seo Pong-su

 
Would You Resign? (2)  next of 5 parts
Test Your Ingenuity
A One-sided Game
Finding and Using Sente Moves
Would You Resign? (3)  next of 5 parts

 
No. 109      Autumn 2006

The 61st Honinbo Title Match
Games 1-6: Takao Shinji vs. Yamada Kimio

 
The 18th TV Asia: Wang Xi Triumphs
Final: Wang Xi vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho
Round 1: Hane Naoki vs. Luo Xihe

 
The 3rd Toyota & Denso Cup
Cho U vs. Pak Yeong-hun

 
China: Spotlight on Youth

 
Would You Resign? [1]  next of 5 parts
The Korean Style (13): Korean Joseki Innovations  57-59  back to first part
Tesujis for a Brighter Future (6)  61-64  back to first part

 
No. 108      Summer 2006

Japan Breaks the Korean Monopoly
The 7th Nong Shim Cup
Game 12: Yoda Norimoto vs. Cho Han-seung
Game 13: Yoda Norimoto vs. Kong Jie
Game 14: Yoda Norimoto vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho

 
The 30th Kisei Title Match
Games 3 & 4: Hane Naoki vs. Yamashita Keigo

 
The 10th LG Cup Final
Games 4 & 5: Gu Li vs. Chen Yaoye

 
Life-and-Death problems

 
The 19th Fujitsu Cup: New Korean Star Triumphs
Round 1: Yamashita Keigo vs. Cho Han-seung
Round 2: Yi Se-tol vs. Cho Chikun
Round 2: Yamashita Keigo vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho
Final: Pak Cheong-sang vs. Zhou Heyang

 
Tesujis for a Brighter Future (5)  54-57  next of 6 parts
The Korean Style (12): Korean Joseki Innovations  58-61  next of 13 parts
Key Points in the Opening

 
No. 107      Spring 2006

The 30th Meijin Title Match
Games 1-7: Cho U vs. Kobayashi Satoru
Interview by Akiyama Kenji

 
The 10th Samsung Cup Final
Game 3: Yi Ch’ang-ho vs. Luo Xihe

 
The 7th Japan-China Agon Kiriyama Cup Play-off
Gu Li vs. Iyama Yuta

 
The 4th Cheongkwanjang Cup
Game 12: Pak Chi-eun vs. Koyama Terumi
Game 13: Ye Gui vs. Pak Chi-eun

 
The 30th Kisei Title Match
Games 1 & 2: Hane Naoki vs. Yamashita Keigo

 
Tesujis for a Brighter Future (4)  57-59  next of 6 parts
Corner Problem
The Korean Style (11): Korean Joseki Innovations  60-63  next of 13 parts
Tesuji Problems

 
No. 106      Winter 2005-06

Dr. Paduk’s Life-and-Death Problem

 
The 18th Fujitsu Cup
Final: Yi Se-tol vs. Ch’oe Ch’eol-han

 
The 29th Kisei Title Match
Games 1-7: Hane Naoki vs. Yuki Satoshi

 
The 60th Honinbo Title Match
Games 1-5: Takao Shinji vs. Cho U

 
Tesujis for a Brighter Future (3)  60-63  next of 6 parts
The Korean Style (10): Korean Joseki Innovations  64-66  next of 13 parts
Three Problems

 
No. 105      Autumn 2005

The 9th LG Cup Final
Games 1-4: Cho U vs. Yu Bin

 
The 5th Ing Cup Final
Game 2: Ch’oe Ch’eol-han vs. Chang Hao

 
The 5th Chunlan Cup Final
Game 3: Yi Ch’ang-ho vs. Zhou Heyang

 
The iron goalkeeper: Yi Ch’ang-ho rescues Korea again
6th Nong Shim Spicy Noodles Cup
Game 11: Yi Ch’ang-ho vs. Cho U
Game 13: Yi Ch’ang-ho vs. O Meien

 
The 29th Meijin Title Match
Games 5 & 6: Yoda Norimoto vs. Cho U

 
The 2nd Zhonghuan Cup Final
Ch’oe Ch’eol-han vs. Yi Se-tol

 
Tesujis for a Brighter Future (2)  58-61  next of 6 parts
The Korean Style (9): Korean Joseki Innovations  62-64  next of 13 parts

 
No. 104      Summer 2005

The 2nd Toyota & Denso Cup Final
Games 1-3: Yi Se-tol vs. Chang Hao

 
The 48th Kuksu Title Match
Game 3: Ch’oe Ch’eol-han vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho

 
The 16th Kiseong Title Match
Game 3: Ch’oe Ch’eol-han vs. Pak Yeong-hun

 
The 29th Meijin Title Match
Games 1-4: Yoda Norimoto vs. Cho U

 
Life-and-Death in the Corner
Four Opening Problems [3]  back to first part
Large-Sacrifice Life-and-Death Problems [2]  back to first part
Tesujis for a Brighter Future [1]  57-59  next of 6 parts
The Korean Style (8): Korean Joseki Innovations  60-64  next of 13 parts

 
No. 103      Winter 2004-05

The 28th Kisei Title Match
Games 4-7: Yamashita Keigo vs. Hane Naoki

 
The 42nd Judan Title Match
Game 4: O Rissei vs. Cho U

 
The 59th Honinbo Title Match
Games 1-6: Cho U vs. Yoda Norimoto

 
The Korean Style (7): Korean Joseki Innovations  57-58  next of 13 parts
Clever Moves, Stylish Tesujis
Life-and-Death Problem
Tesuji Problem

 
No. 102      Autumn 2004

Book notice: Dictionary of Basic Fuseki

 
The 8th LG Cup Final
Games 1-4: Yi Ch’ang-ho vs. Mok Chin-seok

 
China Triumphs in the 3rd CSK Cup
Kong Jie vs. Cho U
Wang Xi vs. Yu Ch’ang-hyeok

 
The 5th Ing Cup
Yi Ch’ang-ho vs. Yamashita Keigo
Peng Quan vs. Yoda Norimoto

 
The 5th Chunlan Cup
Hu Yaoyu vs. Cho U

 
An International Rivalry: Yi Ch’ang-ho vs. Yoda Norimoto
The 17th Fujitsu Cup Quarterfinal
Teda Cup

 
The 28th Kisei Title Match
Game 3: Yamashita Keigo vs. Hane Naoki

 
Eight Tesuji Problems [2]  back to first part
Large-Sacrifice Life-and-Death Problems [1]  next of 2 parts
Four Opening Problems [2]  next of 3 parts
Twelve Easy Life-and-Death Problems
The Korean Style (6): Korean Joseki Innovations  59-64  next of 13 parts

 
No. 101      Summer 2004

The 16th Women’s Meijin Title Match
Game 2: Kobayashi Izumi vs. Inori Yoko

 
The 8th Samsung Cup
Games 1-3: Cho Chikun vs. Pak Yeong-hun

 
The 28th Meijin Title Match
Games 2-5: Yoda Norimoto vs. Yamashita Keigo

 
The Korean Style (5): Korean Joseki Innovations  43-46  next of 13 parts

 
The 28th Kisei Title Match
Games 1 & 2: Yamashita Keigo vs. Hane Naoki

 
Nine Endgame-Tesuji Problems

 
No. 100

 
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