was a Japanese professional
Go player
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.
Biography
Kubouchi became a
professional
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9-dan
There are various systems of Go ranks and ratings that measure the skill in the traditional board game Go. Traditionally, Go rankings have been measured using a system of dan and kyu ranks. Especially in amateur play, these ranks facilitate the ...
in 1960 for the
Kansai Ki-in
The Kansai Ki-in (), i.e., Kansai Go Association, is an organizational body for the game of Go in Japan, which was founded by Hashimoto Utaro in 1950. Though it is not as large as its chief rival, the Nihon Ki-in, it also issues diplomas to stron ...
. His teacher was
Katsukiyo Kubomatsu
Katsukiyo Kubomatsu (久保松勝喜代; 25 October 1894 – 15 December 1941) was a Japanese professional go player. Nicknamed the ''Great Amateur'', Kubomatsu was responsible for sending Utaro Hashimoto and Minoru Kitani to Kensaku Segoe and T ...
. He died in January 2020, a few days short of his one hundredth birthday.
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Titles
See also
* International Go Federation
The International Go Federation (IGF) is an international organization that connects the various national Go federations around the world.
Role
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* List of Go organizations
List of Go organizations:
International
* International Go Federation (IGF) (1982)
Continental
In 2021:
* European Go Federation (2010) (EGF), for Europe
* Asian Go Federation (2015), for Asia
* Ibero-American Go Federation ( Federación ...
* List of professional Go tournaments
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, leading up to a title match and the award of a title for ...
References
1920 births
2020 deaths
Japanese Go players
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