Pandanet-IGS are broadcasting weekly matches from Kansai Kiin.

Wednesday May 16: The 38th Gosei title, Preliminary round A, Arakaki Shun 9p vs. Murakawa Daisuke 7p.

Kansai Kiin Championship, Furuya Yutaka 8p vs. Murakawa Daisuke 7p.

Previous results

How to watch

©Mainichi Newspaper Co., Ltd

The 67th Honinbo title is broadcast live on Pandanet-IGS, starting on Tuesday, May 15th. To watch the games you can, e.g., use the GoPanda client.

Defending champion is Yamashita Keigo Honinbo (also known as Yamashita Dowa Honinbo while he is holding the title). The challenger is Iyama Yuta Tengen. The match is best of seven games, so four wins are required to secure the title.

The Honinbo tournament is organized by Mainichi Newspaper Co., Ltd..

• The first game : May 15th (Tue) and 16th (Wed)
• The second game: May 28th (Mon) and 29th (Tue)
• The third game: June 5th (Tue) and 6th (Wed)
• The fourth game: June 18th (Mon) and 19th (Tue)
• The fifth game: June 24th (Sun) and 25th (Tue)
• The sixth game: July 9th (Mon) and 10th (Tue)
• The seventh game: July 18th (Wed) and 19th (Thu)

All rounds starts at 09:00 (Japan Time), i.e., 02:00 CEST. The time limit is eight hours each.

Cornel Burzo will be commenting the games live, both on Pandanet and on twitter.

The match for the 50th Judan is being broadcast live on Pandanet-IGS.

Defending champion is Iyama Yuta Judan and challenger is Cho U Kisei. The match is best of five games, so three wins are required to secure the title.

How to watch

Schedule

• The 1st game: March 1st (Thu).
  Iyama Yuta won, W+Resign

• The 2nd game: March 19th (Mon).
  Iyama Yuta won, B+Resign

• The 3rd game: April 5th (Thu).
  Cho U won, B+Resign

• The 4th game: April 18th (wed).
  Iyama Yuta won, B+Resign

Iyama Yuta defended his title!

All rounds starts at 10:00 (Japan Time), i.e., 03:00 CEST. The time limit is three hours each.

The title match for the 24th Female Meijin is broadcast live on Pandanet-IGS. To watch the games you can, e.g., use the GoPanda client.

Defending champion is Xie Yimin and challenger is Mukai Chiaki. The match is best of three games, so two wins are required to secure the title.

How to watch

Schedule

• The first game: Feb 29th (Wed).
  Xie Yimin won, W+15.5

• The second game: Mar 14th (Wed).
  Xie Yimin won, B+1.5

Xie Yimin defended her title with two straight wins!

All rounds starts at 09:00 (Japan Time), i.e., 02:00 CEST. The time limit is three hours each.

The title match for the 36th Kisei is broadcast live on Pandanet-IGS. To watch the games you can, e.g., use the GoPanda client.

Defending champion is Cho U Kisei and challenger is Takao Shinji. The match is best of seven games, so four wins are required to secure the title.

How to watch

Schedule

• The first game: Jan 12th 1st (Thu) and 13th (Fri).
  Takao Shinji won, B+2.5
• The second game: Jan 26th (Thu) and 27th (Fri).
  Cho U won, B+Resign
• The third game: Feb 1st (Wed) and 2nd (Thu).
  Takao Shinji won, B+0.5
• The forth game: Feb 15th (Wed) and 16th (Thu).
  Cho U won, B+Resign
• The fifth game: Feb 23th (Thu) and 24th (Fri).
  Cho U won, W+Resign
• The sixth game: Mar 7th (Wed) and 8th (Thu).
  Takao Shinji won, W+Resign
• The seventh game: Mar 14th (Wed) and 15th (Thu).
  Cho U won, B+Resign

Cho U retained the Kisei title with four wins against three.

All rounds starts at 09:00 (Japan Time), i.e., 02:00 CEST. The time limit is eight hours each.

Panda-Tetsuki is now also available on Google Play

You can now watch the progress of your rating on Pandanet-IGS on a rating graph.

Note that a flash player is required.

* Team：December 9th(Fri) – 14th(Wed) / Pair Go：December 15(Thu) – 16(fri)

The first edition of the SportAccord World Mind Games will take place from 8-16 December 2011 in Beijing, China. Pandanet will make reports from the games.

Live Relay is from here

Date / Venue

December 8th（Thu）－16th(Fri)
Beijing International Convention Center

Competition format

6 teams from Europe, U.S.A, Japan, China, Korea and Chinese Taipei in the competition. Each team can enter 5 players including 4 male players and 1 female player. 6 pairs with 1 male player and 1 female player for each will participate in Pair Go event.

