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The Power Report: Ueno to challenge for Women’s Meijin; Ichiriki wins NHK...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Ueno Asami Ueno to challenge for Women’s Meijin: The 32nd Hakata Kamachi Cup Women’s Meijin League ended in a tie between Suzuki Ayumi 7P and Ueno...
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The Power Report: Sumire extends winning streak, sets new record in promotion...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Sumire extends winning streak, sets new record in promotion to 2-dan: Nakamura Sumire is going from strength to strength: she extended her winning...
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The Power Report: 76th Honinbo League: Shibano has sole lead; Meijin League:...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal 76th Honinbo League: Shibano has sole lead: We may well see a rematch of the players who fought the Honinbo title match last year. With only one...
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The Power Report: Woman power hits Japanese go
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Sumire vs Goto Shungo Nakamura Sumire Sumire vs Nobuta Women’s Meijin: Rina defends The highlight of this month’s report is the extraordinary...
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The Power Report: Shibano to challenge for Honinbo; Kyo wins Judan; Iyama to...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Shibano Kyo Kagen Shibano to challenge for Honinbo titleAll the games in the final round of the 76th Honinbo League were played at the Nihon Ki-in...
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The Power Report: Fujisawa enters Agon Kiriyama main tournament; Mi Yuting...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Fujisawa Rina (r) vs. O Meien Fujisawa enters Agon Kiriyama main tournament Fujisawa Rina’s excellent form is also continuing. On May 6, she beat...
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The Power Report: Ichiriki Meijin League; 46th Kisei S League; Promotions &...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Ichiriki Meijin League Having won his fifth successive game, Ichiriki Ryo has the sole lead in the 46th Meijin League. His closest rivals are Kyo...
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The Power Report: End of May updates
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Shibano draws even in 76th Honinbo title match Shibano Toramaru is making his second successive challenge for the Honinbo title. Last year he...
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The Power Report: Wang wins Globis Cup; 6th LG Cup starts; Fujisawa defends...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Wang wins Globis CupThe 8th Globis Cup World Igo U-20, which decides the world’s top teenaged player, was held on the Net on June 5 and 6. It was...
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The Power Report: Ichiriki takes lead in Gosei; Ichiriki wins Meijin League
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Ichiriki takes lead in Gosei title match Iyama Yuta became the challenger for the 46th Gosei title, held by Ichiriki Ryo, on May 6 when he beat...
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The Power Report: Sumire suffers setbacks but recovers; Most wins/Best...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Sumire v. Iyama at New Ryusei Sumire suffers setbacks but recovers As reported on June 4, Nakamura Sumire saw her winning streak come to an end...
View ArticleThe Power Report: Promotions, retirement and an obituary
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal PromotionsTo 8-dan: Uchida Shuhei (150 wins; as of July 30)To 7-dan (120 wins): Minematsu Masaki (as of July 6), Kato Yuki (as of July 9)To 4-dan...
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The Power Report: Ichiriki perfect in Meijin; Ueno into King of the New Stars...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Ichiriki Ichiriki’s perfect record in Meijin LeagueThe final round of the 46th Meijin league was held on August 6. There was no suspense at the top...
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The Power Report: Hoshiai’s first challenge; Ichiriki takes lead in Meijin;...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Hoshiai Shiho 3P Hoshiai to make first challengeThe play-off to decide the challenger to Fujisawa Rina for the 40th Women’s Honinbo was held at the...
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The Power Report: Fujisawa wins Senko Cup; The 79-year age gap; New Honinbo...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Fujisawa wins Senko CupThe final rounds of the 6th Senko Cup were held in the Guest Pavilion Akekure (Dawn and Dusk) at the Crefeel Koto hotel in...
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The Power Report: Ichiriki to challenge for Kisei; Iyama to challenge for...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Ichiriki to challenge for Kisei First, here is the result of the final game in the 46th Kisei S League, which was played on September 20. Kono...
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The Power Report: Kyo wins Agon Kiriyama Cup; Big win for Fujisawa Rina; New...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Agon Kiriyama Cup: Kyo (l) beats Iyama Seki Kotaro 7P Kyo wins Agon Kiriyama Cup The final of the 28th Agon Kiriyama Cup was held in the Kagyu-An...
