was a professional
Go player.
Biography
Born in
Miyazaki,
Japan
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in 1920, Sugiuchi became a professional in 1941. By 1959, he had reached 9
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. His nickname was "the God of Go" (Japanese 碁の神様, ''Go no Kami-sama'') because of his serious style and strait-laced personality. In December 2004, he became the oldest
Nihon Ki-in professional to reach 800 career wins. He was married to
Kazuko Sugiuchi
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(née Honda), one of three professional go-playing sisters.
Sugiuchi died in Tokyo on November 21, 2017 at the age of 97.
Runners-up
References
External links
Masao Sugiuchi's page at Nihon Ki-in website
1920 births
2017 deaths
Japanese Go players
People from Miyazaki Prefecture
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