Bao Tournament Games (Zanzibarian championship 1994)

From: Limits of the Mind, Alex de Voogt

Maulidi (A) - Kijumbe (a) 11-10-94
(1)  A7L * a5R;
(2)  6L *  5R;
(3)  2     6L;
(4)  1     5R;
(5)  3R    1;

(6)  5R    3L;
(7)  7     3L;
(8)  2R *  5L;
(9)  5R    3R;
(10) 3L    3R *;

(11)  3L  4R;
(12)  4R  2;
(13)  6R  5R;
(14)  3L  3L;
(15)  5R  5R;

(16)  5L  2;
(17)  5L  6L;
(18)  5L  3L;
(19)  5L  5R;
(20)  5L  3L;

(21)  4L  3R;
(22)  1
(Before playing, Kijumbe points to A2 and b3, 
a forced move combination to capture the house)
          2;
(23)  A2R b3L
(captures the house with 19 seeds);

(24)    (A) resigns.

23 moves (46 single-moves), 17 minutes S0 seconds.




Kijumbe (A) - Maulidi (a) 11-10-94
(1) A7L *   a5R;
(2) 6L *    5R;
(3) 2       6L;
(4) 1       5R;
(5) 3R      1;

(6) 5R      3L;
(7) 7       3L;
(8) 2R *    3L;
(9) 5R      5R;
(10) 3L     3R *;
(These moves were played in only 30 seconds.) 

(11)    3L  4R;
(12)    4R  2;
(13)    4R  6L;
(14)    6L  2;
(15)    6R  1;

(16)    6L  5R;
(17)    5L  5L;
(18)    6R  7;
(19)    6R  2;
(20)    5R  6R;

(21)    5R      2;
(22)    2       4R;
(23)    A2L *   a4R;
(24)    B7L *   b8R;
(25)    B1L     a4R;

(26)    B5L *   a1R;
(27)    B2L     b5R;
(28)    A4R *   b6R;
(29)    B6R     b1L;
(30)    B8R b7L ... Bao hamna! (a)
wins.

30 moves (60 single-moves), 22 minutes.



Maulidi (A) - Shamte (a) 12-10-94
(1) A6L *   a5L;
(2) 3L  7;
(3) 1   5R;
(4) 2   5R>;
(5) 5L  3R;

(6)  8   7;
(7)  5L  7;
(8)  7   3R;
(9)  4R  7L *;
(10) 7   3L;

(11)    8>  3R;
(12)    4L  4R;
(13)    8   4R;
(14)    4R  2
(A long move of more than 5 rounds, Maulidi clearly miscalculated, 
while Shamte was obviously familiar with this trap)
Bao hamna! (a) wins.

14 moves (28 single-moves), 7 minutes.




Kijumbe (A) - Majaliwa (a) 15-10-94
(1) A7L *   a5R;
(2) 6L *    5L;
(3) 3R      7;
(4) 3L      1;
(5) 5R      2;

(6)  8   3R;
(7)  1   5R;
(8)  7   5L;
(9)  6L  5R;
(10) 8>  7;

(11)    6L  6L;
(12)    6L  5R;
(13)    7   5L;
(14)    6R  1;
(15)    2   5R;

(16)    1    5R;
(17)    3R * 5L;
(18)    7    5L;
(19)    2R * 5L;
(20)    7    5L;

(21)    3R  3R;
(22)    5R  5L;
(23)    A3R - (a) resigns (b8R is a forced move which followed by A6L 
allows the opponent to capture the house of 27 seeds which results in Bao hamna.)

23 moves (45 single-moves), 9 minutes 5 seconds.




Maulidi (A) - Ramadhan (a) 16-10-94
(1) A7L a5R;
(2) 6L  5R;
(3) 2   3L;
(4) 1   5R;
(5) 3R  1;

(6)  5R   3L;
(7)  8>   2;
(8)  1    5R;
(9)  2R * 5L;
(10) 7    3L;

(11)    4L  4L;
(12)    6R  1;
(13)    7   3R;
(14)    2   3L;
(15)    4L  7;

(16)    7   7;
(17)    4R
(This move takes several laps, both Ramadhan and Maulidi 
did not foresee a direct win until Maulidi was halfway 
through the move)
Bao hamna! (A) wins.

17 moves (33 single-moves), 6 minutes 30 seconds.




Nasoro (A) - Abdallah (a) 17-10-94
(1) A6L 5R;
(2) 3R  5L;
(3) 8   7L *;
(4) 5L  8>;
(5) 3R  3R;

(6) 3L  8;
(7) 3R  3L;
(8) 7R *    1;
(9) 5R  3R *;
(10)    5L  6R;
(It should be noted that these 10 moves were completed 
in the record time of 31 seconds, with players playing 
almost simultaneously.)

