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JAL Cup  see World Amateur Go Championship

 

JAL New Stars Tournament

see also predecessor title Shin’ei Tournament

2004 (1st): Kono Rin wins   101: 7, 8

 

JAL Super Haya-go Tournament

2003 (1st): Yuki Satoshi wins   99: 9

2004 (2nd): Cho Chikun wins   102: 8

 

JAL Women’s Lightning Go Tournament

2003 (1st): Kobayashi Izumi wins   100: 7, 8

2005 (2nd): Osawa Narumi wins   104: 8

 

Jang Doo-jin vs. Ma Xiaochun

Fujitsu Cup 1988 (Round 1)   53: 17-18*

 

Japan  see also Japanese ...

 

Japan-Britain Telex Match

1978 report   10: 4

 

Japan-China Agon Kiriyama Cup Play-off

title-holders and challengers 2000-2006   107: 42

title-holders and challengers 2000-2009   119: 20-21

2000 (1st): Kobayashi Koichi wins   88: 5

2001 (2nd): Cho Sonjin wins   91: 5

2002 (3rd): Cho Sonjin wins   94: 3

2002 (4th): Cho Chikun wins   97: 5

2004 (5th): Gu Li wins   101: 5

2004 (6th): Zhou Heyang wins   103: 4-5*

2006 (7th): Gu Li wins   106: 3-4

2006 (7th): Gu Li vs. Iyama Yuta   107: 42-44*

2006 (8th): Liu Xing wins   110: 4*

2007 (9th): Liu Xing wins   114: 2

2009 (10th): Gu Li wins   118: 2-3

2009 (10th): Gu Li vs. Cho U   119: 18-20, 21*

2009 (11th): Hane Naoki vs. Sun Tengyu   123: 32-35

2010 (12th): Qiu Jun wins   124: 5*

2011 (13th): Piao Wenyao wins   127: 3

 

Japan-China Cyberspace “5x5” Team Match

2003: China wins (+ results)   99: 3-4

 

Japan-China friendship games

1987 report   49: 4

 

Japan-China Go Exchange

results 1973-82 and of goodwill tours 1960-74   10: 22, 23;  33: 56

Japan’s performance prior to 1984   37: 40

 

Japan-China Go Exchange 1978 (6th)

ends in tie   9: 3;  10: 23

highlights   9: 3-4*;  10: 23*, 25

results   10: 22

Chinese team   10: 23

Round 1: Fujisawa H. vs. Nie   10: 24-25

Round 3: Okubo vs. Chen Zude   10: 25-27*

Round 3: Ishii vs. Nie   10: 27-28

Round 3: Hane Y. vs. Hua   10: 28-29

Round 4: Kobayashi C. vs. Kong   10: 29-30

 

Japan-China Go Exchange 1979 (7th)

Japan wins (+ highlights)   14: 4, 16

 

Japan-China Go Exchange 1980 (8th)

China wins (+ results)   21: 30

notes   20: 6;  21: 4*

Chinese team and highlights   21: 30-31

Round 1: Nie vs. Kobayashi K.   21: 36-38

Round 2: Ishida Y. vs. Nie   20: 14-16

Round 2: Yang Hui vs. Kanda   21: 31-33

Round 5: Mizuno vs. Wu   21: 35-36

Round 6: Hua vs. Ishii   21: 38-39

Round 7: Kiyonari vs. Kong   21: 33-34

 

Japan-China Go Exchange 1982 (10th)

China wins   28: 3;  29: 6

results   29: 6

Round 1: Kudo vs. Nie   29: 9-10

Round 2: Nie vs. Kato   29: 10-12

Round 2: Ohira vs. Ma   29: 12-13

Fujisawa S. vs. Nie (haya-go game)   29: 6, 7-9

Round 5: Rui vs. Kusunoki   29: 13-14

 

Japan-China Go Exchange 1983 (11th)

Japan wins   32: 6;  33: 55

results   33: 55

Round 1: Shao vs. Kobayashi K.   33: 58-61 ^c

Round 2: Kobayashi K. vs. Ma   33: 56-58

Round 4: Ishida Y. vs. Cheng   33: 63-64

Round 6: Shao vs. Nakamura   33: 63

Round 7: Nie vs. Kobayashi K.   33: 62-63

 

Japan-China Go Exchange 1984 (12th)