Team :
One round each day for a total of five rounds. Time limit is 2 hours each, with five 1-minute byo-yomi periods.

Pair Go :
Two rounds each day for a total of three rounds. Time limit is 1 hour each side, with three 30-second byo-yomi periods.

Competition Schedule

Team : December 9th(Fri) – 14th(Wed)
Pair Go : December 15(Thu) – 16(fri)

Prize

*Team：170,000 USD total
*Pair Go： 30,000 USD total

Team :
Champion  80,000 USD
Runner-up  40,000 USD
Number 3  20,000 USD
Number 4  10,000 USD
Number 5  10,000 USD
Number 6  10,000 USD

Pair Go :
Champion  12,000 USD
Runner-up    6,000 USD
Number 3     4,000 USD
Number 4     4,000 USD
Number 5     2,000 USD
Number 6     2,000 USD

Live Relay is from here

The match for the 59th Oza title starts on October 20th.

Defending champion is Cho U Oza and challenger is Hane Naoki Gosei. The match is best of five games, so three wins are required to secure the title.

How to watch

Schedule

• The first game, Oct 20th(Thu): Cho U won, W+3.5.
• The second game, Nov 11th(Fri): Cho U won, B+1.5.
• The third game, Nov 24th(Thu): Cho U won, W+Resign.

Cho U retained the title with a 3—0 victory.

All rounds starts at 09:00 (Japan Time), i.e., 02:00 CEST. The time limit is three hours each.

The match for the 37th Tengen title starts on October 24th.

Defending champion is Yuki Satoshi Tengen and challenger is Iyama Yuta Meijin. The match is best of five games, so three wins are required to secure the title.

How to watch

Schedule

• The 1st game: Oct 24th(Mon). Result: Iyama Yuta won, W+Resign
• The 2nd game: Nov 8th(Tue). Result: Iyama Yuta won, B+0.5
• The 3rd game: Nov 17th(Thu). Result: Iyama Yuta won, W+Resign

Iyama Yuta is the new title holder, with three straight wins!

All rounds starts at 10:00 (Japan Time), i.e., 03:00 CEST. The time limit is three hours each.

The 22nd International Amateur Pair Go Championship [ I･A･P-GO CUP / J･A･P-GO CUP ] is broadcast live on PANDA-EGG . (Only for Windows), starting on November 19th-20th. To watch the games, use the “PANDA-EGG”. Software download is no-charge.

More details

Explanation of Championship

Five-rounds of tournament style games will be played by 32 representative pairs from 21 overseas countries and regions, and 11 pairs selected from 8 regions of japan.
The International Championship and Japan Championship are combined as the International Amateur Pair Go Championship, and the highest ranked Japanese pair will be crowned the Japan Amateur Pair Go Champion.

Schedule

• Game 1 : Nov 19th(Sat), 13:30pm～15:00pm(Japan Time)
• Game 2 : Nov 20th(Sun), 9:30am～11:00am(Japan Time)
• Game 3 : Nov 20th(Sun), 11:10am～12:40pm(Japan Time)
• Game 4 : Nov 20th(Sun), 13:20pm～14:50pm(Japan Time)
• Game 5 : Nov 20th(Sun), 15:00pm～16:30pm(Japan Time)
• Championship Game and The Final :20 November. 16:00pm～17:30pm(Japan Time)

How to download

* Final Round: [1st round] 7 November ~ [Final] 14 November.
  [ The tournament table. ]
  [ details. ]
  [ Preliminary Round Results. ]

Tournament Outline

A Go tournament will be held on the Internet. The winner will be receive an invitation to the 1st Sport Accord World Mind Games (return transportation ticket to the venue in Beijing, entry tickets to The Games, accommodation, a commemorative medal and diploma).

• Tournament name: SportAccord World Mind Games Online Tournament
• Organiser: International Go Federation
• Special cooperation: SportAccord
• System cooperation: Pandanet Inc.

Schedule

• Registration period: Thursday, 15 September ~ Monday, 10 October.
• Preliminary Round: Monday, 17 October ~ Sunday, 30 October.
• Final Round: The top 16 players will proceed to the final round.
• 1st round: Monday, 7 November. 11:00am(GMT)
• 2nd round: Wednesday, 9 November. 11:00am(GMT)
• Semifinal: Friday, 11 November. 11:00am(GMT)
• Final: Monday, 14 November. 11:00am(GMT)

Requirements for participation

• Must be a member of an association affiliated with the IGF or recognized by such an association. Participation will be confirmed after completion of the preliminary round.
• Must be an amateur Go player.
• Games must be played using Pandanet.
• Must be able to communicate by e-mail.

