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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 82) 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

  • Otake is Honorary Gosei.
  • Otake is known for his fast play and earned the nickname "God Of Hayago".

    • Honours

  • Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (2015)

    • References

    Hideo Otake Wikipedia
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