Kakusei (Go)
Encyclopedia
The Kakusei was a Go competition in Japan
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Past winners
| Player | Years Held |
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| Rin Kaiho Rin Kaiho Rin Kaiho is a professional Go player.-Biography:Rin Kaiho was born in Shanghai, China. He was a student of Go Seigen when Go brought him to Japan in 1952. He was a promising player who won his first title at the age of 23, the Meijin. He is also part of the 1200 win group... |
1979, 1992, 1998 |
| Kato Masao | 1980, 1986, 1995, 1996 |
| Otake Hideo | 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988 |
| Cho Chikun Cho Chikun Cho Chihun 25th Honinbo Honorary Meijin is a professional Go player. His total title tally of 71 titles is the most in the history of the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. Cho is the only player to hold the top three titles—Kisei, Meijin, and Honinbo—simultaneously which he did for 3 years in a row... |
1982, 1985 |
| O Rissei O Rissei Ō Rissei is a professional Go player in Japan.- Biography :Rissei was born in Taiwan and moved to Japan when he was 13 years old; he would become professional the following year. His instructor is Kano Yoshinori.- Titles and runners-up :Ranks #10-t in total amount of titles in Japan.-External... |
1989, 1993, 1999, 2000 |
| Kataoka Satoshi | 1990 |
| Takemiya Masaki | 1991 |
| Kobayashi Koichi | 1994, 1997, 2001 |
| Yoda Norimoto | 2002 |
| Yuki Satoshi | 2003 |