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Kabuki theater plays

Bando Hikosaboro V in Shinkoki  (triptych, cover note)   124: 1

Kumedera Danjo in Kenuki  (cover note)   116: 1

The Tale of the Grand Minister Kibi in China (oban triptych, cover note)   122: 1

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion (cover note)   118: 1

“The Temple of the Golden Pavilion” (cover story by Pinckard)   55: 7

untitled tetraptych (cover note)   21: 1

untitled triptychs (cover notes)   16: 1;  65: 1

 

Kada Katsuji

byo-yomi, unique way of dealing with   13: 39*

“Life and Death Masterpieces, Kada’s” (problems)   60: 49*, 51-52

 

Kada Katsuji vs. Iwata Tatsuaki

ca. 1984 (middle-game analysis)   39: 51-52

 

Kada Katsuji vs. Kuwahara Munehisa

Oteai 1960   22: 41

 

Kageyama Toshiro (1926–90)

death of   60: 7

 

Kaji Kazutame (1922–2000)

death of   89: 58

 

Kaji Kazutame vs. Kudo Norio

Judan Tournament 1978 (?) (joseki analysis)   11: 53, 54

 

Kajiwara Takeo (1923–2009)

1982-83 performance   32: 3*

death of   121: 9-10*

neologisms of   121: 9

“Redmond v. Kajiwara” (game)   32: 8-11*

retires   88: 10*

 

Kajiwara Takeo vs. Hashimoto Utaro

Meijin League 1976-77   1: 18-21

 

Kajiwara Takeo vs. Ishida Akira

1966 (2 stones)   16: 12-13

 

Kajiwara Takeo vs. Magari Reiki

Kisei Tournament 1978 (joseki analysis)   10: 60-61

 

Kajiwara Takeo vs. Nie Weiping

1979   17: 18-21*

 

Kajiwara Takeo vs. Oyama Kunio

Kisei Tournament 1977 (joseki analysis)   2: 44-45;  5: 68-69

 

Kajiwara Takeo vs. Redmond, Michael

NHK TV game 1983 (reverse komi)   32: 8-11*

 

Kajiwara Takeo vs. Sakakibara Shoji

Oza Preliminary Tournament 1979 (?) (joseki analysis)   13: 58-59

 

Kajiwara Takeo vs. Tokimoto Hajime

Judan Tournament 1977 (?) (joseki analysis)   8: 50-51

 

Kajiwara Takeo vs. Ushinohama Satsuo

Meijin Preliminary Tournament 1978 (including joseki analysis)   12: 59-61

 

Kakari  see Approach moves

 

Kake  see Pressing move

 

Kaku Kyushin

“From Amateur to Professional” (Tomita Tadao)   17: 34-38

 

Kaku Kyushin vs. Anonymous

Oteai 1979   17: 36-38

 

Kaku Kyushin vs. Redmond, Michael

Oteai 1985   43: 12-14

 

Kaku Kyushin vs. Tomita Tadao

1973 (4 stones)   17: 34-36

 

Kakusei Title

1983 (5th): Otake Hideo wins   31: 5

1984 (6th): Otake Hideo wins   34: 3

1989 (11th): O Rissei wins   56: 8-9*

1990 (12th): Kataoka Satoshi wins   58: 7

1991 (13th): Takemiya Masaki wins   63: 8

1997 (19th): Kobayashi Koichi wins   79: 9

2000 (22nd): O Rissei wins   88: 7

2001 (23rd): Kobayashi Koichi wins   91: 8

2003 (25th): Yuki Satoshi wins   98: 8

 

Kalosh, Michael

U.S. Go Congress 1986 (announcement)   42: 4, 5

 

Kamimura Kunio

biographical details   57: 39*;  96: 18*

“Two-Space Extension, How to Attack the”   57: 1, 38-45* ^c

world’s top ten players, discussion about   45: 37-39*

 

Kamiya Dochi  see Dochi

 

Kanagawa Masaaki

tesuji problems by   38: 52, 54

 

Kanashima Tadashi

tesuji problem by   38: 52, 55

 

Kanashima Tadashi vs. Kobayashi Satoru

Kisei Tournament 1984 (Stage One, middle-game analysis)   39: 51

 

Kanazawa Hideo

marries Yashiro Kumiko   108: 7

 

Kanazawa Makoto

Shinjin-O Title Match 2012, wins   129: 6

 

Kanda Ei vs. Mimura Tomoyasu

? (sacrifice analysis)   115: 53-55

 

