IV WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP in RENJU in Tallinn, Estonia, August 1995


The new World Champion is Norihiko Kawamura, The Meijin of Japan!

Results in the A-tournament: 1.Norihiko Kawamura, Japan 9 2.Ando Meritee, Estonia 8 3.Dmitriy Iljin, Russia 7,5 4.Hideki Nara, Japan 6 5.Stepan Peskov, Russia 6 6.Petter Gardstrom, Sweden 6 7.Aldis Reims, Latvia 5,5 8.Pavel Salnikov, Russia 5,5 9.Arnis Veidemanis, Latvia 4 10.Ants Soosorv, Estonia 3,5 11.Stefan Karlsson, Sweden 3 12.Albert Pogosyan, Armenia 2 It means that Norihiko Kawamura is qualified to play in WC 1997 and that Estonia has 1 national place in WC 1997 Russia han 2 national places in WC 1997 Japan has 1 national place in WC 1997 Sweden has 1 national place in WC 1997 Latvia has 1 national place in WC 1997

All games by World Champion Kawamura

28 photos from World Championship in Tallinn, Estonia 1995

Results from  B- Tournament:
The three first have personal places 
in next WC Qualification Tournament)

01.Sinjov, Russia             7
02.Hayakawa, Japan            7
03.Gurckis, Latvia            6
04.Mitsumori, Japan           6
05.Hasegawa, Japan            6
06.Balanova, Latvia           5,5(Best woman)
07.Alexandrov, Russia         5
08.Fedorkin, Russia           5
09.Wallgren, Sweden           5
10.Eibatov, Axerbaidjan       5
11.Tuvikene, Estonia         5
12.Chernov, Russia            4,5
13.Metreveli, Russia          4,5(2nd best woman)
14.Taiblin, Russia            4,5
15.Salnikova,Russia           4,5(3rd best woman)
16.Demidov, Latvia            4
17.Matjuk, Latvia             4
18.Ulle Harju, Estonia        4(4th best woman)
19.Smirnov, Russia            4
20.Gaujens, Latvia            4
21.Bertilsson, Sweden         4
22.Nikonov, Russia            4
23.H.Tatsutomi, Japan         3,5
24.Jonsson, Sweden            3
25.Pavinich, Russia           3
26.Sokolsky, Russia           3
27.Skurudina, Russia          3(5th best woman)
28.Wei, China                 3
29.Naber, Estonia             3
30.Chung, Chinese Taipei      3
31.Eve Harju, Estonia         3(6th best woman)
32.Sawai, Japan               2
33.Chie Tatsutomi, Japan      2(7th best woman)
34.Mutsumi Tatsutomi, Japan   1,5(8th best woman)
35.Merle Harju, Estonia       1,5(9th best woman)
36. Kondratijva, Russia       1(10th best woman)

The results from the Five-In-A-Row Open Tournament in Tallin
during WC. The rules included the alternative 5th and 7th moves
i.e. rules a-f and also g mentioned on the rules and history page.

01.Chernov, Russia            11,5
02.Tuvikene, Estonia          10
03.Fedorkin, Russia            9,5
04.V.Alexandrov, Russia        8
05.Demidov, Latvia             8
06.Hayakawa, Japan             8
07.Nikonov, Russia             8
08.Kaufman, Russia             8
09.Metrevelli,Russia           8 (Best woman)
10.Hasegawa, Japan             8
11.Mitsumori, Japan            8
12.Bertilsson, Sweden          8
13.Balanova, Latvia            7 (2nd best woman)
14.H.Tatsutomi, Japan          6
15.Wallgren, Sweden            6
16.Naber, Estonia              5
17.Harju, Estonia              4(3rd best woman)
18.M.Tatsutomi                 3(4th best woman)
19.C.Tatsutomi                 3(5th best woman)
20.Sawai; Japan                3

The results from the qualification tournament
before World Championship of  Renju:

1.Petter Gardström, Sweden          6
2.Arnis Veidemanis, Latvia          5
3.Stepan Peskov, Russia             4,5
4.Dmitriy Iljin, Russia             4
5.Albert Pogosyan, Armenia          3,5
6.Niami Eibatov, Azerbaijdjan       2,5
7.Margus Tuvikene, Estonia          1,5
8.Hsien-Chi Chung, Chinese Taipei   1


All rounds in  A-Tournament:

Round 1

Meritee-Sanikov 	 1-0
Nara-Pogosyan		 0-1
Soosorv-Gardström	 draw
Peskov-Iljin		 draw
Karlsson-Reims		 0-1
Kawamura-Veidemanis	 1-0

Round 2

Meritee-Nara		 1-0
Salnikov-Veidemanis	 1-0
Pogosyan-Soosorv	 0-1
Gardström-Peskov	 0-1
Iljin-Karlsson		 1-0
Reims-Kawamura	         0-1

Round 3
Nara - Salnikov          draw
Sooso'rv - Meritee       0-1
Peskov - Pogosjan        1-0
Karlsson - Gardström     0-1
Kawamura - Iljin         0-1
Veidemanis - Reims       0-1

Round 4
Meritee - Peskov         1-0
Nara - Sooso'rv          1-0
Pogosjan - Karlsson      0-1
Gardström - Kawamura     0-1
Iljin - Veidemanis       1-0
Salnikov - Reims         draw

Round 5

Meritee-Karlsson         1-0
Peskov-Nara              0-1
Salnikov-Soosorv         1-0
Pogosyan-Kawamura        0-1
Gardström-Veidemanis     1-0
Iljin-Reims              1-0

Round 6

Kawamura-Meritee         1-0
Karlsson-Nara            1-0
Peskov-Soosorv           1-0
Veidemanis-Pogosyan      1-0
Reims-Gardström          1-0
Iljin-Salnikov           1-0

Round 7

Vedemanis- Meritee       draw
Kawamura-Nara            0-1
Karlsson-Soosrov         1-0
Peskov-Salnikov          draw
Reims-Pogosyan           0-1
Iljin-Gardström          1-0

Round 8

Meritee-Reims            0-1
Nara-Veidemanis          1-0
Soosrov-Kawamura         0-1
Peskov-Karlsson          1-0
Pogosyan-Iljin           0-1
Salnikov-Gardström       0-1


Round 9 

Iljin-Meritee            0-1
reims-Nara               draw
Veidemanis-Soosorv       draw
Kawamura-Peskov          1-0
Karlsson-Salnikov        0-1
Gardström-Pogosyan       1-0


Round 10

Gardström-Meritee        draw
Kawamura-Karlsson        1-0
Soosorv-Reims            draw
Salnikov-Pogosyan        1-0
Nara-Iljin               1-0
Peskov-Veidemanis        1-0

Round 11

Meritee-Pogosyan         1-0
Karlsson-Veidemanis      0-1
Salnikov-Kawamura        0-1
ardstrom-Nara            1-0
Peskov-Reims             1-0
Soosorv-Iljin            1-0