Japan wins   35: 6-7;  37: 41

results and Chinese team   37: 40

Round 1: Nie vs. Cho Chikun   37: 41-43*

Round 1: Ohira vs. Liu   37: 44-45*

Round 1: Kataoka vs. Qian   37: 45-46

Round 1: Ma vs. Kato   37: 50-51

Round 2: Cho Chikun vs. Nie   37: 47-49

Round 2: Kong vs. Kobayashi S.   37: 49-50*

Sakata vs. Nie (haya-go exhibition game)   38: 6-7

Round 5: Nie vs. Kato   38: 7-9

Round 6: Kato vs. Nie   38: 9-11

Round 6: Ma vs. Hashimoto S.   38: 11-12

Round 6: Ushinohama vs. Wang   38: 12-14

 

Japan-China Go Exchange 1985 (13th)

ends in tie   39: 6;  42: 12

results and Japanese team   42: 12

Round 1: Ishida A. vs. Ma   42: 14-16*

Round 2: Sakai vs. Jiang   42: 13-14

Round 5: Cao vs. Awaji   42: 17-18*

Round 6: Rui vs. Kuwata   42: 16-17

 

Japan-China Go Exchange 1986 (14th)

China wins   44: 3;  46: 14;  48: 22-23

results   48: 23

Round 1: Kato vs. Nie   48: 23-26

Round 2: Shao vs. Sakai   48: 26

Round 7: Sonoda vs. Ma   46: 14-16*

 

Japan-China Go Exchange 1987 (15th)

Japan wins   48: 4

 

Japan-China Go Exchange 1988 (16th)

China wins   52: 3

 

Japan-China Go Exchange 1989 (17th)

Japan wins   55: 3

 

Japan-China Go Exchange 1990 (18th)

China wins   59: 3

 

Japan-China Go Exchange 1991 (19th)

China wins   64: 4-5

Moriyama Naoki’s perfect score   64: 4*

 

Japan-China-Korea Meijin Play-off 1996 (World’s Strongest Player Tournament)

Yi Ch’ang-ho wins   77: 4;  78: 4

format and sponsors   76: 5

Yi Ch’ang-ho vs. Takemiya   76: 5-6*

 

Japan-China-Korea Meijin Title  see Changde Cup

 

Japan-China matches (Aichi Expo)

2005   104: 6

 

Japan-China Meijin Play-off

results 1988-90   63: 25

1988 (1st): Kobayashi Koichi defeats Liu Xiaoguang   54: 3*

1989 (2nd): Kobayashi Koichi wins   58: 4*

1990 (3rd): Kobayashi Koichi defeats Ma Xiaochun   62: 5*

1990 (3rd): Games 1 & 2   63: 20-25, 26-28*

1991 (4th): Kobayashi Koichi defeats Ma Xiaochun   66: 3;  68: 41-42*, 48

1991 (4th): results   66: 3

1991 (4th): Games 1 & 2   68: 42-48

1992 (5th): Ma Xiaochun defeats Kobayashi Koichi   69: 3*

1993 (6th): Kobayashi Koichi defeats Ma Xiaochun (and rule friction in Game 2)

     70: 3-4

1994 (7th): Ma Xiaochun defeats Kobayashi Koichi   72: 5*, 6

 

Japan-China School Team Match

1980: China wins   21: 3

 

Japan-China Super Go Series  see NEC Japan-China Super Go Series

 

Japan-China Tengen Play-off

winners 1988-90   63: 25;  67: 13

1988 (1st): Cho Chikun wins   52: 4

1989 (2nd): Cho Chikun wins   56: 4

1990 (3rd): Rin Kaiho defeats Liu Xiaoguang   60: 4

1991 (4th): Rin Kaiho defeats Nie Weiping   64: 3-4*

1991 (4th): Games 1-3   67: 10-21*, 41;  68: 7

1992 (5th): Nie Weiping wins   68: 3

1993 (6th): Liu Xiaoguang wins   69: 7

1994 (7th): Ma Xiaochun wins   71: 2, 3*

1995 (8th): Ma Xiaochun defeats Ryu Shikun   74: 46

1995 (8th): Game 2 and joseki analysis   74: 43-45, 46-47

1997 (10th): Chang Hao defeats Ryu Shikun   80: 2

2000 (13th): Kobayashi Koichi defeats Chang Hao (+ results)   89: 2

2001 (14th): Chang Hao wins (+ results)   92: 4

2002 (15th): Hane Naoki wins (+ results)   95: 8

 

Japan-China TV Championship

1985 (1st): Ma Xiaochun wins   41: 3

1986 (2nd): Nie vs. Kobayashi K.   46: 7-8

 

Japan-China TV Match

1984: Shao vs. Kataoka   38: 14*, 64

 

Japan-China Young Stars Tournament  see Japan-Taiwan Young Stars Tournament

 

Japan Go Association  see Nihon Ki-in

 

