Atsushi Ida

Japanese Go player

Atsushi Ida
Kanji	伊田篤史
Born	15 March 1994 Mie Prefecture, Japan
Teacher	Shigeru Baba
Turned pro	2009
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

Atsushi Ida (伊田　篤史 Ida Atsushi, born 15 March 1994) is a professional Go player from Japan. He is affiliated with Nihon Ki-in Chubu branch.^[1]

Biography

Ida became professional in 2009. He was the pupil of Shigeru Baba, a professional 9-dan player.

Achievements

In March 2015, Ida beat Ryo Ichiriki (pro 7-dan) and became the winner of the 62nd NHK Cup. The NHK Cup was his first win in official tournament. He was the youngest NHK Cup winner at 20 years and 11 months.^[2]

In April 2015, Ida beat Shinji Takao to win the Judan title. He was the youngest Judan title holder at 21 years old.^[3]

In November 2016, Ida beat Naoki Hane to take the Okan. At 22 years old, Ida was the youngest Okan winner. The previous record was held by Naoki Hane who won the title at 23 years old.^[4]

Titles

Title	Years Held
Current	3
NHK Cup	2015
Judan	2015
Okan	2016

References

^ "伊田　篤史（イダ　アツシ / Ida Atsushi）". The Nihon Ki-in. The Nihon Ki-in. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
^ Power, John (25 March 2015). "The Power Report: Ida surrenders lead in Honinbo league to Yamashita; Ida wins NHK Cup; Meijin League; Go lessons in train station; Iyama defends Kisei title; 57-year gap in women's game; Retirements". American Go E-Journal. American Go E-Journal. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019.
^ An, Younggil. "Ida Atsushi becomes youngest Judan in history – 53rd Judan". Go Game Guru. Go Game Guru. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
^ Power, John (23 December 2016). "The Power Report (1 of 3): Kono to challenge for Kisei; Ida wins first Crown title; Iyama defends Oza title; Ichiriki wins Young Carp". American Go E-Journal. American Go E-Journal. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021.