The Dai-ichi was a
Go competition.
Outline
The Dai-ichi ran from 1959 to 1975, although before 1970 only players from the
Nihon Ki-in
The Nihon Ki-in (), also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, overseeing Japan's professional system and issuing diplomas for amateur dan rankings. It is based in Tokyo. The other major Go associa ...
could compete. From 1970 and on, players from all over
Japan could compete.
After 1975 it became the
Gosei tournament.
Past Winners and Runners-up
Nihon Ki-in Dai-ichi (Nihon Ki-in First Place)
Zen Nihon Dai-ichi (All Japan First Place)
See also
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 fo ...
{{Japanese go titles
Go competitions in Japan