Japan-Korea mini-tour

1990 results   59: 5

 

Japan-Korea New Stars Goodwill Series

1997 (4th): Japan wins   81: 2

2000 (7th): Korea wins   90: 4

 

Japan-Korea TV Match

1985 note   39: 7

 

Japan-Taiwan Goodwill Tour

1977 report   6: 13, 23

 

Japan-Taiwan New Stars Tournament  see Japan-Taiwan Young Stars Tournament

 

Japan-Taiwan Young Stars Tournament

2008 (1st): So Yokoku wins   115: 5

2009 (2nd): Kono Rin wins   119: 4

2010 (3rd): Zhou Junxun wins   123: 2

2011 (4th): Chen Shiyuan wins   126: 5

 

Japanese ages

note on   32: 64

 

Japanese characters  see Kanji as well as Calligraphy

 

Japanese chess  see Shogi

 

Japanese cities  see Hyuga

 

Japanese clubs  see Takadanobaba Go Club

 

Japanese counting method

definition, disadvantages, examples   70: 29-30, 31

 

Japanese culture  see Special Advisor for Cultural Exchange

 

Japanese go

see also Japanese history , Japanese rules of go

“The World of Japanese Go” (editorial)   50: 2

Yi Se-tol on   124: 35

 

Japanese grand slam

Cho U completes (2010)   122: 6

 

Japanese history of go

see also Annual reviews as well as Edo period , Nihon Ki-in Go Hall of Fame

Go Weekly poll on top ten players in   129: 9

“Page from Go History” [28 parts] (Power)   1 ... 30:  ...  ;  book 1 ;  book 2

women players in 18th to 20th centuries   64: 38-48

 

Japanese inseis

Cho Chikun teaches   63: 64

“The Gateway to a Professional Career” (game)   63: 46-51*

how to become a professional   63: 47

“One’s Whole Body and Soul in One Move” (essay by Nakayama Noriyuki)

     50: 32-34*;  51: 66

Sakata Eio’s life as insei   50: 55-57

 

Japanese professionals

see also individual professionals

50s, performance in one’s   80: 55

long-serving   126: 9-10

prizes and annual statistics  see Annual reviews

promotions  see under individual players and Oteai and Promotions

retirements  see Retirements

strength compared to Chinese professionals (as of 1983)   33: 55

title-holders  see under Japanese tournaments

“The Top Dogs of Japanese Go”   74: 61-64*

top prize money  see under Prize money

“A White Paper on the Lives of Professionals”. Parts 1 & 2 (extract from

     The World of Go by Nakayama Noriyuki)   48: 38-41;  49: 35-38*

young players, Kobayashi Koichi’s opinion about promising   72: 57-58

 

Japanese pronunciation

Chinese character for go (etymological note)   47: 8-9

Korean names (examples)   40: 33

 

Japanese Rating Tournament  see Oteai

 

Japanese rules of go

see also End of game , Japanese counting method , Passing , Special positions

both players lose game in Tengen Tournament 1989-90   59: 57

Ing rules, comparison to   5: 30-40

“The Japanese Rules of Go” (review by Davies)   12: 43-46

 

Japanese spring camp 2012

for young players and inseis in China   128: 64

 

Japanese title-holders  see under Japanese tournaments

 

Japanese tournaments

see also Big-seven , Big-three titles

1979-82 chronology   18: 5;  23: 4;  27: 5*;  32: 3*

amateur  see All-Japan Women’s Amateur Ch’ship , Amateur Best Ten ,

     Amateur Honinbo Tournament

Cho Chikun extends record   102: 8;  104: 7*

Cho Chikun tops Sakata Eio’s record   96: 5*

Cho Chikun wins multiple crowns   25: 2*;  31: 2*, 3*;  79: 40

discontinued  see All-Japan First Place , Haya-go Ch’ship , Japan’s Strongest Player ,

     JT Cup , Kakusei , Nihon Ki-in Ch’ship , Oteai , Prime Minister’s Cup ,

     Pro Best Ten , Shin’ei , Top Position

insei  see Insei League , Professional Qualifying Tourn.

