Riichi Sekiyama (関山利一, December 23, 1909 – January 15, 1970) was a Japanese professional go

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. Born in Hyogo, Riichi became a student of

Tamejiro Suzuki was a professional 8 ''dan'' Go (game), Go player. Biography Suzuki was a pupil of Iwasaki Kenzo from 1894, and later studied under Honinbo Shuei. In 1909, Suzuki defeated Kensaku Segoe in a series of 6 matches, of which he lost 2, and was pro ...

in 1924 and turned professional a year later in 1925. He won the first ever

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title in 1941. However, he was unable to defend his title against

Utaro Hashimoto was a 9-dan Go players, professional Go player. Biography Hashimoto became a pro in 1922 when he was 15. He won the Honinbō 3 times before finally reaching 9p in 1954. He founded the Kansai Ki-in in 1950. Titles and runners-up Reference ...

in 1943 and was forced to retire due to health problems. He had several pupils, the most notable being Takeo Kajiwara and Yutaka Shiraishi.

Titles and runners-up

References

1909 births 1970 deaths Japanese Go players Sportspeople from Hyōgo Prefecture {{Japan-Go-bio-stub