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Okan (Go Competition)
The is a Japanese Go competition. It is open only to players of the Nihon Ki-in's Chubu branch located in Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop .... The title match is a single game played between the reigning titleholder and a challenger. The winner's purse is 1,700,000 yen ($15,000). Winners and runners-up References External links Nihon Ki-in archive {{Japanese go titles Okan ...
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Go Competition
This is a list of professional Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of ''Go''. The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo Tournament in Japan, is for an event to be run annually, leading up to a title match and the award of a title for one year to the winner. Tournaments do not consist, generally, of players coming together in one place for a short period, but are spread out over time. International Open Major * Ing Cup is a tournament sponsored by Ing Chang-ki, Yomiuri Shimbun, the Nihon-Kiin and the Kansai-Kiin every four years. The winner's purse is $500,000. The current title holder (2016) is Tang Weixing. * LG Cup is a tournament sponsored by LG Group. The winner's purse is 250,000,000 Won/$250,000. The current title holder (2021) is Shin Min-jun. * Samsung Cup is a tournament sponsored by Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance (which is a branch of the Samsung Group) and the Hanguk Kiwon. The winner's prize is 250,000,000 Won/$250,000. The current title ...
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Shigeru Baba
(born January 19, 1948 in Nagoya, Japan) is a professional Go player. Biography Shigeru was a disciple of Toshio Sakai. He plays in the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in 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 associa ..., where he came close to winning the Okan title in 1980. Runners-up References Nihon Ki-in profile Japanese Go players People from Nagoya 1948 births Living people {{Japan-Go-bio-stub ...
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Atsushi Ida
Atsushi Ida (伊田 篤史 ''Ida Atsushi'', born 15 March 1994) is a professional Go player from Japan. He is affiliated with Nihon Ki-in Chubu branch. Biography Ida became professional in 2009. He was the pupil of Shigeru Baba, a professional 9-dan player. Achievements In March 2015, Ida beat Ryo Ichiriki (pro 7-dan) and became the winner of the 62nd NHK Cup. The NHK Cup was his first win in official tournament. He was the youngest NHK Cup winner at 20 years and 11 months. In April 2015, Ida beat Shinji Takao to win the Judan title. He was the youngest Judan title holder at 21 years old. In November 2016, Ida beat Naoki Hane is a professional Japanese 9 dan Go (board game), Go Go players, player currently affiliated with the Nihon Ki-in. He is both the son and student of Yasumasa Hane 9 dan. Titles and runners-up Ranks 13th in List of top title holders in Go, to ... to take the Okan. At 22 years old, Ida was the youngest Okan winner. The previous record was hel ...
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Hideki Matsuoka
is a professional Go player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a player in sports ** Player character, a character in a video game or role playing game who is .... Biography Hideki Matsuoka became a professional in 1987. In 1998 he was promoted to 8 dan. He was runner up in 2001 for the 42nd Okan. He won the 47th Okan in 2006, his first title. He won his 400th career game in 2003. Titles & runners-up References External links 1968 births Japanese Go players Living people People from Ichinomiya, Aichi {{Japan-Go-bio-stub ...
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Naoki Hane
is a professional Japanese 9 dan Go (board game), Go Go players, player currently affiliated with the Nihon Ki-in. He is both the son and student of Yasumasa Hane 9 dan. Titles and runners-up Ranks 13th in List of top title holders in Go, total number of titles won in Japan. Promotion record Awards *Reached 500 career wins in 2002. *Reached 600 career wins in 2005. *New Player Award once (1995) *Most wins; 48 (1996), 50 (1997), 68 (2001) *Most consecutive wins; 19 (1999) *Best Player Award twice (2001, 2003) *Most games played; 88 (2001) *Hidetoshi Prize once (2001) References External links Nihon Ki-in profile
1976 births Japanese Go players Living people {{Japan-Go-bio-stub ...
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Hironari Nakano
Hironari (written: 洋成, 弘成, 弘就 or 弘也) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese particle and nuclear physicist *, Japanese comedian {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ...
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Naoto Hikosaka
is a professional Go player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a player in sports ** Player character, a character in a video game or role playing game who is .... Biography Hikosaka turned pro in 1976 at the age of 14 Titles & runners-up References External linksGoBase Profile
(Japanese) 1962 births Japanese Go players Living people People from Nagoya ...
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Masaki Ogata
Masaki Ogata (小県 真樹, born 1964) is a professional 9 dan Japanese Go player. He became an insei at the Nihon Ki-in in 1976 under Tsuchida Masamitsu, and turned professional in 1980. Ogata won the ''Kido'' magazine Shinjin (English: "New player") award with 38 wins and 8 losses in 1983, and the ''Kido'' award for most wins in 1988 with a record of 39 wins, 1 draw and 13 losses. He is currently affiliated with the Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ... branch of the Nihon Ki-in. Titles & runners-up Notes 1964 births Japanese Go players Living people Sportspeople from Gifu Prefecture {{Japan-Go-bio-stub ...
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Hiroshi Yamashiro
is a professional Go player. Biography Yamashiro grew up with Go, as he became a professional in 1972. He eventually joined the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in 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 .... He has challenged for many of Japan's biggest titles, but he has not won any of them. He became a 9 dan in 1985, after winning the Okan, but has not won any other titles. Titles and runners-up External linksGoBase Profile
(Japanese) 1958 births Japanese Go play ...
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Nihon Ki-in
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 association in Japan is Kansai Ki-in. Its innovations include the Oteai system of promotion, time limits in professional games, and the introduction of issuing diplomas to strong amateur players, to affirm their ranks. History The Nihon Ki-in was established in July 1924. The first president of the Nihon Ki-in was Makino Nobuaki, a great Go patron himself, with Okura Kishichiro serving as vice president. The vast majority of pros at the time joined the fledgling organization, excepting the Inoue faction in Osaka and Nozawa Chikucho. A brief splinter group called Kiseisha was created soon after the Nihon Ki-in was formed, but most of the players involved had returned to the Nihon Ki-in within a couple of years. Then in 1950, its western branch spl ...
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Yasumasa Hane
is a professional Go player. Hane was one of the best players in the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in during his peak. He is probably better known for being the father of the former Kisei holder, Naoki Hane. He was also known as a major contributor in the development of Chinese fuseki. He was taught Go by Shimamura Toshihiro, and currently teaches his son, Naoki, along with Asano Yasuko and Kaori Aoba is a female professional 5 ''dan'' Go player. She is currently an affiliate of the Nihon Ki-in, the largest Go association of Japan, and was a student of Yasumasa Hane. On 4 September 2008, Aoba was defeated by Crazy Stone, a Monte-Carlo Tree .... Titles & runners-up References 1944 births Japanese Go players Living people Sportspeople from Mie Prefecture {{Japan-Go-bio-stub ...
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