Internet  see Daiwa Securities Cup Ladies , Daiwa Securities Cup Open ,

     IGS “Super Fast Go”

lightning  see JAL New Stars , JAL Super Haya-go , JAL Women’s Lightning ,

     Ryusei , Women’s Kansai , Women’s Kisei

major  see Kisei , Meijin , Honinbo , Judan , Tengen , Oza , Gosei

minor  see Agon Kiriyama Cup , Hiroshima Aluminium Cup Young Carp ,

     Kansai Ki-in Number One Position , Okan , Phoenix Cup , Ryuen Cup ,

     Shinjin-O , Yugen Cup Top Stars League

most titles won (as of 1980s)   20: 3-4*;  43: 3;  48: 3;  57: 14*

most titles won (as of 1990s)   74: 61-62*;  87: 4

most titles won (as of 2001)   93: 8

most titles won (as of 2002)   94: 9;  95: 10;  96: 5

most titles won (as of 2004)   101: 6;  102: 7

most titles won (as of 2005)   103: 5;  104: 6;  105: 5

most titles won (as of 2006)   106: 4;  107: 4;  108: 6;  109: 5

most titles won (as of 2007)   110: 6;  111: 4;  112: 5

most titles won (as of 2008)   114: 5;  115: 5;  116: 4;  117: 7

most titles won (as of 2009)   118: 6;  119: 5;  120: 4

most titles won (as of 2010)   121: 4;  122: 6;  123: 4;  124: 6

most titles won (as of 2011)   125: 5, 7;  126: 6;  127: 4

most titles won (as of 2012)   128: 6

most titles won (as of 2013)   129: 5

newspaper sponsorship of   19: 17

old titles in title-holder statistics   57: 14;  see also subentry discontinued

pair go  see Ricoh Cup

prize money (as of 2007)   111: 5;  112: 8;  113: 9

prize money (as of 2008)   114: 8;  116: 9;  117: 11

prize money (as of 2009)   118: 7;  119: 8;  120: 10

prize money (as of 2010)   121: 7;  122: 10;  123: 8;  124: 10

prize money (as of 2011)   125: 10;  126: 10;  127: 8

prize money (as of 2012)   128: 8

prize money (as of 2013)   129: 10

prize money of top (as of 2006)   107: 5;  108: 6;  109: 9

prize money of top three (as of 2004)   103: 30

prize money of top four (as of 1999)   86: 56

rating  see Oteai

Sakata Eio wins 60th title   12: 6, 40

special  see All-Japan Tournament

Taiwanese domination (2000/2001) of   92: 8

team  see Kirin Cup

title-holders (as of 1979/81)   13: 61;  25: 5

title-holders (late 1970s), hectic turnover in   6: 14

“Top Title Winners”   57: 14*

TV  see Asia Air Lines Cup , Gratitude Cup , Haya-go Ch’ship , Kakusei ,

     NEC Cup , NEC Shun’ei , NHK Cup , Shin’ei

TV titles (1985...1993), winners of various   38: 3-4;  42: 3-4;  47: 4;  51: 4;

     56: 8-9*;  70: 10

TV titles won (as of 1985), most   38: 4

veterans’  see ST & Fuma-kira Igo Masters Cup

women’s  see JAL Wom. Lightning , Onna Kikaku Oteai , Wom. Championship ,

     Wom. Honinbo , Wom. Kakusei , Wom. Kansai , Wom. Kisei , Wom. Meijin ,

     Wom. Strongest Player

women’s titles won (as of 2004), most   101: 7

youth  see Nakano Cup

 

Japan’s Strongest Player (title)

see also successor title Meijin

title-holders 1958-60   50: 69

1957-58 (1st): Go Seigen wins   36: 9-10

1957-58 (1st): Go Seigen vs. Kitani (no komi)   36: 14-15

1958-59 (2nd): Sakata vs. Takagawa (fuseki and middle game, no komi)   41: 21-23

1958-59 (2nd): Kitani vs. Sakata (no komi)   50: 72-73*

1960 (3rd): Kitani vs. Sakata (no komi)   50: 74-75

1960 (3rd): Hashimoto S. vs. Go Seigen (no komi)   100: 61-64*

 

Jian Xiaochen

Zhonghuan Cup Open Tournament 2010, wins   122: 11

 

Jiang Weijie

Changde Cup 2012, wins   129: 2

LG Cup Final 2012, wins   128: 2

Mingren Title Match 2010, wins   124: 12

Mingren Title Match 2011, wins   127: 9-10

 

Jiang Weijie vs. Iyama Yuta

Fujitsu Cup 2011 (playoff for third place)   127: 45-53

 

Jiang Zhujiu

biographical details   40: 35*

China, reasons for leaving   90: 11

China, returning to   127: 10

Hanguk Kiweon, becomes guest member of   85: 6;  90: 13-15

Maxim Cup 2002-03, wins   97: 56

North American Masters Championship 1995 to 2000, wins   90: 13

winning streak in NEC Japan-China Super Go Series 1985   38: 2-3;  40: 34

 

Jiang Zhujiu vs. Awaji Shuzo

NEC Japan-China Super Go Series 1985   42: 6-10*

 

