Masao Sugiuchi
Japanese Go player
Masao Sugiuchi | |
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Full name | Masao Sugiuchi |
Nickname | The God of Go |
Kanji | 杉内雅男 |
Born | (1920-10-20)October 20, 1920 Miyazaki, Japan |
Died | November 21, 2017(2017-11-21) (aged 97) Tokyo, Japan |
Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
Teacher | Ichiro Inoue |
Turned pro | 1941 |
Rank | 9 dan |
Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in |
Masao Sugiuchi (杉内雅男, Sugiuchi Masao, October 20, 1920 – November 21, 2017) was a professional Go player.
Biography
Born in Miyazaki, Japan, in 1920, Sugiuchi became a professional in 1941. By 1959, he had reached 9 dan. His nickname was "the God of Go" (Japanese 碁の神様, Go no Kami-sama)[1] because of his serious style and strait-laced personality. In December 2004, he became the oldest Nihon Ki-in professional to reach 800 career wins. He was married to Kazuko Sugiuchi (née Honda), one of three professional go-playing sisters.
Sugiuchi died in Tokyo on November 21, 2017, at the age of 97.[2]
Runners-up
Title | Years Lost |
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Current | 4 |
![]() | 1954, 1958 |
![]() | 1976 |
![]() | 1982 |
References
External links
- Masao Sugiuchi's page at Nihon Ki-in website
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