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Biography

Tetsuya became a professional go player in 1976. He was promoted to 9 dan in 1986. He holds the record of fastest promotion from 1 dan to 9 dan in 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 ...

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/ref> Tetsuya has been runner up twice, once in the NHK Cup in 1995, and in the Shinjin-O in 1980. He resides in

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Runners-up

Promotion record

Awards

Best Player Award one time. *Dougen Prize winner three times. *Fields and Mountains Prize one time. *Kansai Ki-in Best Newcomer Award one time.Kansai Ki-in profile

References

External links

Kansai Ki-in profile
1961 births Japanese Go players Living people People from Miyazaki Prefecture {{Japan-Go-bio-stub