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professional Go

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Biography

Akiyama became a professional in 1992 at the age of 14. He was taught by

Yasuro Kikuchi was a Japanese amateur Go player. Biography Kikuchi founded the prestigious ''Ryokusei Academy'' in 1975, which has become one of the most prolific Go schools in Japan. Some of the most famous players to come out of the academy include Kikuyo A ...

. In 1999, he was promoted to 7 dan. His biggest accomplishment came in 2002 when he was runner-up for the

NEC Shun-Ei The NEC Shun-Ei was a Nihon-Kiin 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, leadi ...

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Shinji Takao is a Japanese professional Go player. Biography Shinji Takao is one of Japan's best Go players. He turned professional in 1991. He won the Honinbo tournament in 2005 by a half point in the last game. Cho U, Naoki Hane, Keigo Yamashita ...

. He currently resides in

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Promotion record

Past runners-up

References

1977 births Living people Japanese Go players Asian Games medalists in go Go players at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games {{Japan-Go-bio-stub