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The 39th Judan Title Match
(as of July 16, 2001)

Koichi Kobayashi vs. Rissei O
Date Venue Result
1st 3, Mar Ikaho, Gunma Kobayashi(W) won by 2.5
2nd 22, Mar Tamatsukuri, Shimane O(W) won by 0.5
3rd 5, April Omachi, Nagano Kobayashi(W) won by 5.5
4th 19, April Nihon kiin, Tokyo O(W) won by 1.5
5th 25, April Nihon kiin, Tokyo O(B) won by resign


The 39th Judan Tournament

Play Off
Date Players Venue Result
5 Feb 2001 Rissei O, Kisei
Norimoto Yoda, Meijin		 Nihon Kiin O won

The 39th Judan Tournament
Player Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
 O Rissei O
(2.5)		 Rin
(resign)		 Takemiya
(1.5)		 Yoda
(5.5)
 Kato Masao
 Matsuoka Hideki Rin
(resign)
 Rin Kaiho
 Yamada Kimio Yamada
(resign)		 Takemiya
(resign)
 O Meien
 Hikosaka Naoto Takemiya
(0.5)
 Takemiya Masaki
 Otake Hideo Otake
(0.5)		 Hane
(resign)		 Yoda
(1.5)
 Mishael Redmond
 Hane Naoki Hane
(0.5)
 Yamashita Keigo
 Ogaki Yusaku Ogaki
(0.5)		 Yoda
(6.5)
 Nakano Hironari
 Cho Chikun Yoda
(0.5)
 Yoda Norimoto

The 39th Judan Tournament (losers'tournament)
Player Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
 Kato Kato
(resign)		 O(M)
(1.5)		 O(M)
(5.5)		 Takemiya
(4.5)		 O
(2.5)
 Matsuoka
 O(M) O(M)
(0.5)
 Hikosaka
 Redmond Yamashita
(resign)		 Yamashita
(resign)
 Yamashita
 Nakano Cho
(resign)
 Cho
 Takemiya
 O(R) O(R)
(1.5)		 O(R)
(resign)		 O(R)
(3.5)
 Yamada
 Otake Ogaki
(resign)
 Ogaki
 Rin Hane
(5.5)
 Hane