Jiang Zhujiu vs. Ishida Akira

NEC Japan-China Super Go Series 1985   40: 36-38*

 

Jiang Zhujiu vs. Kataoka Satoshi

NEC Japan-China Super Go Series 1985   40: 34-36

 

Jiang Zhujiu vs. Kobayashi Koichi

NEC Japan-China Super Go Series 1985   42: 10-11

 

Jiang Zhujiu vs. Kobayashi Satoru

NEC Japan-China Super Go Series 1986-87   46: 18-21*

 

Jiang Zhujiu vs. Sakai Takeshi

Japan-China Go Exchange 1985 (Round 2)   42: 13-14

 

Jiang Zhujiu vs. Takemiya Masaki

Ing Cup 1988 (Round 1)   53: 26-27

 

Jianqiao Cup Chinese Women’s Open

2003 (1st): Zhang Xuan wins   100: 11

2004 (2nd): Zhang Xuan wins (+ results)   103: 11

2005 (3rd): Zhang Xuan wins   106: 7*

2006 (4th): Zhang Xuan wins (+ results)   109: 9

2007 (5th): Zheng Yan wins   113: 11

2008 (6th): Lu Jia wins (+ results)   117: 12

2009 (7th): Lu Jia wins (+ results)   120: 10, 56

2010 (8th): Wang Xiangyun wins (+ results)   124: 12;  128: 64

2011 (9th): Zhang Xuan wins (+ results)   127: 10

 

Jianqiao Women’s Igo Open Tournament  see Jianqiao Cup Chinese Women’s Open

 

Jigo

“Suspicious Jigos and Early Resignations” (Nakayama Noriyuki)   50: 53

 

Jinro Cup (SBS World Championship)

see also predecessor title SBS Cup and successor title Nong Shim Cup

winning countries 1993-95   74: 60

Yi Ch’ang-ho’s results 1993-97   105: 31

1992-93 (1st): Korea wins (+ results)   69: 3-4

1992-93 (1st): Cho Hun-hyeon vs. Takemiya   69: 38-39*

1993-94 (2nd): Korea wins (+ results)   70: 4-5

1993-94 (2nd): Cho Hun-hyeon vs. Takemiya (joseki analysis)   76: 41-42

1994-95 (3rd): Korea wins   73: 5

1994-95 (3rd): results   72: 6

1995-96 (4th): prize money and results of opening rounds   75: 5

1996-97 (5th): Korea wins with winning streak by Seo Pong-su   79: 2*

 

Jiraiya (son of daimyo)

Jiraiya and a Courtesan  (cover story by Pinckard)   61: 1

 

Joseki

see also 3-3 point , 3-4 point , 4-4 point , 5-3 point , 5-4 point , 6-3 point joseki

as well as Post-joseki , Trick moves

The 21st Century Dictionary of Basic Joseki (Takao Shinji)   123: 10

analysis  see individual games

first known   28: 63

“An Introduction to Basic Josekis”. Parts 1-7   82 – 88:  ...

“Joseki Amateurs Don’t Know” [3 parts] (Abe Yoshiteru)   14: 54-55;  15: 44-46;

     16: 52-53

professionals’ point of view of   93: 22

Smart Go Board program, joseki library of   42: 62-63

 

Joseki innovations

“The Korean Style: Korean Joseki Innovations”. Parts 1-13 (Oya Koichi)   86 – 88 ;

     100 – 109:  ...

“New Joseki” [13 parts] (Abe Yoshiteru)   1 – 13:  ...

“New Moves and New Josekis” [8 parts] (by various authors)   74 – 81:  ...

 

Joseki problems

“Four Opening Problems” [3 parts]   92: 24, 51-54;  102: 49-51;  104: 47-50

“The Great Joseki Debate” [24 parts] (Honda Kunihisa)   17 ... 49:  ... ;  book

“Joseki Exercises”   72: 14, 25

“Joseki Selection and Whole-Board Judgement”. Parts 1-3 (Aoki Kikuyo and

     Nakamura Chikako)   119: 59-62;  120: 57-60;  122: 58-60

“Match the Joseki to the Fuseki” [5 parts] (Sekiyama Toshio)   1 – 5:  ...