(11)    5R  2;
(12)    1   7;
(13)    1   2;
(14)    5L  6L;
(15)    2   3L;

(16)    5R  5L;
(17)    5L> 5L;
(18)    6L  4L;
(19)    6R  4R;
(20)    3R  4R;

(21)    7   3L;
(22)    7   7;
(23)    A7L b7R *;
(24)    B6R b4L *;
(25)    A7L b5R;

(26)    B1L b6R *;
(27)    A6R b1L;
(28)    B3L a3R;
(29)    B5R - (a) resigns.

29 moves (57 single-moves), 35 minutes 25 seconds.




Kijumbe (A) - Omar (a) 17-10-94
(1) A7L a5R;
(2) 6L  5R;
(3) 2   6L;
(4) 1   5R;
(5) 3R  1;

(6)  5R   3L;
(7)  7    3L;
(8)  2R * 3L;
(9)  5R   5R;
(10) 3L   3R *;

(11)    3L  4R;
(12)    4R  4L;
(13)    3L  7;
(14)    3R  3R;
(15)    4L  6L;

(16)    4R  2;
(17)    5R  1;
(18)    5L  6L;
(19)    (Kijumbe was thinking for more than 
         six minutes here . . .)
        6L  8;

(20)    3L  5R;

(21)    2   3L;
(22)    2   3L;
(23)    B6R a3L *
(This moves attacks two kimbi holes at the same time, 
a fork attack);

(24)    A7R
(One kimbi is played)
        b7R
(The other is captured);

(25)    B2L a2R;
(26)    B8R a4L *;
(27)    B7R b1L
(The back row is practically depleted now);

(28)    B5R
(b5L would give the possibility of capture with help 
of the takasia rule, but apparently not enough) (a) resigns.

28 moves (55 single-moves), 24 minutes 50 seconds.





Ramadhan (A) - Kijumbe (a) 17-10-94
(1) A7L a5R;
(2) 6L  5R;
(3) 2   6L;
(4) 1   5R;
(5) 3R  1;

(6)  5R   3L;
(7)  7    3L;
(8)  2R * 5L;
(9)  5R   3R;
(10) 3L   3R *;

(11)    3L  4R;
(12)    4R  2;
(13)    5R  6L;
(14)    4L  1;
(15)    4R  2;

(16)    4R  6L;
(17)    4R  3R;
(18)    4R  4L;
(19)    8   4R;
(20)    6L  4L;

(21)    3L  1;
(22)    6L  7;
(23)    A7L b8R;
(24)    A6L a7L *;
(25)    A5R b2L;

(26)    A4L * b6R;
(27)    B6R   a7L;
(28)    A8L * a8L;
(29)    B2L   b1L;
(30)    B4L   b8R;

(31)    B7R             a7L;
(32)    A4R *           b3L;
(33)    B3R *           a7L;
(34)    B6R * (takasia) a6R *
(Takasia means that the opponent has to takasa 
but is not allowed to empty a certain hole, c.q. a2. 
Since a6R reaches this hole, this move ends/sleeps 
at a2);

(35)    B7R b8R;
(36)    A7R (takasia)
(At this moment Kijumbe started to laugh, since this 
takasia move came about just by luck, even Ramadhan 
smiled when he understood the situation.)
            a4R *
(As in move 36, this move ends on a1 which is takasia-ed.);

(37)    B7R a6L;
(38)    A8L b6L;
(39)    A5R b3L;
(40)    B5R a2R *;

(41)    A4R b5R;
(42)    B8R a7R;
(43)    A7L b4L;
(44)    A5L a8L;
(45)    (A) resigns 
(B2L is a forced move, followed by b8R is Bao hamna.)

44 moves (88 single-moves), 30 minutes 10 seconds.



Kijumbe (A) - Rajab (a) 19-10-94
(1) A7L *   a5R;
(2) 6L *    6R;
(3) 5R      5R;
(4) 2       8;
(5) 2       6R;
(6) 1       5R;
(7) 3R      2;
(8) 8       5L;
(9) 7       5L;
(10) 5R     3L;

(11)    8   3R;
(12)    2   6R;
(13)    2   5R;
(14)    3R> 5R>;
(15)    3L  3L;
(16)    5R  5L;
(17)    7   5R;
(18)    2   8;
(19)    5L  6L;
(20)    5L  2;

(21)    5R  2;
(22)    6L  7;
(23)    B3L b6R;
(24)    B7R b2L;
(25)    B1L a1R;
(26)    B2L a3R *;
(27)    A3R b2L;
(28)    A2R a1L *;
(29)    B1L b1R *;
(30)    A8L b5L *;

(31)    A2R b7R;
(32)    B3L a4R ... (a) resigns.

32 moves (64 single-moves), 41 minutes 15 seconds.

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