1st Bosai Cup

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The 1st Bosai Cup was the first edition of the Bosai Cup.

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Participants

The top players from China, Japan, and South Korea were invited to Chongqing to take part in an invitational tournament. [1]

Results

Players taking black are listed first.

Game 1

China representative Gu Li drew a bye in the first round, setting up a first round matchup between Japan's Iyama Yuta and South Korea's Lee Sedol. Yuta, taking black, defeated Sedol by resignation. [1]

Game 2

Yuta's defeat of Sedol matched-up the BC Card Cup champion with Gu Li, who received a bye in the first-round. Sedol, taking white for the second match in a row, lost again by resignation. [1]

Final

Yuta faced Li in the final, winning by resignation in 208 moves. [2] [3] An Younggil, 8p from South Korea, commented on the game, saying "[Yuta] played this game wonderfully. White 112 was the winning move. [Yuta]’s endgame was perfect, and [Li] didn’t get any chances afterwards. This game should be one of [Yuta]’s best games, I’m sure". [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lee Sedol, Iyama Yuta and Gu Li go head to head". gogameguru.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-12. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Iyama Yuta defeats Gu Li, Japan wins Bosai Cup". gogameguru.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Iyama Yuta Wins Bosai Cup for Japan". usgo.org. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Commentary: Gu Li vs Iyama Yuta – 1st Bosai Cup". gogameguru.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
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