Othello News July 2012
Watchiraphan Huraphan wins Sosuco Thailand Othello Open
Duangkamol Sokunkate Woman Champion and overall 3rd place
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Bangkok, Thailand, 29 July
Final Results 1. Huraphan, Wachirapan 2. Aunchulee, Piyanat 3. Sokunkate, Duangkamol 4. Kralkokit, Thammatorn Woman Champion 1. Sokankate, Duangkamol 2. Pattarakul, Nida Final Huraphan, Wachirapan 34 - 30 Aunchulee, Piyanat Aunchulee, Piyanat 43 - 21 Huraphan, Wachirapan Huraphan, Wachirapan 40 - 24 Aunchulee, Piyanat 
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Watchiraphan Huraphan
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Duangkamol Sokunkate
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pictures by Tang Oh
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Michele Borassi wins European Grand Prix Othello KrakowKrakow, Poland, July 28 - July 29
16 players at this last EGP stage in Krakow. Among them 5 players with EGP ranking after 5 stages: Takuji Kashiwabara (1), Michele Borassi (4), Marc Tastet (5), Francesco Marconi (6) and Marcus Fronmark (20). More information see our EGP Krakow Page. Takuji Kashiwabara is European Othello Champion |
Uladzimir Khelbnikau wins 3rd Belarusian Championship
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Gomel, Belarus, 28 July 2012
1. KHLEBNIKAU, Uladzimir, BLR, 6 2. LAMAZKI, Andrei, BLR, 4 3. KRYVASHEYEU, Andrei, BLR, 3 4. KRYVASHEYEU, Pavel, BLR, 2 5. LAPKO, Mikalai, BLR, 1 6. KULAHIN, Ryhor, BLR, 0 
Uladzimir Khlebnikau, winner
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LAMAZKI Andre - KHLEBNIKAU Uladzimir Belarus Championship 2012 Final Game 
ready to start the 3rd Belarusian Championship
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Tihon Dubov wins 1st RFO Saint Petersburg / Санкт-Петербург
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Saint Petersburg, Russia, 28 July 2012 Tourney format: 6 rounds, no final 
Hermitage, St. Petersburg
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Kang Le wins Shanghai Othello Open / 冠军：蝙蝠（康乐）
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Shanghai, China, July 22nd
The 16 players played 7 rounds to qualify for the semifinals. Two players had 5.5 points after 7 rounds, KANG Le and WANG Zhen. Semi-finals: ZHAO Jing 32 - 32 KANG Le FENG Ling 39 - 25 WANG Zhen 3rd / 4th playoff: ZHAO Jing 19-45 WANG Zhen Final: FENG Ling 23 - 41 KANG Le Final standings TOP 4:
Great site for information on Othello in China: Soongs Othello Sky. On that page you will also find a crosstable of this Shanghai tourney in english. 
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players and staff Shanghai Othello Open 2012
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WANG Zhen (3rd), KANG Le (winner), ZHAO Jing (4th) and FENG Ling (2nd)
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standings after round 7
International Othello Summer Camp, 15 - 22 July
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Emmanuel Caspard wins Open de FournolsFournols, France, July 21st
The 2012 edition of the international Othello summercamp was held in Fournols Auvergne. Othello program has tended to lighten without disappearing completely. We have spent four to five half-days to study the game, with very educational presentations by Marc Tastet and Stéphane Nicolet. One of them, based on real games taken from the Thor database, was devoted to the endgame blunders. There was also a Blitz tournament, an endgame tournament (software Happy End) and the traditional end of the course tournament (which is also a selection in the championship of France). At the end of the 5th round, three players had four points, but the victory was for Emmanuel Caspard. The one game that Emmanuel lost was against Thierry Lévy-Abégnoli. Next year, we will probably change location, maybe go to the Vosges. We will try to give this summercamp workshop a more international dimension. from report by Thierry Lévy-Abégnoli on FFO website 1: 4 pts [227] CASPARD Emmanuel {FRA} [221] TASTET Marc (2) {FRA} [218] LEVY-ABEGNOLI Thierry {FRA} 4: 2 pts [113] CLUZON Gilles {FRA} 5: 1 pnt [136] DOUAY Elodie {FRA} 6: 0 pnt [45] TASTET Rémi {FRA} |
Yusuke Takanashi wins 40th All Japan Championship
Mami Yamanaka is Female Champion
第40回オセロ全日本選手権Tokyo, Japan, July 16th
