White: CHOI Chulhan (Korea) 9p Black: KANG Dongyoon (Korea) 9p Commentary by Michael Redmond 9p, transcribed by Chris Garlock This is an all-Korean final for the 2012 SAWMG Men’s Individual title. The players are top Korean players who have confidence in their … Continue reading
White: RUI Naiwei (China) 9p Black: LI He (China) 3p Commentary by Michael Redmond 9p, transcribed by Chris Garlock Rui is a strong fighter, as well as a tenacious player. She’s been at or close to the top of the women’s game … Continue reading
White: SHA, LIN (Canada) Black: KOVALEVA, SHIKSHIN (Russia) Commentary by Michael Redmond 9p, transcribed by Chris Garlock. This game is a good example of the players consciously using Pair Go tactics and techniques, such as setting each other up or the use … Continue reading
White: LI, WEIJIE (China) Black: CHOI, CHOI (Korea) Commentary by Michael Redmond 9p, transcribed by Chris Garlock. This is another high-level pair go match that’s virtually indistinguishable from a regular one-on-one game. As in the second-round game between China and Japan, the … Continue reading
White: LI, WEIJIE (China) Black: CHIAKI, MURAKAWA (Japan) Commentary by Michael Redmond 9p, transcribed by Chris Garlock. This second-round match featured the Chinese team playing the Japanese team for a berth in the finals. With only two minor exceptions, the game is … Continue reading
White: Michael REDMOND 9p Black: SUN Naijing 6d Commentary by Michael Redmond 9p, transcribed by Chris Garlock Sun, an amateur 6-dan, played very strongly in this limited-time exhibition game on Sunday, December 16; his play in the opening was professional level … Continue reading
White: LIN Chi-han (Chinese Taipei) 9p Black: KANG Dongyoon (Korea) 6p Commentary by Michael Redmond 9p, transcribed by Chris Garlock The winner of this game goes to the final, against Choi Chulhan 9P, with the 2012 SportAccord World Mind Games title and … Continue reading
White: Joanne MISSINGHAM (Chinese Taipei) 6p Black: Natalia KOVALEVA (Russia) 5d Commentary by Michael Redmond 9p, transcribed by Chris Garlock I saw Kovaleva (Russia) in Japan recently at the Pair Go Championships, where she and her partner were among the stronger pairs, … Continue reading
White: Jeun PARK (Korea) 9p Black: Joanne MISSINGHAM (Chinese Taipei) 6p Commentary by Michael Redmond 9p, transcribed by Chris Garlock This is a critical game because whoever loses will be knocked out; this is a double-elimination tournament and both players have one … Continue reading
White: JIANG Weijie (China) 9p Black: KANG Dangyoon (Korea) 9p Commentary by Michael Redmond 9p, transcribed by Chris Garlock Weijie Jiang and Dongyoon Kang are both relatively young players and I’ve not seen a lot of their games. Kang is the more senior … Continue reading