Naoki Hane returned to the stage of the title battle after the 2012 Celebrity War. The opponent of this title battle is Xu Jiayuan, who entered the section in 2013.
This is the first time in more than 2 years since I posted that there is no daimyo of "Yuta Iyama" in the title battle. Of course, Yuta Iyama will remain the leading figure in Japanese Go for some time to come. But it's also a good thing to see a different view on the title battle.
After a period of rest, I am also ready to slowly resume the rhythm of posting, although the frequency of posting is definitely not up to the original height, but I still ask you to pay more attention.
(More than 20 days have not been posted, a little will not)
There are fewer photos of the Holy War, so bear with me.
Speeches made by both sides at the pre-match festival on the eve of the game:
Hsu: I often go back to Kyoto for sightseeing after playing chess in Osaka, and I have been to Kinkaku-ji Temple, Arashiyama and other places. Of course, this is also the first time I have played a game inside the temple, and I am very much looking forward to it.
Watching Naoki Hagen's recent chess game, I feel that the state is very good, I believe it will be a difficult game, of course, I hope that I can play the level I should have, so that chess fans can enjoy the wonderful chess game.
Naoki Hane: The title battle is really too long for me, and the young players are improving very fast now, and I thought I would never have a chance to climb the title battle again.
This is the first time in 7 years that I have come to the title battle, but I still get a lot of voices that support me, so I have to do my best to play a satisfactory chess game.
Name of the match: 44th Jihad 1st Round
Date of match: 30 June 2019
Black: Naoki Hagen Kudan (Challenger)
White: Xu Jiayuan Eight Duan (碁聖)
Commentary: Muramatsu Daiki 6 sections (between yuxuan)
Kurabashi Masamune 9 sections (pandenet)
Narrated by: Between the Shadows, Pandenet
Image source: Hideki Ryota Kudan
Result: A total of 155 black mid-game wins
Duration: 4 hours per side, keep 5 times 1 min to read the second
Translation and Finishing: Making Excuses for Quiet, Slow Return
Figure 1 (1-38)
【Figure 1】In the layout stage, the progress in the lower left corner is the first time I have seen it. From the direction of the black chess can be accepted situation, it can also be said to be two points. Of course, the white 32 point here is impressive. The response of black chess will greatly affect the direction of the game.
Fig. 2 (39-44)
[Figure 2] Judging from the progress of actual combat, Bai 44 is a chess hand that Xu Jiayuan regrets more, and at this time, it may be better to be at the a-position spire.
Figure 3 (45-65)
[Figure 3] Black 45's toss, this hand can actually be considered to take the lead in the lower right corner. Judging from the results in the upper right corner, the black 55 can be a live chess piece if it is blocked in the white 56 position, but the black chess actual battle chooses to abandon the son, and finally grabs the black 65 after the first hand, which is still a good victory and defeat from the overall point of view.
Figure 4 (66-72)
[Figure 4] Bai 66's shoulder rush began with a series of means, and finally returned to the top to grab the big field, although it is difficult to say good or bad, but this idea is still worth savoring.
Figure 5 (73-75)
[Figure 5] Black 73 Town Head began to attack the white chess, which can be said to be inevitable. The White 74 chose a strong counterattack, and the Length of the Black 75 was also very powerful.
Figure 6 (76-91)
[Figure 6] After the battle in the lower left corner, I feel that the black chess is much better. Of course, black 91 at the beginning, you can consider establishing it in the a position. Judgment here is still more difficult.
Figure 7 (92-107)
[Figure 7] The black 103 can be said to be the climax of the game, and the tiger of the black 105 should be the ideal picture of black chess.
Figure 8
[Figure 8] The result of the white chess in the lower right corner is actually acceptable, so if the black chess piece is disconnected and eats the black chess piece 4 times after the trigger, the situation is at least not bad.
Figure 9 (108-116)
[Figure 9] After the white 108 thorns, the thin taste of the white chess piece is revealed.
Figure 10
[Figure 10] Of course, for white chess, white 3 is a very critical first-hand chess, but black 10 is a good hand, so white chess can not eat black chess.
Figure 11 (117-135)
[Figure 11] The collision of black 117 began, and the situation of white chess took a sharp turn, perhaps the white chess made serious mistakes in this area.
Black 123 to White 134 can be said to be a road, and the violent break of Black 135 quickly establishes the advantage.
Figure 12 (136-139)
[Figure 12] The small tip of black 139 is the first hand, so that the white chess piece below is killed by the black chess piece.
Figure 13 (140-155)
[Figure 13] In the end, the white chess piece cannot do the work below, nor can it eat the black chess piece in the center, and can only choose to concede defeat.
Figure 14
[Figure 14] The white chess piece in the center is still poor in the end, so it is impossible to eat the black chess.
Figure 15 (1-155)
【Figure 15】Naoki Hagen took the lead, and won the 6th round of the Celebrity War on November 1, 2012, and won the title battle again after a gap of 2432 days.
The second round was held on July 19 at the Tokyo Main Campus of the Japan Chess Academy.
Final time: 18:01
The time spent on both sides: 3 hours and 54 minutes in black and 3 hours and 59 minutes in white
Post-match impressions of both sides:
Naoki Hagen: Finally aiming at the dragon of the white chess piece to launch an onslaught, I already know in my heart that the white chess piece is difficult to do, so the final handling is also very appropriate.
However, before that, the situation was actually unclear, so every game after that was still fully faced.
Xu Jiayuan: After the spire in the upper left corner, it is actually not very good to be grabbed by the black chess piece. Bai 112 Xiaofei felt that he had made a mistake before, and then he did not find a suitable way to deal with it.
So how to go down is not very good. The content of this game is not good, so I hope to play better in the future chess game.