is a professional
Go player
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Biography
Nakamura became a professional in 1991. He reached 8 dan, in 2001 and is currently 9 dan. Nakamura was taught by
Yorimoto Yamashita. In 1996, Nakamura lost in the
Shinjin-O final to future
Honinbō
In the history of Go in Japan, the four Go houses were four major schools of Go instituted, supported, and controlled by the state, at the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate. (There were also many minor houses.) At roughly the same time shogi ...
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 ...
. Two years later, in 1998, he won his first and only title, the 13th
NEC Shun-Ei
The NEC Shun-Ei was a Nihon-Kiin Go competition
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His daughter
Sumire Nakamura is also a professional Go player.
Titles and runners-up
External links
GoBase Profile(Japanese)
1973 births
Japanese Go players
Living people
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