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2009-02-04 Expert: sol.ch Rate: (4.7)  6 ratings

Kobayashi puts Australia's star to the test: missingham 9d vs 3586 9d


Tygem player 3586 9d, or as many consider to be Kobayashi Koichi 9p (there has been a Tygem article on this - if you are interested, visit http://www.tygem.com/column/tygem9/viewpage.asp?pagec=1&seq=9812&gubun=7 where there is a lengty discussion and analysis of 3586, a recent game of his, and even analytical breakdown of the meaning behind those numbers :p (it's in Korean, use Google translate)).  He has an extremely heavy record, with 1008 wins and 479 losses.  He is doing decently as a 9d, not struggling but not superstar status either, with 13 wins and 7 losses from his last 20 games, though he is also one of the top Japanese Tygem players.   

Tygem player missingham 9d is Joanne Missingham, the girl from Australia who has recently become a pro and is now very famous in the Go scene :).  She also has a nice record of 81 wins and 28 losses, though I think most of those wins were during her transition into the 9d rank.  She is doing so-so as a 9d, with 11 wins and 9 losses in her most recent 20 games.  It seems this is one of her most recent games before she stopped playing prior to the New Year. 

The game isn't very fresh (it was played 2 months ago), but because of their identities and since they are well known in the community, I figured it would be a nice addition to the list.  Because I wasn't there to see it live, no betting statistics will be posted.  Regarding the game itself, it was pretty standard.  The bottom left is a recently popular joseki variation, and nothing abnormal or chaotic to the game really, pretty straightforward and endgame was a large factor into the game.  A good handful of White's moves also happen to be on the 3rd line, perhaps this is the subway style of Kobayashi ;)?

Can the Australian girl fresh into the pro circuit beat the Japanese veteran who has won many titles in a casual online game?  Check it out! :)





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