 

Journals  see Magazines

 

Jowa (12th Honinbo)  (1787–1847)

challenged by gambler   33: 52

rivalry with Gennan Inseki   100: 72

 

Jowa vs. Chitoku Senchi

1802 (middle-game position only)   41: 31

 

Jowa vs. Gennan Inseki

1814-15   100: 72-74

 

Jowa vs. Nagasaka Inosuke

twenty-one game series 1807 (Game 12)   16: 13-15

 

Jowa vs. Shuwa

undated game (middle-game problem)   4: 56...61

 

Jowa vs. Yonezo

jubango 1820 (Game 1)   33: 52-53

 

JT Cup

1997 (3rd): Yoda Norimoto wins   79: 9

 

Juan Carlos, King of Spain

Cho Chikun and Takemiya Masaki meet   57: 1, obc*

 

Jubango

“The Fascination of the Jubango” (Fujii Masayoshi)   50: 23-29*

Go Seigen’s, historic review of   36: 6-9*

Go Seigen’s jubango successes counted in title-holder statistics   57: 14*;  74: 64

 

Jubango 1705-06 (challenge match Dochi vs. Senkaku)

historic review and Game 1   14: 63-ibc, 47

 

Jubango 1706 (Dosetsu Inseki vs. Dochi)

Games 2 & 7   13: 62-ibc

 

Jubango 1820 (Jowa vs. Yonezo)

Game 1   33: 52-53

 

Jubango 1927-30 (Suzuki Tamejiro vs. Nozawa Chikucho)

highlights and results   50: 26-27

Game 7   50: 28-29

 

Jubango 1933 (Go Seigen vs. Kitani Minoru)

note on   35: 15

 

Jubango 1941-42 (Go Seigen vs. Kitani Minoru)

Go Seigen wins (+ results)   36: 6

 

Jubango 1942 (Go Seigen vs. Karigane Jun’ichi)

Go Seigen wins (+ results)   36: 7

 

Jubango 1943 (Go Seigen vs. Fujisawa Kuranosuke)

Fujisawa Kuranosuke wins   36: 7

 

Jubango 1946-48 (Go Seigen vs. Hashimoto Utaro)

fuseki analysis of Game 4   5: 61-62

 

Jubango 1951-52 (Go Seigen vs. Fujisawa Kuranosuke)

Go Seigen wins   36: 8

Game 1   36: 10-12

 

Jubango 1953 (Go Seigen vs. Fujisawa Kuranosuke)

note on   36: 8

 

Jubango 1953-54 (Go Seigen vs. Sakata Eio)

Sakata Eio about   50: 65

note on   36: 9

Games 2 & 8   36: 12-13;  50: 66-67*

 

Jubango 1955-56 (Go Seigen vs. Takagawa Kaku)

Takagawa Kaku about   41: 18

note on   36: 9

 

Judan (Japanese title)

see also Judan Preliminary Tournament , (Main) Tournament , Title Match

main tournament system, change in   126: 8, 9

record of most tournament appearances (as of 1983)   31: 5-6

review of mid-1980s matches   51: 26

title-holders (1962-79)   14: 25

title-holders and challengers 1962...1987   29: 17;  45: 7;  51: 27

tournament system, explanation of   14: 25

 

Judan Main Tournament  see Judan Tournament

 

Judan Preliminary Tournament

1983 (22nd): Hashimoto S. vs. Shiraishi   35: 52-53

1984 (?) (23rd): Ninomiya vs. Chino   35: 63-64

1987 (26th): Otake vs. Redmond   50: 30-31

 

Judan Title Match 1965 (4th)

Game 4 (Fujisawa H. vs. Takagawa)   41: 25

 

Judan Title Match 1967 (6th)

Game 2 (Sakata vs. Fujisawa)   52: 63-64

 

Judan Title Match 1976 (14th)

fuseki analysis of Game 5   13: 41-42

 

Judan Title Match 1977 (15th)

Kato Masao wins   2: 3*;  3: 9

results   1: 3, 4*

Games 1-3   2: 8-18;  3: 4-9

fuseki analysis of Game 1   9: 37

 

Judan Title Match 1978 (16th)

Kato Masao wins   7: 2;  8: 19, 30*

results   7: 2

Games 1-4   8: 19-30*

fuseki analysis of Game 2   11: 36

 

Judan Title Match 1979 (17th)

Kato Masao wins   13: 2

Games 1-4   14: 27-29;  15: 6-15*

 

Judan Title Match 1980 (18th)

Otake Hideo wins   18: 2;  19: 2

prize money   20: 26

results   18: 2

Games 1-5   20: 20-37*

 

Judan Title Match 1981 (19th)

Otake Hideo wins (+ results)   24: 2

Games 1-3   24: 3*;  25: 26-37*

 

Judan Title Match 1982 (20th)

Cho Chikun wins (+ results)   26: 4;  27: 2

prize money   29: 15

Games 1-4   29: 15-25

Cho Chikun at award ceremony   28: 2*

 

Judan Title Match 1983 (21st)

