Games of Cho Chikun in the Kirin Cup
The Kirin Cup (or Igo Club Team Tournament) is a 8-12 teams tournament where amateurs and professionals play in the same team. Cho Chikun has played on board 1 of a team every year. Other details are difficult to find, it seems that the tournament has stopped after 1996.
The list of games is complete. The following records are missing:
1988 (1st): 1 game: against Ishida Yoshio, result unknown
1989 (2nd): 1 game: against Tozawa Akinobu, result unknown
1994 (7th): 1 game: against Otake (a loss)
| Nr. | Date & Opponent | Event & Result | Mvs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990-09-01 Abe Yoshiteru | 3rd Kirin Cup, Round 1, Board 1 (B, B+R) | 177 |
| 2 | 1990-09-01 Rin Kaiho | 3rd Kirin Cup, Round 2, Board 1 (B, B+R) | 141 |
| 3 | 1991-10-07 Ishida Yoshio | 4th Kirin Cup, Round 1, Board 1 (B, B+R) | 181 |
| 4 | 1991-10-07 Takemiya Masaki | 4th Kirin Cup, Round 2, Board 1 (W, W+R) | 104 |
| 5 | 1992-10-05 Awaji Shuzo | 5th Kirin Cup, Round 1, Board 1 (W, W+R) | 180 |
| 6 | 1992-10-05 Otake Hideo | 5th Kirin Cup, Round 2, Board 1 (B, W+R) | 186 |
| 7 | 1992-11-16 Sakata Eio | 5th Kirin Cup, Round 3, Board 1 (W, B+R) | 153 |
| 8 | 1992-12-14 Takemiya Masaki | 5th Kirin Cup Final (Igo Club Team Tournament), Board 1 (W, W+R) | 221 |
| 9 | 1993-10-04 Ishida Akira | 6th Kirin Cup (W, W+R) | 170 |
| 10 | 1994-10-24 Sakata Eio | 7th Kirin Cup, Round 1 (B, B+15.5) | 230 |
| 11 | 1994-11-19 Kudo Norio | 7th Kirin Cup, Round 3 (W, W+R) | 168 |
| 12 | 1995-10-30 Yamashiro Hiroshi | 8th Kirin Cup, Round 1 (W, B+R) | 215 |
| 13 | 1996-10-14 Kudo Norio | 9th Kirin Cup, Round 1 (B, B+13.5) | 213 |
| 14 | 1996-10-14 Rin Kaiho | 9th Kirin Cup, Round 2 (W, B+R) | 129 |
| 15 | 1996-11-11 Kato Masao | 9th Kirin Cup, Board 1 (W, B+1.5) | 240 |