Full name Masao Sugiuchi Rank 9 dan Turned pro 1941 Teacher Ichiro Inoue | Kanji 杉内雅男 Nickname The God of Go Name Masao Sugiuchi | |
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Born October 20, 1920 (age 104) Miyazaki, Japan ( 1920-10-20 ) | ||
Japanese Go player Masao Sugiuchi died at 97
Masao Sugiuchi (杉内雅男, Sugiuchi Masao, born October 20, 1920 in Miyazaki, Japan) is a professional Go player.
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Biography
Sugiuchi became a professional in 1941. By 1959, he had reached 9 dan. His nickname is "the God of Go" (Japanese Go no Kami-sama) because of his very serious style and straight-laced personality. In December 2004, he became the oldest Nihon Ki-in professional to reach 800 career wins. He is married to Sugiuchi Kazuko (née Honda), one of three professional go-playing sisters.[1]
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