Kato Masao defeats Cho Chikun   30: 3;  31: 3;  32: 30-31*

prize money   32: 14

results   31: 3

Games 1-5   32: 12-31*

 

Judan Title Match 1984 (22nd)

Kobayashi Koichi wins   34: ifc*, 2;  35: 5;  37: 39*

results   34: 2;  35: 5

Games 1-5   37: 24-39*

 

Judan Title Match 1985 (23rd)

Kobayashi Koichi wins   38: 2*;  41: 34

results   38: 2

Games 1-3   41: 36-43

 

Judan Title Match 1986 (24th)

Kobayashi Koichi defeats Takemiya Masaki   42: 3;  43: 3;  45: 18*

prize money   45: 6

results   43: 3

Games 1-3   45: 7-18*

 

Judan Title Match 1987 (25th)

Kato Masao defeats Kobayashi Koichi (+ results)   48: 2*

title-holder and challenger   51: 26*

prize money   51: 27

Games 1-4   51: 27-46* ^c

 

Judan Title Match 1988 (26th)

Cho Chikun wins   51: 2;  52: 2

results   51: 3

 

Judan Title Match 1989 (27th)

Cho Chikun defeats Rin Kaiho   55: 4-6*;  57: 19

results   55: 6

Games 1-3   57: 8-13 ^c, 15-19* ^c

 

Judan Title Match 1990 (28th)

Takemiya Masaki defeats Cho Chikun   58: 5-6;  59: 4-5*

results   59: 5

Games 1 & 2   59: 42;  60: 61, 67

 

Judan Title Match 1991 (29th)

Takemiya Masaki defeats Cho Chikun   63: 6;  65: 16

results   63: 6

Games 1-5   65: 16-17;  68: 8-17*

tesuji problem of Game 3   98: 44, 46

 

Judan Title Match 1992 (30th)

Takemiya Masaki defeats Kobayashi Koichi (+ results)   67: 5-6

proper move analysis of Game 3   126: 60

 

Judan Title Match 1993 (31st)

Otake Hideo wins (+ results)   69: 10

 

Judan Title Match 1994 (32nd)

Otake Hideo defeats Kobayashi Koichi (+ results)   70: 8

 

Judan Title Match 1995 (33rd)

Yoda Norimoto defeats Otake Hideo (+ results)   73: 45

Games 1-3   73: 45-51*

post-joseki analysis of Game 1   77: 50

 

Judan Title Match 1996 (34th)

Yoda Norimoto defeats O Rissei (+ results)   76: 2-3*;  77: 27

Game 4   77: 27-29

 

Judan Title Match 1997 (35th)

Kato Masao defeats Yoda Norimoto (+ results)   79: 6-7*

Games 1 & 2   80: 56-64*

 

Judan Title Match 1998 (36th)

Hikosaka Naoto defeats Kato Masao (+ results)   82: 4

 

Judan Title Match 1999 (37th)

Kobayashi Koichi defeats Hikosaka Naoto   85: 4

 

Judan Title Match 2000 (38th)

Kobayashi Koichi defeats Nakano Hironari   89: 7

 

Judan Title Match 2001 (39th)

O Rissei defeats Kobayashi Koichi (+ results)   91: 7*;  92: 5-6*

 

Judan Title Match 2002 (40th)

O Rissei defeats Takemiya Masaki (+ results)   94: 9;  95: 8, 9*

Games 1-5   96: 18-40*

 

Judan Title Match 2003 (41st)

O Rissei defeats Takao Shinji (+ results)   98: 7-8*

 

Judan Title Match 2004 (42nd)

O Rissei wins (+ results)   101: 6

Game 4   103: 31-32*

 

Judan Title Match 2005 (43rd)

Cho Chikun wins (+ results)   104: 7*

 

Judan Title Match 2006 (44th)

Cho Chikun wins (+ results)   107: 4-5*

 

Judan Title Match 2007 (45th)

Cho Chikun wins (+ results)   111: 5

 

Judan Title Match 2008 (46th)

Takao Shinji wins (+ results)   115: 6*

Game 2   115: 6*, 46-47

 

Judan Title Match 2009 (47th)

Cho U wins (+ results)   118: 5, 6;  119: 5-6*

 

Judan Title Match 2010 (48th)

Cho U wins (+ results)   122: 6, 7*

 

Judan Title Match 2011 (49th)

Iyama Yuta wins (+ results)   125: 6

 

Judan Title Match 2012 (50th)

Iyama Yuta wins (+ results)   128: 6

 

Judan Tournament 1975-76 (14th)