Playing rules

Time allowance: Ten minutes per player, with overtime of 25 moves every 15 minutes.
Playing conditions: All games on even, with Black giving a komi of 6.5 points.
Color: Decided automatically by computer.

All games must be exclusive be played on the Pandanet Server.
Please use Pandanet’s client, GoPanda or Panda-Tetski.

Preliminary Round

Participants play freely at least six games in the qualifying period. You are not allowed to play with the same person twice. The top 16 players proceed to the Final Round, and the rankings are decided in the following way.

1. Points are obtained by the following system, and the players are ranked in descending order of points.
   points = W / N + W * 0.02 (W = number of wins, N = number of games)
   Example: you win 3 out of 6 games, you collect 3/6 + 3 *0.02 = 0.56 points.
   Example: you win 4 out of 8 games, you collect 4/8 + 4 *0.02 = 0.58 points.
2. When 2 players have the same points, the player with the higher number of
   wins is ranked higher.
3. When 2 players have the same points and same number of wins, the player with the
   higher SOS (sum of opponents’ scores) is ranked higher.
4. When players have with the same points and the same number of wins and the same
   SOS, the players are ranked equal.

Preliminary Round Results.
Preliminary Round details.

Final Round

The top 16 players can proceed to the Final Round.
The organiser decides the playing combinations by making a draw.

Final Round details.
The tournament table.

Notes

• Please play in the official Pandanet tournament room.
• Please play by yourself. Taking advice from a third person, or playing by a third person,is against the rules.
• You must play your games at your home. The organiser may check the origin of your Internet connection.
• If the organiser discovers that you have violated the rules, you may be disqualified, even if the game result has been confirmed.

Participation Fee

Free of charge

Prizes

The winner will receive an invitation to the 1st Sport Accord World Mind Games (return transportation ticket to the venue in Beijing, entry ticket to The Games, accommodation, a commemorative medal and diploma).

Period of invitation: 8 ~ 16 December 2011.

Christian Pop

Cornel Burzo

Ion Florescu

We are pleased to announce that three very strong players from Europe, Cornel Burzo, Ion Florescu and Cristian Pop, are going to teach Go for Pandanet users. Every month from September to November, 30 users (10 users for each teacher—90 users in total) can take an Internet Go lesson for free!

Apply for the November Lessons

Condition of application

• Being a Pandanet user
• Being a well-manner player
• (Please play on the latest version of GoPanda or Panda-Tetsuki.)

How to take a lesson

1. Apply from the application form below. (The deadline for November is Novmeber 2nd, GMT time)
2. Pandanet will email the winners by November 8th. (If you don’t receive any emails by November 8th, it means you are not selected this time.)
3. We will inform the winners of the date, time and teacher. (You cannot select a teacher.)
4. The game time is 45 minutes for playing and 15 minutes for review. (If you don’t log in by the designated time, the time loss will be deducted from your playing time. If you are late more than 20 minutes, you cannot take the lesson.)
5. The review will be conducted by the chat function.

Schedule

Note that the times are in GMT, please make sure to check the correct time where you live.

Apply for the November Lessons

The match for the 36th Meijin title is broadcast live on Pandanet-IGS, starting on September 1st. To watch the games you can, e.g., use the GoPanda client.

Defending champion is Iyama Yuta Meijin and challenger is Yamashita Keigo Honinbo. The match is best of seven games, so four wins are required to secure the title.

Yamashita Keigo got the title with the score 4—2.

How to watch

Schedule

• The first game: Sep 1st (Thu) and 2nd (Fri).
  Yamashita Keigo won, B+5.5
• The second game: Sep 14th (Wed) and 15th (Thu).
  Iyama Yuta won, B+Resign
• The third game: Sep 21st (Wed) and 22nd (Thu).
  Yamashita Keigo won, B+Resign
• The forth game: Oct 5th (Wed) and 6th (Thu).
  Yamashita Keigo won, W+Resign
• The fifth game: Oct 13th (Thu) and 14th (Fri).
  Iyama Yuta won, W+Resign
• The sixth game: Oct 27th (Thu) and 28th (Fri).
  Yamashita Keigo won, W+3.5

All rounds starts at 09:00 (Japan Time), i.e., 02:00 CEST. The time limit is eight hours each.

We are pleased to announce that we are going to hold the 10th World Students Go Oza Championship from Feb 27 to March 2 in 2012 in Tokyo, Japan.

