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In 2008 Yonenaga announced he had suffered cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b ...
since 2008 spring. He reported his cancer diagnosis on his website occasionally which later turned into a book ''Cancer Note'' (published in 2009).
Yonenaga was one of early shogi professionals who played with computer shogi publicly. In 2012 when was retired, he played a game with , a computer shogi software, and lost. Yonenaga authored his last book ''I lost'' about this game.
Yonenaga died on December 18 2012 from prostate cancer at a hospital in Tokyo.
Titles and other championships
Honours
*Medal with Purple Ribbon
are medals awarded by the Government of Japan. They are awarded to individuals who have done meritorious deeds and also to those who have achieved excellence in their field of work. The Medals of Honor were established on December 7, 1881, and we ...
(2003)
* Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2013)
References
External links
* YouTube
Interview with Kunio Yonenaga
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Japanese shogi players
Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class
Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon
Professional shogi players from Yamanashi Prefecture
1943 births
2012 deaths
Deceased professional shogi players
Meijin (shogi)
Tenth Dan
Kisei (shogi)
Ōi (shogi)
Kiō
Ōshō
Lifetime titles
Recipients of the Kōzō Masuda Award
Presidents of the Japan Shogi Association