The 60th Honinbo Title Match
(best-of-seven)
Takao Shinji becomes New Honinbo!
| Cho U vs. Takao Shinji | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date (2005) | Venue | Result | |
| 1 | 09, 10 May | Fukuoka | Takao Shinji (W) won by resign. |
| 2 | 26, 27 May | Tottori | Takao Shinji (B) won by 4.5. |
| 3 | 08, 09 Jun | Aichi | Takao Shinji (W) won by resign. |
| 4 | 20, 21 Jun | Hokkaido | Cho U (W) won by resign. |
| 5 | 27, 28 Jun | Saitama | Takao Shinji (W) won by 0.5. |
| 6 | 11, 12 Jul | Shiga | – |
| 7 | 20, 21 Jul | Yamagata | – |
Summary:
Challenger Takao Shinji takes the 60th Honinbo title after beating title holder Cho U. Takao Shinji won the first 3 games forcing Cho U in a kado-ban (one more loss will lose the match). Cho U then proceeded to win the 4th game by skillfully defending his weak groups on the board.
The 5th game provided for a very tense and interesting watch. The game ended in a win for Takao Shinji after a very close endgame.
Resources :
http://www.gobase.org
http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/kisen/honinbo/060-e.htm
Posted by Jaco Swanepoel in Pro News
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