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Iyama Yuta
Iyama Yuta9-dan
"Every position is a critical moment."
Attack, territory and endgame. A player to watch win games with all-round strength.
MIRUGO WATCH POINT
For this player,
watch for this.
In positions that look unfavorable, watch where the do-or-die move that changes the flow appears.
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WATCHING CHARACTER
Personality that shows
on the board.
All-round Go that is strong in every phase and chooses the best fight for the situation.
PROFILE
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The 9-dan who achieved the first-ever simultaneous seven crowns. Combining reading, attack, territory and endgame at a high level, he seizes the flow of big games.
- Rank
- 9-dan
- Affiliation
- Nihon Ki-in, Kansai Branch
- Hometown
- Osaka
- Date of birth
- 1989-05-24
- Turned pro
- 2002
- Strengths
- All-round strength, positional judgment, do-or-die moves
BOOKS PR
This player in books, too.
A book to read between games.
The Mind That Closes Out Games
The player who achieved seven titles talks about how he approaches competition.
View on Amazon ↗ Iyama YutaIyama Yuta's Game Collection: Holding All Seven Titles, and On to the World
Masterpieces on the way to holding all seven titles, with his own commentary.
View on Amazon ↗ The Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo Head Office48th Kisei best-of-seven: Ichiriki Ryo × Iyama Yuta
The best-of-seven against Ichiriki Ryo, in photos and game reports.
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