Honorary Go Titles
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Professional Go
players
in Japan
are given the title of "Honorary" title holder if they hold a title for a straight five or more years. Below is a list of the honorary title holders and which title they are honored for.
Honorary Kisei
Honorary Meijin
Honorary Honinbo
Honorary Tengens
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This page gives an overview of well-known players of the game of Go throughout the ages. The page has been divided into sections based on the era in which the Go players played and the country in which they played. As this was not necessarily their country of birth, a flag of that country precedes...
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are given the title of "Honorary" title holder if they hold a title for a straight five or more years. Below is a list of the honorary title holders and which title they are honored for.
Honorary KiseiKiseiThe Kisei is a Go competition. The title, meaning go sage in Japanese, was a traditional honorary appellation given to a handful of players down the centuries. The element ki can also apply to shogi, and there were also recognized kisei in the shogi world.-Background:Kisei is a Go competition...
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- Fujisawa Hideyuki won the Kisei 6 times in a row from 1976 to 1982.
- Kobayashi Koichi won the Kisei 8 times in a row from 1986 to 1993.
Honorary MeijinMeijinMeijin , literally translated, means "Brilliant Man." It is the name of the second most prestigious Japanese Go Tournament. It also refers to a traditional Japanese title given to the strongest player of the day during the Edo period.- The tournament :...
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- Cho ChikunCho ChikunCho 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...
won the Meijin 5 times in a row from 1980 to 1984. - Kobayashi Koichi won the Meijin 7 times in a row from 1988 to 1994.
Honorary HoninboHoninboHoninbō was the name of one of the four major schools of Go in Japan. Easily the strongest school of Go for most of its existence, it was established in 1612 and survived until 1940....
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- Takagawa Kaku won the Honinbo 9 times in a row from 1952 to 1960.
- Sakata Eio won the Honinbo 7 times in a row from 1961 to 1967.
- Ishida Yoshio won the Honinbo 5 times in a row from 1971 to 1975.
- Cho ChikunCho ChikunCho 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...
won the Honinbo 10 times in a row from 1989 to 1998.
Honorary TengensTengen (Go)Tengen is the name of a Go competition in Japan.The name Tengen refers to the center point on a Go board.The event is held annually, and has run continuously since its inauguration in 1975....
- Rin KaihoRin KaihoRin 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...
won the Tengen 5 times in a row from 1988 to 1993.
Honorary Goseis
- Otake Hideo won the Gosei 6 times in a row from 1980 to 1985.
- Kobayashi Koichi won the Gosei 6 times in a row from 1988 to 1993.