The 40th Japan Othello Championship had 64 participants. Yusuke Takanashi from 8th to 9th DAN and qualified for the Japanese World Othello Championship team. Yusuke Takanashi won the World Othello Championship in 2009 and 2010. Will he also win the 2012 edition? Reiko Sato was winner of the female division, runner-up was Mami Yamanaka. The ladies had a play-off to determine female No.1 of Japan, and Mami Yamanaka won. Semi-finals: Tetsu Satani 29 - 35 Seiya Kurita YusukeTakanashi 34 - 30 Tetsuya Nakajima Final: Seiya Kurita 30 - 34 Yusuke Takanashi Female Final between Meijin and All Japan winner Mami Yamanaka 33 - 31 Reiko Sato |
Yusuke Takanashi and Mami Yamanaka
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KURITA Seiya - TAKANASHI Yusuke 40th All Japan Championship, final game 
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no corner win for Yusuke Takanashi against Seiya Kurita
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Mami Yamanaka - Reiko Sato
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Third and final game at WOC 2010 between Michele Borassi and Yusuke Takanashi. Video by Biagio Privitera
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pictures by Masayuki Amano
Nicky van den Biggelaar wins 62nd Dutch Othello Open
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Bussum, The Netherlands, July 15th
The 60th edition in January was won by Albert Kortendijk. he had half a point more than Nicky van den Biggelaar who ended second. The 61st tourney in Lexmond in March was won by Tom Schotte (Belgium), Tom and Nicky both finished with 6 points. The European Grand Prix in Gouda was won by Patrick Aubroeck with a 2-0 win in the final against Takuji Kashiwabara. The World Othello Championship will take place in the Netherlands in November and ofcourse every player wants to be on the Dutch WOC team. But summer vacations have started and only 13 players showed up. Final Ranking after 7 rounds
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David Rockwell wins US National OpenNew York, USA, July 14 - 15
David Rockwell won the tourney and qualified for the US Worldchampionship team. In 1989, he qualifed for the World Othello Championship (WOC) but couldn't get off of work the week of the event and had to decline. For the next 22 years, he tried to qualify again without success. Now he finally earned that long-awaited spot on the US team. Well done David!! Former World Champion Tanida Kunihiko had allready qualified for the US-team. Next qualification tourney is the US National Championship 25 - 26 August. This tournament was a double round robin over two days. Tom Wiencek was not able to play on sunday. The continuing players had nine games a piece.
David Rockwell is also an enthusiast backgammon player
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ARMATYS Frank - RUHMKORFF Ben USA National Open round 1 
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Michele Borassi wins Gran Maestro Italy
After 6 rounds, Borassi had the lead with 5 points. He played against Di Mattei (4 points) in the 7th and final round and won. Sperandio (4 points) played against Stanzione (3 points) in the 7th round. Sperandio won and ended second in the final standings.
Michele Borassi won the Italian Gran Maestro 4 times in a row: 2009, 20010, 2011 and 2012. |
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SPERANDIO R. - BORASSI M. Gran Maestro Italy round 5 |
round 5: Roberto Sperandio - Michele Borassi
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Matthew Vinar wins 8th National Title
Melbourne, Australia, July 14th
Congratulations to Matthew Vinar, the 2012 Australian Othello Champion! He won his first National title in 2001. The other titles were won in 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and now in 2012. In case you wonder who "stole Matt's title" in 2008, that was Scot Hughes, There was a total of 17 players and they played 5 rounds. Matt defeated former Aussie champion Phil Cairns (2000) in the final. Paul Hubbard won the play-off for third place against Robert Girardo. Read the report by Robert Girardo, the new president of the Australian Othello Federation. Semi-finals: Matt Vinar 45-19 Paul Hubbard Robert Girardo 20-44 Phil Cairns 3rd place playoff: Paul Hubbard 43-21 Robert Girardo Final: Phil Cairns 12-52 Matt Vinar George Ortiz was president of the AOF for 15 years and got a big applause from all players. George Ortiz won the National Title in 1996, 1998 and in 2003 
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Matt Vinar at WOC 2011
George Ortiz at WOC 2010
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Australian Nationals 2012
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Phil Cairns - Matthew Vinar Final Australian National |
