was a professional 8 dan Go player.

Biography

Suzuki was a pupil of Iwasaki Kenzo from 1894, and later studied under Honinbo Shuei

Honinbo Shuei

Honinbo Shuei was a Japanese professional Go player.- Biography :Honinbo Shuei, a younger son of the very strong Honinbo Shuwa, served as the 17th and again 19th head of the Honinbo house...

. In 1909, Suzuki defeated Kensaku Segoe

Kensaku Segoe

was a professional Go player. -Biography:...

 in a series of 6 matches, of which he lost 2, and was promoted to the rank of 4 dan in 1912. Although he joined the Nihon Ki-in

Nihon Ki-in

The Nihon Ki-in , also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, overseeing Japan's professional system and issuing diplomas for amateur dan rankings. It is based in Tokyo. The other major Go association in Japan is Kansai Ki-in.Nihon Ki-in was established...

 when it was founded in 1924, he left to partake in the splinter groups: the Kiseisha and the Keiinsha. In addition, he joined the Hiseikai, a tournament group of five players, with the others being Chiyotaro Onoda

Chiyotaro Onoda

was a professional 7 dan Go player.-Biography:Onoda was a member of the Hoensha teaching group established by Honinbo Shuho, which ran from 1879 until the founding of the Nihon Ki-in...

, Kensaku Segoe

Kensaku Segoe

was a professional Go player. -Biography:...

, Dohei Takabe

Dohei Takabe

was a professional 7 dan Go player.-Biography:Takabe was a pupil of Honinbo Shuei, the 17th and 19th head of the Honinbō house. In the 1920s, he joined the Kiseisha, a splinter group of the Nihon Ki-in, Japan's main administrative body for Go. The Kiseisha was succeeded by the Keiinsha, of which...

 and Karigane Junichi

Karigane Junichi

was a Japanese professional Go player, posthumously made an honourary 9 dan by the Nihon Ki-in.-Biography:Karigane was responsible for founding several organizations that would continue to be influential throughout the early 1900s. In 1922, he formed the Hiseikai, a group tournament, which also...

. Suzuki obtained the rank of 8 dan in 1942.

Suzuki's most famous pupil was Minoru Kitani

Minoru Kitani

was one of the most celebrated professional Go players and teachers of the game of Go in the twentieth century in Japan.- Biography :He earned the nickname "the Prodigy" after winning a knockout tournament. He defeated eight opponents from the Kiseisha in a row during 1928. He played a celebrated...

, though others he tutored include Dogen Handa

Dogen Handa

also known as Hayami Handa, was a professional Go player.- Biography :Handa grew up as Tamejiro Suzuki's disciple. He would start as a pro in the Nihon Ki-in, but after the Kansai Ki-in's founding, he joined Utaro Hashimoto in the Kansai-Kiin. He became a 9p in 1959.- Titles & runners-up :...

, Goro Suzuki, Riichi Sekiyama

Riichi Sekiyama

Riichi Sekiyama was a Japanese professional go player. Born in Hyogo, Riichi became a student of Tamejiro Suzuki in 1924 and turned professional a year later in 1925. He won the first ever Honinbo title in 1941. However, he was unable to defend his title against Utaro Hashimoto in 1943 and was...

, Toshihiro Shimamura

Toshihiro Shimamura

was a professional Go player.- Biography :Shimamura reached 9 dan in 1960. He was teacher to many players including Hane Yasumasa, Yamashiro Hiroshi, Nakano Hironari, Imamura Yoshiaki, Shimamura Michiro, Shigeno Yuki, and Matsumoto Nayoko....

 and Masaharu Suzuki.