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Ida vs. Yamashita in Playoff for Honinbo Challenger
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 4:20 pm
by ez4u
Yesterday (4/3) 20-year old
Ida Atsushi 7p beat Yamashita Keigo by half a point as White in the final round of the Honinbo League. As a result the two tied for the top spot with 6-1 scores. There will be a playoff on Monday to decide the challenger. Until now it has looked like we would see Iyama - Yamashita in all the majors this year (and we still might) as Yamashita had reeled off six straight wins in the Honinbo and is the only undefeated player in the Meijin League. I'll be rooting for Ida on Monday just for the sake of variety!
Re: Ida vs. Yamashita in Playoff for Honinbo Challenger
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 5:15 pm
by hyperpape
Not just variety but for the future! Yamashita is a known quantity, but we can root for one of the 20 and under players to mature into a rival for Iyama.
Re: Ida vs. Yamashita in Playoff for Honinbo Challenger
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:16 pm
by ez4u
According to the
Nihon Ki'in website Ida won (W+5.5) to become challenger. He also earned promotion to 8p for challenging in one of the big three titles. He was 20 years old on March 15th. The match starts on May 14, 15.
Re: Ida vs. Yamashita in Playoff for Honinbo Challenger
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:29 pm
by oren
The first time Iyama will be defending against someone younger...
Re: Ida vs. Yamashita in Playoff for Honinbo Challenger
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:31 pm
by logan
Cool, can't wait : )
Re: Ida vs. Yamashita in Playoff for Honinbo Challenger
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:46 pm
by Mithfalath
Ida has been showing good results recently. Hope this will be a good series.