Choi Jeong 9p, who recently went undefeated in the Nongshim Classic, won the inaugural Korean Hoban Cup Lady’s Tournament on the 28th of January. As her opponent was O Yujin 9p, this win must have been especially sweet, as Choi Jeong lost both the Women’s Kuksu (26th) and Kiseong (5th) finals to O Yujin. For winning the 26th Women’s Kuksu O Yujin got promoted to 9p.

In the afternoon of the 28th (Korean time) Choi Jeong and O Yujin sat down for the fourth game, With Choi Jeong winning the first two games, and O Yujin winning the third, this was the second of three championship points that Choi Jeong had for winning the first women’s title of the year. In this fourth game, it took 189 moves for Choi Jeong to win. Due to a large-scale battle on the lower side of the board, Choi Jeong lead the game early on. O Yujin managed to catch up by using the looseness in Choi Jeong’s formation. However, Choi Jeong exploited the thinness of O Yujin’s stones and once again extended her lead, subsequently winning the championship.
Game 1 (17-01) | Game 2 (18-01) | Game 3 (21-01) | Game 4 (28-01) | Game 5 (29-01) | |
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Cho Jeong 9p | W+R (154 moves) | B+R (157 moves) | B+R (189 moves) | ||
O Yujin 9p | B+R (259 moves) |