News / Articles

Redmond’s Reviews, Episode 12: Redmond 9p v. Akiyama 9p

In this episode, Michael Redmond 9p, hosted by the AGA E-Journal’s Chris Garlock, plays Akiyama Jiro 9P, a strong young player in the Kisei B League. 

This match was in the final elimination tournament of the Kiriyama Cup before the final, publicized section of the tournament. Japanese tournament games are usually 3 hours each plus byo-yomi, but in this game basic time is just an hour each, making this "a pretty fast game," Redmond says. The game features an opening "I've been playing around with for a while now, and it has a very unusual move," says Redmond. He wasn't sure the move would work but when the perfect opportunity came up, "I couldn't resist playing it." Click here to see the video. [sgf sgfUrl="http://www.usgo.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018.09.10_Akiyama_Redmond_annotated.sgf " href="http://www.usgo.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018.09.10_Akiyama_Redmond_annotated.sgf" class="alignleft"] [/sgf]