Koichi Kobayashi

	Koichi Kobayashi is a Japanese Go player. He is one of the 'Six Supers' who championed Japanese Go in the last three decades of Japanese Go. Biography Koichi Kobayashi was born in Asahikawa, Japan. In 1965, he came to Tokyo to be a disciple of Minoru Kitani. He studied along with Cho Chikun, Masao Kato, Yoshio Ishida, and Masaki Takemiya. He went on to marry the daughter of his teacher, Reiko Kitani (1939–1996), a 6-dan who has won the All-Japan Women's Championship several times. Together they had a daughter, Izumi Kobayashi, who is now one of the leading female Go players in Japan. Kobayashi is one of the few Go players who have won more than 1,200 professional games. Kobayashi's rivalry with Cho Chikun has continued for some time and they frequently play against each other. Career Two years after joining Kitani Minoru's dojo, Kobayashi was promoted to be a 1-dan professional. His first tournament victory came from the 4th Shin Ei in 1972. In 1976, he won his first major title, Tengen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Honorary Meijin Professional Go (board game), Go Go players, players in Japan are given the title of "Honorary" (or "Lifetime") title holder if they either win the title ten times in a row, or have won the title five times in a row or ten times in total and reach the age of 60 years or retire. Below is a list of the honorary title holders and which title they are honored for. Honorary Kisei (go), Kiseis * Fujisawa Hideyuki won the Kisei 6 times in a row from 1976 to 1982. * Kobayashi Koichi won the Kisei 8 times in a row from 1986 to 1993. * Iyama Yuta won the Kisei 9 times in a row 2013 to 2021. Honorary Meijin (go), Meijins * Cho Chikun won the Meijin 5 times in a row from 1980 to 1984. * Kobayashi Koichi won the Meijin 7 times in a row from 1988 to 1994. Honorary Honinbos * Takagawa Kaku won the Honinbo 9 times in a row from 1952 to 1960. * Sakata Eio won the Honinbo 7 times in a row from 1961 to 1967. * Ishida Yoshio won the Honinbo 5 times in a row from 1971 to 1975. * Cho Chikun won t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	NEC Cup The NEC Cup was a Go competition, supported by NEC Corporation between 1982 and 2012. Biography The NEC Cup was a Go competition used by the Japanese Nihon-Kiin. Unlike the big three titles in Japan, the NEC Cup is a single knockout tournament where players have less time to think. The field of challengers was 16. The challengers were invited depending on who were the holders of Kisei, Meijin, Honinbo, Judan, Tengen, Oza, Gosei, NHK Cup, JAL Super Hayago Championship, NEC Shun-Ei The NEC Shun-Ei was a Nihon-Kiin Go competition. Outline The NEC Shun-Ei was made for young stars and was sponsored by the NEC Corporation is a Japanese multinational information technology and electronics corporation, headquartered in Mi ... and the top finishers from the last NEC Cup. The winner was awarded with 15,000,000 Yen ($130,000). Past winners References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nec Cup Go competitions in Japan NEC Corporation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	NHK Cup (Go) The NHK Cup (Go), or as it is more commonly known the , is a professional Go tournament (Go competition) organized by the Japan Go Association (Nihon Ki-in) and sponsored by the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK). The tournament lasts roughly one year from April to the following March. Tournament games are televised each Sunday from 12:30 to 14:00 ( JST) on NHK Educational TV (NHK-E) and live commentary and analysis is provided by two commentators (Go professionals): (typically a female Go professional) who serves in that role for the entire tournament and a to provide detailed analysis. Post-game analysis involving the two players and the two commentators takes place once the game has ended (broadcast time permitting). This year (2019) marks the 67th time the tournament has been held and the host is Shiho Hoshiai 2P. Prior to 1963, the tournament was broadcast on the radio. Tournament Format The tournament is a single-elimination tournament with 50 competing for the titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ryusei (competition) The is a Go competition. Biography The Ryusei is a Go competition used by the Japanese Nihon-Kiin The Nihon Ki-in (), also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, overseeing Japan's professional system and issuing diplomas for amateur dan rankings. It is based in Tokyo. The other major Go associat .... It was started in 1991 and is a fast go tournament. The tournament consists of four sections. The