Kaori Chinen 4-dan, My most memorable game
Kaori Chinen
4-dan
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- 161 moves. White resigns.
- Black: Hideo Otake, Honorary Gosei
White: Kaori Chinen 4-dan
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- Kaori Chinen 4-dan
- Born in Okinawa on July 28, 1974.
Disciple of Tokimoto Hajime 8-dan.
Became professional 1-dan in 1993,promoted to 2-dan in 1996,
3-dan in 1997, 4-dan in 2005.
Won the Women's Honinbo Title in 1997, the Women's Kisei Title in 2000,
and the Women's Honinbo Title in 2004, the Women's Kisei Title in 2005,
the 21st Women's Meijin Title of challenger in 2009.
Yang Chia Yuan 9-dan's wife.
My most memorable game, Game Records
I played this game with Otake Sensei in a preliminary round of the Meijin tournament in 2007. When I was a child, I replayed games every day as study. I really liked Otake Sensei's games and often played through them.
As for the content of the game, I played the opening well by my standards, and I thought the game was a good contest. Around the time I played an atari at 88 and pushed up with 90, I felt good, but soon after I played the losing move, the connection at 98.
When Black extended solidly at 99, at one stroke the game became tough for me . . . I should have taken care of my bottom left position by making a solid extension or playing an atari in the centre.
Playing my first game with Otake, I was tense, but it was a good experience. He is a small man, but when he sits in front of the Go board he really seems to be big. My father, who taught me to play, was happy, which also made me happy. I look forward to playing him again, so I will do my best. (^o^)