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The Power Report: Iyama starts with win in Oza challenge; Sumire’s progress;...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Yokohama Royal Park Hotel Iyama starts with win in Oza challengeThe 69th Oza title match, a best-of-five, got off to a start on October 29. The...
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The Power Report: Latest international go news
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-JournalNOTE: There has been quite a lot of action in international go over the past month or two. This report is an attempt to catch up. Nongshin: Iyama...
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The Power Report: Iyama defends Meijin title; Han wins SGW Cup; Xie wins...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal 46th Meijin; Iyama (r) Iyama defends Meijin title When Iyama Yuta Meijin survived a kadoban in the sixth game of the 46th Meijin title match (see...
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The Power Report: Iyama regains Oza title; The Teikei tournaments; Ueno wins...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama regains Oza title In contrast to his other recent title matches, Iyama never fell behind in the 69th Oza best-of-five. Rather, it was the...
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The Power Report: Choi wins 4th Go Seigen Cup; China wins Agon Kiriyama Cup...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Choi wins 4th Go Seigen Cup This is a Chinese tournament for women professionals founded to honor the memory of Go Seigen (Wu Chingyuan). Choi...
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The Power Report: International tournament for seniors; 77th Honinbo League;...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal International tournament for seniors O Meien The final international event of 2021 was yet another special tournament for senior players, the...
View ArticleThe Power Report: 2021 in statistics
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-JournalHere is a statistical overview of Japanese go in 2021 Most prize money wonThe Nihon Ki-in published the list of top prize-money winners on January...
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The Power Report: Yo to challenge for Judan; Ueno defends Women’s Kisei;...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Yo Seiki 8P Yo to challenge for Judan The play-off to decide the challenger to Kyo Kagen for the 60th Judan title was held at the Kansai Ki-in on...
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The Power Report: Yo leads 77th Honinbo League; Shibano and Shida share lead...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Yo leads 77th Honinbo LeagueYo Seiki 8-dan of the Kansai Ki-in was the in-form player in the first month and a half of the new year. Besides...
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Ichiriki one win away from becoming Kisei
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Ichiriki (l), almost there; Iyama (r), back to the wall Ichiriki Ryo, the challenger, made a good start in the 46th Kisei best-of-seven title...
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The Power Report: Kido Prizes & more (UPDATED!)
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-JournalEDITOR’S NOTE: The previous report has been updated holus-bolus with the latest results and also includes new reports. Ichiriki wins Kisei after...
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The Power Report: Ichiriki challenging for Honinbo title, Iyama makes good...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Ichiriki (right) becomes challenger in Honinbo Ichiriki challenging for Honinbo title, Iyama makes good startAll the games in the final round of...
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The Power Report: Ichiriki wins 1st New Ryusei; Ichiriki to challenge for...
by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-Journal Ichiriki wins 1st New RyuseiThis is a new tournament with an unfamiliar (to me) time system known as Fischer Time, after its inventor the late...
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by John Power, Japan correspondent for the E-JournalPhotos (l-r): 1st Hoban Fujisawa Rina; 1st Hoban Wu Yiming; 9Globis Fukuoka 2nd; 9Globis Wang the winner; 9th Hollyhock Uenl (left) beats Okuda;...
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The Power Report: Early August updates
by John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Photos (l-r): 9th Hollyhock, Ueno (left Rina); 7th Senko Cup Rina, Sumire, Ueno & Nyu at venue; 7th Senko: Nyu wins; 7th Senko Ueno (left) beat...
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The Power Report: Sumire stars in the Chinese Women’s B League; Korea does...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Sumire stars in the Chinese Women’s B League The much-delayed 2021 edition of the Chinese Women’s B League Team tournament was held in Fuzhou City...
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The Power Report: Sumire wins 3rd Discovery Cup; Shin Jinseo wins Kuksu...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Sumire wins 3rd Discovery Cup The Discovery Cup is an unofficial tournament for players 18 and under and 2-dan and under, including insei. Eight...