To select 16 students to proceed the championship in Tokyo, we are going to have two preliminary rounds on the Internet.

University/College students under the age of 30 can participate in the preliminary rounds. We would like as many students as possible to participate in the Internet tournament using Pandanet-IGS.

The application deadline is Oct 30th.

Please, also let your young friends know about this tournament!

Thank you for your support in advance. If you have any questions, please send an email to gakusei15league@gmail.com.

Details and Entry Form

The 16th edition of the Worldwide Internet Amateur Go Tournament, the “PANDANET Cup” is now open for subscriptions. Participation is free so after reading the details below everyone is invited to subscribe!

More information

Results

Main tournament. Winner: shangshang.
Ranked 10d-1d. Winner: makky.
Ranked 1k-4k. Winner: YETI.
Ranked 5k-9k. Winner: tako0408.
Ranked 10k-17k. Winner: ascender.

Prizes

Main Championship:

• First prize: JPY 100,000
• Second prize: JPY 30,000
• 3rd – 16th place: Gift

Ranked Championship:

• 1st – 8th place: Gift

The 36th Gosei is being broadcast live on the IGS server.

Defending champion is Sakai Hideyuki and challenger is Hane Naoki. The time limit is four hours each.

Schedule:

• The first game: June 23rd(Thu). Sakai Hideyuki won, W+Resign.
• The second game: July 10th(Sun). Sakai Hideyuki won, B+1.5.
• The third game: July 29th(Fri). Hane Naoki won, B+3.5.
• The fourth game: August 18th(Thu). Hane Naoki won, W+6.5.
• The fifth game: August 29th(Mon). Hane Naoki won, W+Resign.

Hane Naoki is the new Gosei champion!

©Mainichi Newspaper Co., Ltd

©Mainichi Newspaper Co., Ltd

©Mainichi Newspaper Co., Ltd

The 66th Honinbo title is broadcast live on Pandanet-IGS, starting on Wednesday, May 11th. To watch the games you can, e.g., use the GoPanda client.

Defending champion is Yamashita Keigo Honinbo (also known as Yamashita Dowa Honinbo while he is holding the title). The challenger is Hane Naoki, 9 dan, winner of both the 63th and 64th Honinbo tournament. The match is best of seven games, so four wins are required to secure the title.

The Honinbo tournament is organized by Mainichi Newspaper Co., Ltd..

Yamashita Keigo retained the Honinbo title, beating Hane Naoki 4-3.

• The first game : May 11th (Wed) and 12th (Thu)
  Yamashita Keigo won, W+7.5
• The second game: May 24th (Tue) and 25th (Wed)
  Yamashita Keigo won, B+Resign
• The third game: June 2nd (Thu) and 3rd (Fri)
  Yamashita Keigo won, W+1.5
• The fourth game: June 15th (Wed) and 16th (Thu)
  Hane Naoki won, W+0.5
• The fifth game: June 29th (Wed) and 30th (Thu)
  Hane Naoki won, B+Resign
• The sixth game: July 13th (Wed) and 14th (Thu)
  Hane Naoki won, W+7.5
• The seventh game: July 20th (Wed) and 21th (Thu)
  Yamashita Keigo won, W+4.5

All rounds starts at 09:00 (Japan Time), i.e., 02:00 CEST. The time limit is eight hours each.

Cornel Burzo will be commenting the games live, both on IGS and on twitter.

Cho Chikun

The popular event 42.195 Marathon Championship was well received so we organize it again this year. You have 42 days and 19.5 hours to play your games.

This year, however, there are some minor changes in the basic rules of Marathon Go Championship: We have set up the goal, which is 300 games.

The head referee of the event is Cho Chikun(25th Honinbo), who has devoted himself to the spread of the game of Go.

Please, continue for full information

Total amount raised: 398,148 yen
(Pandanet users : 368,900 yen, American Go Association 29,248 yen)

All funds will be transferred to the victims through the Chamber of Commerce and Industries Youth Section in the disaster prefectures.

We offer our sincere thanks to everyone who supported our disaster donation.

With 300 top players from 30 countries, the Pandanet Go European Team Championship is the strongest European tournament ever played. All the games are going to be played on IGS. To watch them, you just need to create an account on IGS , download GoPanda , and log on to IGS.

Keep an eye on the schedule to make sure you don’t miss anything.

The registration for the Pandanet Go European Tournament is now open. If you play in the tournament, please register as soon as possible.

The Pandanet IGS Website is now open!
It is still being worked on, so check back frequently for updates.