10.15Time TBA
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Oza Preliminary A
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Ogaki Yusaku
Ogaki Yusaku9-dan
"600 career wins, a veteran 9-dan who talks in proverbs."
A veteran 9-dan who won the Kisei 7-dan and 8-dan sections in a row and reached 600 career wins. Faces Fukuoka Kotaro Honinbo in Gosei Preliminary A on Oct 5.
Watching typePeople & storiesPositional judgment
MIRUGO WATCH POINT
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watch for this.
Against the young Honinbo, where will they calm the position and where will they go for it? Watch the veteran's change of pace.
WATCHING CHARACTER
Personality that shows
on the board.
Has fought at the front line for a long time, including 3 straight years in the Tengen main tournament. MIRUGO focuses on veteran positional judgment and play that deflects the opponent's momentum.
Recommended forI like to watch slowlyI want to know the veterans
PROFILE
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A 9-dan of the Nihon Ki-in Tokyo Main Branch from Miyagi. Turned pro in 1986. Won the 23rd Kisei 7-dan section in 1998 and the 24th Kisei 8-dan section in 1999. Reached 600 career wins in 2018. Faces Fukuoka Kotaro Honinbo in Gosei Preliminary A on Oct 5. Basic information and records are based on the Nihon Ki-in's official profile (checked 2026-10-03); the watching points are arranged for viewers by the MIRUGO editorial team.
- Rank
- 9-dan
- Affiliation
- Nihon Ki-in, Tokyo Main Branch
- Hometown
- Miyagi
- Date of birth
- 1970-04-11
- Turned pro
- 1986
- Strengths
- Positional judgment, teaching and lectures
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