American Go E-Journal

Artem Kachanovskiy 1p has advanced to the main tournament in the 13th edition of the Sankei Cup. Kachanovskiy won all three games in the preliminaries of the pro division to advance to the main tournament, which will take place next spring. Amongst others, Kachanovskiy defeated Sonoda Yuichi 9p in the final round by half a point. The preliminary rounds were played on October 31 November 2. This is the third time the Kansai Ki-in has invited foreign pros to play in the annual tournament sponsored by the Sankei newspaper. Europe was represented by the EGF pros Artem Kachanovskiy 1p and Mateusz Surma 1p, while Gansheng Shi 1p and Eric Lui 1p played for the AGA. The games were broadcast live on the Kansai Ki-in homepage.
Read the complete report — and check out game records — on the European Go Federation’s website.