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The Power Report: Shibano takes lead in Meijin title match; Seats filled in...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Shibano takes lead in Meijin title match Shibano Toramaru 9-dan at left In the 47th Meijin title match, the challenger, Shibano Toramaru 9-dan, has...
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The Power Report: Yo to challenge Iyama for Oza; Ueno to challenge for...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Yo to challenge Iyama for Oza Yo Seiki 8-dan The play-off to decide the challenger for the 70th Oza title was held at the Nihon Ki-in on August 29....
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The Power Report: King of the New Stars starts; Sumire’s progress; Most wins;...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-JournalKing of the New Stars starts King of New Stars Kato Yuki The first game in the 47th King of the New Stars best-of-three title match was played at...
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The Power Report: Oh wins Go Seigen Cup; Sakai wins King of the New Stars;...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-JournalOh wins Go Seigen Cup Top left: Meijin, Shibano at left; top right: Iyama; bottom right: Agon winner Hirata; bottom left: King New Stars, Sakai at...
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The Power Report: Tengen title match tied; Fujisawa makes good start in...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-JournalTengen title match tied Left: Ida at the Tengen; top right: Fan Tingyu at the Nongshim; bottom right: Women’s Honinbo: Rina, Xie & Ueno...
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The Power Report: New Honinbo League starts; Ueno doing well in 1st Hoban...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-JournalNew Honinbo League starts Top left: Choi Jeong at the Hoban Cup; top right: Li He of China; bottom right: Ueno wins; bottom left: Ueno being checked...
View ArticleThe Power Report: Most wins; Most successive wins; Winning streaks recently...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-JournalMost wins The top four players in this list are all women, which is probably a first. 1. Ueno Asami, Women’s Hollyhock: 39-15; Nakamura Sumire...
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The Power Report: China wins 1st Hoban Cup; Shibano wins Meijin title; 2022...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-JournalChina wins 1st Hoban Cup I submitted my previous report (uploaded on October 25) in the midst of the final round. Ueno Asami had just won three...
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The Power Report: Honinbo League; Women’s Meijin League; Sumire’s progress;...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Honinbo League As I reported on October 25, the 78th Honinbo League got off to a start on October 3 when Yo Seiki beat Fujita Akihiko. (Oct. 20)...
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The Power Report: Yoda suspended by the Nihon Ki-in; Most wins; Best winning...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Yoda suspended by the Nihon Ki-in This is not a matter one wants to get involved in, the reason being that, with the paucity of information...
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The Power Report: Seki defends Tengen; Iyama defends Oza; Shibano wins 47th...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-JournalSeki defends Tengen 48th Tengen; Ida vs. Seki (right) The 48th Tengen title match started off with Black winning both games (see my report of...
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The Power Report: Ueno repeats as Young Carp champion; New members of the...
Ueno Asami By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-JournalUeno repeats as Young Carp champion The main section (for the best 16) of the 17th Hiroshima Aluminum Cup Young Carp Tournament was held...
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The Power Report: Ida sets new record in Crown; China wins 23rd Agon Kiriyama...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-JournalIda sets new record in Crown Ida Atsushi 9-dan The Crown title is a regional title, open only to the members of the Central Japan (Nagoya) branch of...
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The Power Report: Iyama saves Japan in Nongshim Cup; Shin wins Samsung Cup;...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Iyama saves Japan in Nongshim Cup Iyama wins The second round of the 24th Nongshim Cup was held on the net in late November. Japan did badly, but...
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The Power Report: Ichiriki and Shibano win Teikei Young Stars leagues;...
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Shibano & Ichiriki win leagues Ichiriki and Shibano win Teikei Young Stars leagues The final section of the Teikei Young Stars tournament...
View ArticleThe Power Report: Sumire’s progress; Promotions & retirements
By John Power, Japan Correspondent for the E-Journal Sumire’s progress (Nov. 17) Sumire (W) beat Nyu Eiko, Senko Cup-holder, by resig. (26th Women’s Kisei, main tournament, round 2). (Nov. 21) Sumire...
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