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Yasuro Kikuchi
was a Japanese amateur Go (game), Go List of Go players, player. Biography Kikuchi founded the prestigious ''Ryokusei Academy'' in 1975, which has become one of the most prolific Go schools in Japan. Some of the most famous players to come out of the academy include Kikuyo Aoki (current Women's Meijin), Atsushi Kato, Jiro Akiyama, Tomochika Mizokami (winner of many youth titles), and Keigo Yamashita (four times Kisei (go), Kisei). Kikuchi's other students include Shinichi Aoki, Ryuichi Muramatsu, Keiichi Tsurumaru, Yoshimichi Suzuki, Atsushi Katsura, Ko Reibun. He has won many amateur titles, his biggest coming in 1992 when he won the World Amateur Go Championship. He also came in third place at the 2003 competition. He still actively participated in professional Go competitions that allow amateurs to enter, such as the Meijin (Go), Meijin tournament where he won games in a preliminary round in 2001. In 2003, he beat Ryu Shikun by resignation in the Agon Cup at the age of 73. Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamata, Tokyo
is a district of Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. Features include the Kamata Station, Kamata High School, and the headquarters of Toyoko Inn. History The name "Kamata" has been used to refer to the area since at least the 900s AD. Historically, the area was famous for Japanese apricots (''ume''). Kamata was first linked to nearby towns of Kawasaki, Kanagawa and Ōmori, Tokyo by rail in 1901 with the opening of Kamata Station (now Keikyu Kamata Station) on the Keihin Electric Railway. This was followed in 1904 by the opening of a separate Kamata Station on the Tokaido Line providing connection to Tokyo and Yokohama. Kamata became a ward of Tokyo City was a Cities of Japan, municipality in Japan and capital of Tokyo Prefecture (1868–1943), Tokyo Prefecture (or ''Tokyo-fu'') which existed from 1 May 1889 until the establishment of Tokyo Metropolis on 1 July 1943. The historical boundari ... in October 1932, incorporating the historical towns of Kamata, Yaguchi, Rokugo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinichi Aoki
is a Japanese professional Go (board game), Go Go players, player. Biography Shinichi is the older brother of female 8 dan go player, Kikuyo Aoki. He studied under Yasuro Kikuchi. He has over 400 wins as a professional in his career. Titles References 1965 births Japanese Go players Living people {{Japan-Go-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Go Players
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2021 Deaths
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1929 Births
This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic Counter-revolutionary, counter-revolution in Mexico. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, a British high court, ruled that Canadian women are persons in the ''Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General)'' case. The 1st Academy Awards for film were held in Los Angeles, while the Museum of Modern Art opened in New York City. The Peruvian Air Force was created. In Asia, the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the Soviet Union engaged in a Sino-Soviet conflict (1929), minor conflict after the Chinese seized full control of the Manchurian Chinese Eastern Railway, which ended with a resumption of joint administration. In the Soviet Union, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, General Secretary Joseph S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yomiuri Shimbun
The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five major newspapers in Japan; the other four are ''The Asahi Shimbun'', the ''Chunichi Shimbun'', the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', and the ''The Nikkei, Nihon Keizai Shimbun''. It is headquartered in Ōtemachi, Otemachi, Chiyoda, Tokyo.'' It is a newspaper that represents Tokyo and generally has a Conservatism, conservative orientation. It is one of Japan's leading newspapers, along with the Osaka-based Liberalism, liberal (Third Way) ''Asahi Shimbun'' and the Nagoya-based Social democracy, social democratic ''Chunichi Shimbun''. This newspaper is well known for its pro-American stance among major Japanese media. It is published by regional bureaus, all of them subsidiaries of #Yomiuri Group, The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's largest media conglomerate by revenue and the second largest media conglomerate by size behind Sony,The Yomiuri Shimbun H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agon Cup
The Agon Kiriyama Cup (阿含･桐山杯) is a Japanese Go competition. Outline The Agon Kiriyama Cup is a Go competition endorsed by the Nihon Kiin. It was started in 1994Nihon Ki-in, Japanese languagtournament results page retrieved on December 27, 2023 by Agon Shu. The name was originally the "Acom Cup" but it changed its sponsor in 1999 and became the Agon Kiriyama Cup. It is a single knockout tournament, but unlike the big titles in Japan, the title holder does not wait for a challenger, hence the difficulty of defending the title. The prize for the winner is 10,000,000 yen, a larger prize than some of the top-seven major titles. The tournament has a counterpart in China, the Ahan Tongshan Cup; the winners of the two tournaments face off in the China-Japan Agon Cup. Past winners See also * Go competitions * International Go Federation * List of professional Go tournaments This is a list of professional go (game), Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryu Shikun
Ryu Shikun (柳時熏, born December 8, 1971, in Seoul, South Korea) is a professional Go player. Biography Ryu Shikun is a Go player who grew up in Seoul. He did not move to Japan until he was 15, and just 2 years later he turned professional. He was promoted to 9 dan in 2003. Titles & runners-up See also *Go players This article gives an overview of well-known Go professional, professional and amateur players of the board game Go (game), Go throughout the ages. The page has been divided into sections based on the era in which the Go players played and the ... External linksGoBase Profile (Japanese) 1971 births Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Amateur Go Championship
The World Amateur Go Championship (WAGC) is an international tournament for amateur Go players, held once a year since 1979. The organising body is the International Go Federation (IGF). Each participating country sends one player, although in the beginning of the contest there were multiple players from the stronger Go Countries (e.g. China, Japan, South Korea); in 2007 there were 68 participants. Some of the participants have gone on to become top Go professionals. Past champions The names are ordered as Given name and Surname. See also * Go competitions * Go players * List of top title holders in Go * List of world championships in mind sports This article gives a list of world championships in mind sports which usually represent the most prestigious competition for a specific board game, card game or mind sport. World championships can only be held for most games or mind sports with th ... References External links World Amateur Go Championship all detailed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Reibun
Ko Reibun (; born September 24, 1981, in Hebei), né Nie Yuncong (), is a professional Go player. Biography Rin became a professional in 1997. He is the son of one of the greatest Chinese players, Nie Weiping 9 dan, and his mother is Kong Xiangming 8 dan. He moved to Japan to study under Yasuro Kikuchi was a Japanese amateur Go (game), Go List of Go players, player. Biography Kikuchi founded the prestigious ''Ryokusei Academy'' in 1975, which has become one of the most prolific Go schools in Japan. Some of the most famous players to come out o .... He is a Nihon Ki-in pro taking part in tournaments. He is now a naturalised Japanese, and has a Japanese wife Kobayashi Sayaka, daughter of Kobayashi Satoru. He is currently 6 dan. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
