Full name Hideo Otake Rank 9 dan Affiliation Nihon Ki-in Kana オオタケヒデオ Teacher Minoru Kitani | Kanji 大竹英雄 Nickname Aesthetics GO Player Name Hideo Otake Turned pro 1956 | |
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Born May 12, 1942 (age 81)
Kitakyushu, Japan ( 1942-05-12 ) Books Opening Theory Made Easy: Twenty Strategic Principles to Improve Your Opening Game, Otake's Secrets of Strategy | ||
Residence Aichi Prefecture, Japan | ||
Hideo Otake (大竹 英雄, Ōtake Hideo, born May 12, 1942) is a Japanese Go player.
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Biography
Otake was born in Kitakyūshū City, Japan. He joined the legendary Kitani Minoru school when he was 9, and quickly rose up the ranks to turn professional in 1956, when he was 14. He progressed swiftly, achieving 9 dan in 1970. He did not have much patience, which could be seen as he would sometimes read comic books while he waited for his opponent to play.
Titles and runners-up
Ranks #4 in total number of titles in Japan.
Trivia
Honours
References
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