12th Fujitsu Cup

Main tournament
Third place playoff
Japanese Preliminary
European Preliminary
North American Preliminary

Participants

The 24 participants of the main tournament are:

Top 3 from last year: Lee Changho, Chang Hao, Yoo Changhyuk
7 from Japan: Cho Chikun, Goto Shungo, Ishida Yoshio, Ishii Shinzo, Kato Masao, Kobayashi Satoru, Kudo Norio
5 from China: Ma Xiaochun, Qiu Jun, Wang Lei, Yu Bin, Zheng Hong
5 from South Korea: An Choyoung, Cho Hunhyun, Lee Seongjae, Mok Jinseok, Seo Bongsoo
1 from Taiwan: Zhou Junxun
1 from Europe: Catalin Taranu
1 from North America: Jimmy Cha
1 from South America: Fernando Aguilar

Main tournament

Main tournament
Kobayashi Satoru	Kobayashi Satoru W+R 1999-04-10	Kobayashi Satoru B+1.5 1999-04-12	Kobayashi Satoru W+R 1999-06-05	Ma Xiaochun B+5.5 1999-07-03	Yoo Changhyuk B+0.5 1999-08-07
An Choyoung	Kobayashi Satoru W+R 1999-04-10
Cho Hunhyun
Lee Seongjae	Lee Seongjae W+R 1999-04-10	Lee Seongjae B+R 1999-04-12
Catalin Taranu	Lee Seongjae W+R 1999-04-10
Chang Hao
Kudo Norio	Kudo Norio B+0.5 1999-04-10	Ma Xiaochun B+R 1999-04-12	Ma Xiaochun W+1.5 1999-06-05
Seo Bongsoo	Kudo Norio B+0.5 1999-04-10
Ma Xiaochun
Kato Masao	Kato Masao B+R 1999-04-10	Kato Masao B+R 1999-04-12
Zheng Hong	Kato Masao B+R 1999-04-10
Lee Changho
Jimmy Cha	Jimmy Cha B+F 1999-04-10	Ishida Yoshio B+5.5 1999-04-12	Yoo Changhyuk B+R 1999-06-05	Yoo Changhyuk W+4.5 1999-07-03
Ishii Shinzo	Jimmy Cha B+F 1999-04-10
Ishida Yoshio
Goto Shungo	Goto Shungo B+5.5 1999-04-10	Yoo Changhyuk W+5.5 1999-04-12
Yu Bin	Goto Shungo B+5.5 1999-04-10
Yoo Changhyuk
Zhou Junxun	Zhou Junxun W+10.5 1999-04-10	Qiu Jun B+R 1999-04-12	Cho Chikun B+R 1999-06-05
Fernando Aguilar	Zhou Junxun W+10.5 1999-04-10
Qiu Jun
Wang Lei (b)	Wang Lei (b) B+1.5 1999-04-10	Cho Chikun W+R 1999-04-12
Mok Jinseok	Wang Lei (b) B+1.5 1999-04-10
Cho Chikun

Third place playoff

date	black	white	result	#mv	sgf
1999-08-07	Kobayashi Satoru	Cho Chikun	B+R	143	sgf

Japanese Preliminary

Seeded: Cho Chikun (Kisei, Meijin, Honinbo).
We give only a few games.

date	black	white	result	#mv	sgf
1998	Ryu Shikun	Kono Rin	B+R	83	sgf
1998-11-09	Ishii Shinzo	Sakaguchi Ryuzo	B+1.5	266	sgf
1998-12	Aoki Kikuyo	Ohira Shuzo	W+R	208	sgf
1999-01-18	Rin Shien	Ishii Shinzo	W+R	220	sgf

European Preliminary

6th European Fujitsu Cup
Guo Juan	Guo Juan B+R 1998-12-12	Guo Juan B+R 1998-12-12	Guo Juan B+R 1998-12-13	Guo Juan B+R 1998-12-13
Leszek Soldan	Guo Juan B+R 1998-12-12
Vladimir Danek	Vladimir Danek W+6.5 1998-12-12
Alexej Lazarev	Vladimir Danek W+6.5 1998-12-12
Robert Mateescu	Christoph Gerlach B+2.5 1998-12-12	Christoph Gerlach W+2.5 1998-12-12
Christoph Gerlach	Christoph Gerlach B+2.5 1998-12-12
Dmytro Bohatskyi	Rob van Zeijst B+R 1998-12-12
Rob van Zeijst	Rob van Zeijst B+R 1998-12-12
Hans Pietsch	Hans Pietsch B+R 1998-12-12	Hans Pietsch W+20.5 1998-12-12	Catalin Taranu B+3.5 1998-12-13
Csaba Mero	Hans Pietsch B+R 1998-12-12
Viktor Bogdanov	Andrei Khmyrov B+7.5 12-12-1998
Andrei Khmyrov	Andrei Khmyrov B+7.5 12-12-1998
Franz-Josef Dickhut	Cristian Pop B+18.5 1998-12-12	Catalin Taranu B+R 1998-12-12
Cristian Pop	Cristian Pop B+18.5 1998-12-12
Emil Nijhuis	Catalin Taranu B+R 1998-12-12
Catalin Taranu	Catalin Taranu B+R 1998-12-12

The 12th North American Fujitsu Qualifying tournament was held on 1999-01-09,10,11 in Houston, Texas. Places 1 and 2 were for Jimmy Cha and Michael Redmond. Their mutual game, in the 4th and last round, was resigned by Michael Redmond (playing White) after 177 moves.

date	black	white	result	#mv	sgf
1999-01-11	Jimmy Cha	Michael Redmond	B+R	181	sgf