winner from each section, along with the player who won the most games in each section play in a single knockout tournament. The winner is decided this way. The winner's purse is 5,000,000 Yen ($43,000). Past winners External links Ryusei finals(in Japanese) (in Japanese) {{Japanese go titles Go competitions in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Agon Cup The Agon Kiriyama Cup (阿含･桐山杯) is a Go competition. Outline The Agon Kiriyama Cup is a Go competition endorsed by the Nihon Kiin. It was started in 1994Nihon Ki-in, Japanese languagtournament results page retrieved on June 3rd, 2015 by Agon Shu. The name was originally the "Acom Cup" but it changed its sponsor in 1999 and became the Agon Kiriyama Cup. It is a single knockout tournament, but unlike the big titles in Japan, the title holder does not wait for a challenger, hence the difficulty of defending the title. The prize for the winner is 10,000,000 yen, a larger prize than some of the top-seven major titles. The tournament has a counterpart in China, the Ahan Tongshan Cup; the winners of the two tournaments face off in the China-Japan Agon Cup. Past winners See also * Go competitions * International Go Federation * List of professional Go tournaments This is a list of professional Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of ''Go''. The tradition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gosei (competition) The is a Go competition in Japan or a title of the competition's winner.GoBase.org Gosei tournament retrieved 2012-11-25. Outline Gosei is a Go competition used by the Japanese Nihon Ki-in and Kansai Ki-in. It is one of the seven big titles in Japan, although it pays much less than the top three. The winner's prize is 8,000,000 yen. Gosei uses the same format as the other big seven. The winner of the knockout A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a ... tournament faces the title holder in a best of five match. There is one restriction that the other titles don't have, and that is to be able to enter the Gosei tournament, a player must be at least 5 dan. The promotion rules are just like the Judan's. If the player gets to challenge the title holder, they are promoted to 7 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Judan (Go) Judan can refer to: * Judan, Iran, a village in Markazi Province, Iran * Judan, Isfahan, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran * The 10th degree black belt in Dan rank in Japan * Judan (Go) Judan can refer to: * Judan, Iran, a village in Markazi Province, Iran * Judan, Isfahan , native_name_lang = fa , settlement_type = Village , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_alt = , ..., a Go competition in Japan * A shogi competition in Japan between 1962 and 1987; see Ryu-oh {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Oza (go) Oza may refer to: Title Ōza (shogi), a title in shogi Ōza (go), a title in Go People Ghanshyam Oza (1911–2002), Indian politician Goverdhan Lal Oza (1924–?), Indian judge Kaajal Oza Vaidya (born 1966), Indian author Kamlesh Oza, Indian actor Nimit Oza (born 1981), Indian writer and columnist Ramesh Oza (born 1957), Hindu spiritual leader Rohan Oza (born 1971), American businessman Shefali Oza Shefali Oza (born 24 September 1967) is a British TV personality and the main weather presenter on BBC Birmingham's ''Midlands Today'', the regional news programme broadcast in the Midlands of England, but also carries out some news presentati ... (born 1967), Indian television personality {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Honinbo In the history of Go in Japan, the four Go houses were four major schools of Go instituted, supported, and controlled by the state, at the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate. (There were also many minor houses.) At roughly the same time shogi was organised into three houses. Here "house" implies an institution run on the recognised lines of the ''iemoto'' system common in all Japanese traditional arts. In particular, the house head had, in three of the four cases, a name handed down: Inoue Inseki, Yasui Senkaku, Hayashi Monnyu. References to these names, therefore, mean to the contemporary head of the house. The four houses were the Honinbo, Hayashi, Inoue, and Yasui. They were originally designed to be on a par with each other, and competed in the official castle games called '' oshirogo''. The houses Hon'inbō The Hon'inbō house (本因家) was easily the strongest school of Go for most of its existence. It was established in 1612 and survived until 1940. Upon the closure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]