Old Meijin
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The Old Meijin was the same tournament as the current Meijin
Meijin
Meijin , 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 :...

. The reason it is called the Old Mejin is because before 1976, the Meijin tournament was hosted by Yomiuri Shimbun
Yomiuri Shimbun
The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and the Sankei Shimbun...

. In 1976, Yomiuri Shimbun stopped hosting the Meijin, and started the Kisei
Kisei
The 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...

. The Meijin tournament then was hosted by another company, Asahi
Asahi Shimbun
The is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...

. This tournament thus became called the Old Meijin.

Past winners

Year Player
1962 Fujisawa Hideyuki
1963 Sakata Eio
1964 Sakata Eio
1965 Rin Kaiho
Rin Kaiho
Rin 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...

1966 Rin Kaiho
1967 Rin Kaiho
1968 Takagawa Kaku
1969 Rin Kaiho
1970 Fujisawa Hideyuki
1971 Rin Kaiho
1972 Rin Kaiho
1973 Rin Kaiho
1974 Ishida Yoshio
1975 Otake Hideo
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