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Satomi vs Shimizu, Challenger Deciding Match of 23rd Joryu Oui-sen

Today is the day for the challenger deciding match between three crown Satomi Kana and Joryu 6-dan Shimizu Ichiyo. Shimizu occupied the 1st place in the red league with the score of 4-1. Satomi  beat all the other five players in the white league. The winner of this game will become the challenger against Joryu Oui Kai Tomomi. Satomi became Sente as a result of Furigoma. The game started at 10:00am. Since allotted thinking time per player is three hours, I think the game will end after 5:00pm(JST). You may replay and watch the game through the following link;

• Satomi vs Shimizu

Here are  the official website of the 23rd Joryu Oui-sen and the official blog. You can also watch the game at 81dojo with a chat window just beneath the live-board.

Goda vs Kubo, 3rd game of 37th Kio-sen best-of-five match - Boardlive today

Today is the day for the game between Kio Kubo and challenger 9-dan Goda. Before the game, the score is 1-1. Goda is Sente for this game. The venue is at Yaizu Grand Hotel in Shizuoka prefecture. The game started at 9:00am. I think the game will end after 5:00pm(JST) since the allotted thinking time per player is four hours. You can replay and watch the game on the official board at

• Goda vs Kubo

Here is the official site of the 37th Kio-sen. You can watch the game also at 81dojo with a chat window.