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Matsumoto Takehisa
Matsumoto Takehisa8-dan
"The man who knows "Secrets of Capturing Races.""
An 8-dan, student of Cho Chikun, Honorary Meijin, and Shinjin-O winner. True to the title of his book "Secrets of Capturing Races," I want to watch the moments stones collide.
Watching typeClose-range fightsReading battles
MIRUGO WATCH POINT
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In a capturing race where both sides' stones have nowhere to run, who is one move faster? Watch the counting of liberties.
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A player who wrote the book "Secrets of Capturing Races." MIRUGO focuses on his reading in capturing races, where stones fight to capture or be captured.
Recommended forI like fierce fights
PROFILE
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An 8-dan of the Nihon Ki-in Tokyo Main Branch from Nagasaki. Turned pro in 1997. Won his first title in the 31st Shinjin-O in 2006. As a boy, he won the National Boys and Girls Go Tournament in grades 5 and 6 of elementary school, the tournament's first-ever 2 consecutive wins. He wrote "Secrets of Capturing Races" (Nihon Ki-in). Basic information and records are based on the Nihon Ki-in's official profile (checked 2026-09-24); the watching points are arranged for viewers by the MIRUGO editorial team.
- Rank
- 8-dan
- Affiliation
- Nihon Ki-in, Tokyo Main Branch
- Hometown
- Nagasaki
- Date of birth
- 1980-09-08
- Turned pro
- 1997
- Strengths
- Capturing races, accurate reading
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