PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 9-dan
Michael Redmond
"A 9-dan's words and reading, delivered to the world."
Watching typePeople & stories
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 9-dan
Mimura Tomoyasu
"Back-to-back Shinjin-O, a player who can put reading into words."
Watching typeReading battles
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Komatsu Hideki
"The first-ever eternal-life no-result: one who knows that board."
Watching typeI enjoy the opening
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Kobayashi Satoru
"A competitor's eye that reads out close-range fights."
Watching typeAll-out fights
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Yamashiro Hiroshi
"15 Okan titles in the Central region, that weight in every move."
Watching typeBig-stage games
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Kudo Norio
"From Aomori to a Tengen challenge, a straight path on the board."
Watching typePeople & stories
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Ryu Shikun
"The fastest Tengen in history, still just as sharp."
Watching typeBig-stage games
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Awaji Shuzo
"A fighting style that produced three challenges."
Watching typeAll-out fights
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Kataoka Satoshi
"Shinjin-O and Tengen in the same year: intense competition."
Watching typeBig-stage games
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O Rissei
"World-conquering reading, deep enough to survive."
Watching typeReading battles
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 9-dan
O Meien
"A Honinbo's ideas, in the language of Pure Go."
Watching typePeople & stories
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 9-dan
Ishida Yoshio
"The Computer on the board, hitting the vital points."
Watching typeEndgame drama
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 9-dan
Hane Naoki
"Three generations: a lineage of the Okan and major titles."
Watching typePeople & stories
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 9-dan
Cho Sonjin
"The Honinbo blow that ended a 11-year run."
Watching typeBig-stage games
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