PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 9-dan
O Meien
"A Honinbo's ideas, in the language of Pure Go."
Watching typePeople & stories
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 1-dan
Hane Shigeko
"Brother, husband and daughter all pros: a Go family of the Central region."
Watching typePeople & stories / Opening
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 9-dan
Shibano Toramaru
"Behind the quiet, there are fangs."
Watching typeBig-stage games / Reading battles
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 7-dan
Fujisawa Rina
"Strong, supple, forward."
Watching typeBig-stage games / Endgame drama
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 9-dan
So Yokoku
"From Shinjin-O to international events, a 9-dan of many battles."
Watching typeOpening / Choosing directions
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 6-dan
Taniguchi Toru
"Wanting both territory and thickness."
Watching typePositional judgment / Choosing directions
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 5-dan
Aoba Kaori
"From the NHK Cup assistant's seat to the boards of the Central region."
Watching typePeople & stories
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 1-dan
Takayamabe Fumi
"Stacking up solid territory, one move at a time."
Watching typeOpening / Positional judgment
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 8-dan
Tsuruyama Atsushi
"Three Honinbo league terms, in Tsururin's own words."
Watching typePeople & stories
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PROFESSIONAL PLAYER / 8-dan
Kurotaki Masanori
"A Kisei section champion who taught Go at the University of Tokyo."
Watching typePeople & stories / Opening
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