10.15Time TBA
Scheduled
Honinbo Preliminary A
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Numadate Sakiya
Numadate Sakiya7-dan
"From the Fujisawa Kazunari school, back on the main tournament stage."
A 7-dan and student of Fujisawa Kazunari 8-dan. Has played in the Tengen and Gosei main tournaments, and faces Fujita Akihiko 8-dan in Tengen Preliminary A on Oct 8.
Watching typeMiddle gamePositional judgment
MIRUGO WATCH POINT
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watch for this.
When the position becomes close in the middle game, does he play solidly without overplaying, or unleash a do-or-die move? Watch that choice.
WATCHING CHARACTER
Personality that shows
on the board.
A practical player who has played in the Tengen and Gosei main tournaments and reached the Shinjin-O semifinal. MIRUGO focuses on whether he can show a main-tournament veteran's composure in a preliminary game.
Recommended forI want to watch close gamesI want to cheer on young players
PROFILE
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A 7-dan of the Nihon Ki-in Tokyo Main Branch from Kanagawa. Turned pro in 2010. Played in the main tournament of the 41st Tengen in 2015 and reached the semifinal of the 40th Shinjin-O. Also played in the main tournament of the 42nd Gosei in 2016. 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
- 7-dan
- Affiliation
- Nihon Ki-in, Tokyo Main Branch
- Hometown
- Kanagawa
- Date of birth
- 1992-11-02
- Turned pro
- 2010
- Strengths
- Main tournament experience
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