Kanda Ei vs. Nakayama Noriyuki

Kisei Tournament 1979-80 (Stage One, fuseki problem only)   50: 36-38 ^c

 

Kanda Ei vs. Yang Hui

Japan-China Go Exchange 1980 (Round 2)   21: 31-33

 

Kang Chi-seong

SK Gas New Stars Best Ten Tournament 2001, wins   93: 10-11

 

Kang Tong-yun

Bacchus Cup Chunweon Title Match 2008-09, wins   117: 11;  118: 9

Etland Cup King of Kings Tournament 2007, wins   112: 9

Fujitsu Cup 2009, wins   119: 3*;  120: 49*

Osram Korea Cup 2005, wins   105: 10

Osram Korea Cup 2007, wins   113: 10

SK Gas New Stars Best Ten Title Match 2005, wins   106: 6-7

winning streak in Nong Shim Cup 2008-09   117: 4, 5

WMSG 2008 gold medal, wins   117: 2*

 

Kang Tong-yun vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho

Fujitsu Cup 2009 (final)   120: 46-49*

 

Kang Yu-t’aek

KC & A Cup King of the New Stars 2011, wins   127: 9

 

Kangwon Land Cup  see China-Korea Team Match

 

Kanji

see also Calligraphy

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

 

Kano Yoshinori (1928–99)

death of   85: 51

“Tesuji Problems”   45: 19-20

 

Kano Yoshinori vs. Iwata Tatsuaki

Honinbo League 1969-70 (joseki analysis)   15: 44-45

 

Kano Yoshinori vs. Kurotaki Masanori

Meijin Preliminary Tournament 1991   66: 62-64*

 

Kansai Ki-in

50th anniversary, celebrates   90: 9

Nihon Ki-in (1950), splits from   4: 61

Nihon Ki-in, rivalry in Kisei Tournament with   13: 27, 30

Nihon Ki-in, rivalry with   27: 7;  28: 8

prizes for 1978   12: 3

prizes for 1979   18: 4

prizes for 1981   27: 4*

prizes for 1983   35: 2-3

prizes for 1984   39: 3

prizes for 1985   43: 3

prizes for 1999   88: 54

prizes for 2004   104: 9-10

prizes for 2006   111: 7

prizes for 2008   118: 63

prizes for 2009   121: 9

prizes for 2010   125: 10

promotions  see Promotions

renaissance (2006)   106: 18

Shiokawa Masajuro becomes Chairman (2004)   101: 9

 

Kansai Ki-in Championship  see Kansai Ki-in Number One Position Tournament

 

Kansai Ki-in Number One Position Tournament

1977 (21st): Miyamoto vs. Akagi   20: 41

2001 (45th): Honda Kunihisa wins   94: 10

2003 (47th): Sakai Hideyuki wins (+ results)   100: 9

2004 (48th): Kiyonari Tetsuya wins (+ results)   103: 8

2005 (49th): Yokota Shigeaki wins (+ results)   106: 6

2006 (50th): Yuki Satoshi wins (+ results)   110: 7

2007 (51st): Yuki Satoshi wins (+ results)   113: 9

2008 (52nd): Yuki Satoshi wins (+ results)   117: 10

2009 (53rd): Yuki Satoshi wins (+ results)   120: 9

2010 (54th): Murakawa Daisuke wins (+ results)   124: 8

2011 (55th): Sakai Hideyuki wins (+ results)   127: 7

 

Kansai Ki-in Rating Tournament

abolition of   103: 8

 

Kanzu-fu  (classic problem book)

description of and selected life-and-death problem from   28: 65, 62

 

Karigane Jun’ichi (1879–1959)

jubango 1942, loses to Go Seigen in   36: 7

 

Karlgren, Bernhard (sinologue)

opinion about the Tso-chuan   42: 20-21

 

Kashio Rigen vs. Sansa

1582   6: 45, 49

 

Kata-tsuki  see Shoulder hit

 

Katachi (good shape)  see under Shape and technique

 

Kataoka Satoshi

1982, performance till   31: 7

biographical details   18: 15*;  31: 10*

Honinbo League 1993-94, wins   70: 8, 9

Honinbo Title Match 1994, loses to Cho Chikun in   71: 4*;  72: 15*, 20

“An Introduction to Tesuji”. Parts 1-8 (problems and examples)   72 – 79:  ...