Ishida Y. vs. Fujisawa H. (fuseki only)   13: 46

Kato vs. Fujisawa H. (fuseki analysis)   6: 40

Cho Chikun vs. Kato (tesuji problem)   98: 45, 47-48

 

Judan Tournament 1977 (15th)

Sakata Eio wins   1: 3

Ishida A. vs. Fujisawa S.   1: 21-22

Kajiwara vs. Tokimoto (joseki analysis)   8: 50-51

 

Judan Tournament 1978 (16th)

Kaji vs. Kudo (joseki analysis)   11: 53, 54

 

Judan Tournament 1978-79 (17th)

Hashimoto Shoji wins   12: 5*, 6

final chart   14: 25

Hashimoto S. vs. Ishida A. (play-off)   14: 25-27

 

Judan Tournament 1979-80 (18th)

results   15: 57;  16: 3;  17: 3*

final chart   20: 17;  21: 4

Otake vs. Kudo   17: 26

Kudo vs. Otake (play-off)   20: 17-20

 

Judan Tournament 1980-81 (19th)

Hashimoto Shoji wins   23: 2*

Kobayashi K. vs. Hashimoto S.   24: 10-17*

 

Judan Tournament 1982-83 (21st)

Kato Masao wins   30: 3

 

Judan Tournament 1983-84 (22nd)

Kobayashi Koichi wins   34: 2

winners of Winners’ and Losers’ Section   33: 3, 35

 

Judan Tournament 1984-85 (23rd)

Otake Hideo wins (+ final chart)   41: 34

O Meien vs. Sugiuchi   45: 18, 21-23*

Rin vs. Otake (play-off)   41: 34-35

 

Judan Tournament 1986 (24th)

Takemiya Masaki wins   42: 3;  45: 6*

final chart   45: 6

 

Judan Tournament 1986-87 (25th)

Kato Masao wins   47: 3

 

Judan Tournament 1988 (27th)

Redmond vs. Hashimoto S.   55: 53-56*

Redmond vs. Kiyonari   52: 12-14

Redmond vs. Sakata   55: 48-52

 

Judan Tournament 1990-91 (29th)

results   62: 7, 13

 

Judan Tournament 1991-92 (30th)

results   66: 6-7

 

Judan Tournament 1992-93 (31st)

Otake Hideo wins   69: 10

 

Judan Tournament 1994-95 (33rd)

Yoda Norimoto wins   72: 3

 

Judan Tournament 1995-96 (34th)

O Rissei wins   76: 2

players without losses   75: 3

 

Judan Tournament 1996-97 (35th)

Kato Masao wins   79: 6*

results   78: 2-3

 

Judan Tournament 1997-98 (36th)

Hikosaka Naoto wins   82: 4;  86: 52

Hikosaka vs. Hane N.   86: 52-53

 

Judan Tournament 1999-2000 (38th)

Nakano Hironari wins   88: 7-8

results   87: 7

 

Judan Tournament 2000-01 (39th)

results   90: 34

 

Judan Tournament 2001-02 (40th)

Takemiya Masaki wins   94: 9

 

Judan Tournament 2002-03 (41st)

Takao Shinji wins   97: 10

 

Judan Tournament 2003-04 (42nd)

Cho U wins   101: 6

Kobayashi Izumi reaches   98: 9;  99: 9

winners of Winners’ and Losers’ Section   100: 8-9

 

Judan Tournament 2004-05 (43rd)

Cho Chikun wins   104: 7*

father-daughter clash   102: 8

winners of Winners’ and Losers’ Section   103: 8

 

Judan Tournament 2005-06 (44th)

Yamashita Keigo wins   107: 5

 

Judan Tournament 2006-07 (45th)

Yamashita Keigo wins   111: 5

winners of Winners’ and Losers’ Section   109: 8;  110: 6

 

Judan Tournament 2007-08 (46th)

Takao Shinji wins   114: 5

 

Judan Tournament 2008-09 (47th)

Cho U wins   118: 5, 6

Winners’ Section results   116: 8, 9;  117: 9

 

Judan Tournament 2009-10 (48th)

Winners’ Section results   120: 8

 

Judan Tournament 2010-11 (49th)

Iyama Yuta wins   125: 6

Winners’ Section result   123: 8

 

Judan Tournament 2011-12 (50th)

Cho U wins   128: 6

change in tournament system   126: 8, 9

semifinal winners   127: 7

 

Jui Nai-wei  see Rui Naiwei

 

Jujo Jiang  see Jiang Zhujiu

 

Jumps  see Monkey jump , One-space jump

 

Junior players  see Young players

 

Junior tournaments  see Youth tournaments

 

Junk stones  see Useless stones

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