Xie Yimin Promoted to 7d!

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Re: Xie Yimin Promoted to 7d!

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pajaro wrote:For those fans who do not know, the expected Yimin vs. Atsushi, for a seat in the Meijin league, was played.
Sadly (for most people here ;-) ) Yimin lost. B+2.5
I think it was quite an even game. Both players put up a good fight, but somehow, in the second half of the game she started struggling and Atsushi had more control of the game.
Thanks for the update. I went to bed and then when I checked the stream in the morning it was cut short.

A new video with the post game was added recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Rs6tOjTFk
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Re: Xie Yimin Promoted to 7d!

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A good game by Xie Yimin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHik-o70JKc&t=6723s

I don't speak Japanese but looked like a "Strongest Female" type competition. She played against Sumire Nakamura and there was a post-game commentary with both players. YouTube auto-translate leaves a lot to be desired, but I could understand a bit through context.

One of the prizes was a bottle of Armand de Brignac champagne, so fortunately it went to a player who is over 21!
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MoxElliot wrote:A good game by Xie Yimin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHik-o70JKc&t=6723s
Wow! That venue is such a stark contrast to some of the other tournament venues. Very clean and modern... and on top of a swimming pool.

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Re: Xie Yimin Promoted to 7d!

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[quote="CDavis7M"]Very clean and modern... and on top of a swimming pool.[\quote]

The guy who has to take care of the gobans must be wishing death.

Wood, humidity... nothing to be worried about :mrgreen:

BTW: notice the foot lift ;-)
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Re: Xie Yimin Promoted to 7d!

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pajaro wrote:The guy who has to take care of the gobans must be wishing death.

Wood, humidity... nothing to be worried about
It's a country with typhoons. I dare say an indoors swimming pool is not the most humid environment these boards will see (or might have seen, if they're not brand new). Specially if it's only for the match, have been properly waxed and get dried and allowed to breathe afterwards.

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