Kim Eun-ji, 7th dan, won her second consecutive national women's go title.
Kim Eun-ji defeated Kim Chae-young 8th dan in the final of the 3rd Nanseol Hunbae National Women's Go Tournament in Gangneung Arena in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, Korea, in 231 moves to win the title. The prize money was 20 million won. Kim was promoted to eighth dan under Korean rules.
After gaining the upper hand early on, Kim was pushed hard by Chae-young Kim in the middlegame, but she was able to hold on for a half-game to take the top spot for the second year in a row.
In the day's quarterfinals, Kim Eun-ji won a hundred moves in 172 moves against Cho Seung-ah 6-dan, while Kim Chae-young defeated Oh Yoo-jin 9-dan to reach the final.
"I really wanted to win again after last year," said Kim, "and when I come to Gangneung, I feel relaxed because of the good air, nice sea, and delicious food. 카지노사이트
Today's game went well from the beginning, but I was too optimistic and panicked a bit at the end when it got too fine," said Kim.
The players were given 20 minutes and five 40-second second readings.
The national women's amateur team competition also took place. The strongest team, Team A, was won by Shin Hyun-sook, Yoo Kyung-mi, Lee Hyun-mi, Lee Soon-ja, and Shim Myung-ok, Team B by Kim Soon-sim, Kim Jeong-hye, Nam Sang-ye, Son Soon-ae, and Choi Kyung-sook, and Team C by Kim Byung-soon, Jung Mi-sook, Park Jung-soon, Kim In-sook, and Lee Young-hee.
More than 200 people attended the opening ceremony, including Gangneung Mayor Kim Hong-kyu, Gangneung City Sports Chairman Kwon Young-man, Korea Kiwon Secretary General Yang Jae-ho, Korea Women's Go Federation President Lee Kwang-soon, Gangneung City Go Association President Cho Joon, and professional and amateur competitors.
Mayor Kim Hong-kyu of Gangneung said, "The Nanseol Tribute seems to have established itself as a major festival for women's go, with both professional and amateur players enjoying the game together." "Gangneung will do its best to inherit and develop traditional go as the home of women's go," he said.