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Mochizuki Kenichi
Mochizuki Kenichi8-dan
"An 8-dan who came within a step in the challenger decision match."
An 8-dan from the Ryokusei Academy who reached the Oza challenger decision match and was Shinjin-O runner-up. I want to watch his games against top players.
MIRUGO WATCH POINT
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Against an opponent considered stronger, how even can he keep the opening? Watch the position at the entrance to the middle game.
WATCHING CHARACTER
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A strong player who came within a step of a title challenge. MIRUGO focuses on how he builds the middle game to stay even with strong opponents.
PROFILE
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An 8-dan of the Nihon Ki-in Tokyo Main Branch from Tokyo. Turned pro in 2000. Runner-up in the 32nd Shinjin-O in 2007, and reached the challenger decision match of the 58th Oza in 2010. 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
- Tokyo
- Date of birth
- 1983-04-24
- Turned pro
- 2000
- Strengths
- Battles with top players, building the middle game
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