Kakusei Title 1990, wins   58: 7

Shinjin-O Title Match 1982, wins   29: 2*

Tengen Title Match 1982, wins   29: 3, 4;  30: 2

Tengen Title Match 1983, wins   33: 2

Tengen Title Match 1993, loses to Rin Kaiho in   70: 6-7

 

Kataoka Satoshi vs. Awaji Shuzo

Tengen Title Match 1983 (Games 1-4)   35: 38-41;  36: 21-30* ^c

 

Kataoka Satoshi vs. Cho Chikun

Honinbo Title Match 1994 (Game 7)   72: 15-21*

Honinbo Title Match 1994 (joseki analysis of Game 3)   76: 45-46

 

Kataoka Satoshi vs. Ishida Yoshio

Tengen Title Match 1984 (Games 1-4)   40: 56-64*

 

Kataoka Satoshi vs. Jiang Zhujiu

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

 

Kataoka Satoshi vs. Kato Masao

Tengen Title Match 1979 (Games 1-3)   16: 3*;  18: 14-23*

Tengen Title Match 1982 (Games 1-5)   31: 7-20

 

Kataoka Satoshi vs. Nie Weiping

1979   17: 21-23

 

Kataoka Satoshi vs. Qian Yuping

Japan-China Go Exchange 1984 (Round 1)   37: 45-46

 

Kataoka Satoshi vs. Shao Zhengzhong

Japan-China TV Match 1984   38: 14*, 64

 

Kato joseki

“The Korean Style: Korean Joseki Innovations”. Part 11 (Oya Koichi)   107: 60-61

 

Kato Keiko

marries Mizokami Tomochika   110: 8

Women’s Meijin Title Match 2007, wins   111: 6*

Women’s Meijin Tournament 2006-07, wins   110: 8*

Women’s Strongest Player Title 2008, wins   116: 7

 

Kato Masao (1947–2004)

see also Honinbo Kensei

3-3 fuseki strategy (example) of   6: 41

3-4 fuseki strategy (examples) of   7: 43, 45

1981 performance   27: 33

1988-89 performance   57: 32

1993 performance   69: 10

1994 performance   72: 3

Acting Chairman of Nihon Ki-in (2004), becomes   101: 9;  102: 10

Agon Kiriyama Cup 2003, wins   99: 8

biographical details   47: 11*;  103: 8-9*

calligraphy by   47: 31*

career   80: 55-56*

Chinese fuseki strategy (examples) of   13: 41-42

Cho Chikun, rivalry with   26: 44;  30: 3;  32: 12;  74: 7

“Correcting the Mistake” [6 parts]   11 – 16:  ...

death of   103: 8

family at Oza award ceremony (1993)   70: 7*

“Fuseki, How to Improve at”. Parts 1-12   5 – 16:  ...

fuseki strategies  see subentries 3-3 , 3-4 , Chinese , Shusaku

Gosei Title Match 1977, wins   3: 2*

Gosei Title Match 1987, wins   49: 2-3

Gosei Title Match 1993, wins   69: 11

Gosei Tournament 1984, wins   35: 6

Gosei Tournament 1987, wins   48: 5

half-point wins, three, in Judan Title Match 1983   30: 3

Honinbo League 1976-77, wins   2: 2

Honinbo League 1994-95, wins   73: 2-3*;  74: 7

Honinbo League 2001-02, wins   95: 9

Honinbo Title Match 1977, wins   4: 2*

Honinbo Title Match 1978, defeats Ishida Yoshio in   8: 2*;  9: 2*;  10: 2

Honinbo Title Match 1979, defeats Rin Kaiho in   14: 2

Honinbo Title Match 1980, loses to Takemiya Masaki in   19: 2;  20: ifc*, 2*

Honinbo Title Match 1995, loses to Cho Chikun in   74: 32

Honinbo Title Match 1997, loses to Cho Chikun in   80: 65

Honinbo Title Match 2002, defeats O Meien in   95: 8-10*

“Joseki, After the” (problem and analysis)   92: 40, 42

Judan Title Match 1977, wins   2: 3*;  3: 9

Judan Title Match 1978, wins   7: 2;  8: 19, 30*

Judan Title Match 1979, wins   13: 2

Judan Title Match 1983, defeats Cho Chikun in   30: 3;  31: 3;  32: 30-31*

Judan Title Match 1987, defeats Kobayashi Koichi in   48: 2*

Judan Title Match 1997, defeats Yoda Norimoto in   79: 6-7*

Judan Title Match 1998, loses to Hikosaka Naoto in   82: 4

Judan Tournament 1982-83, wins   30: 3

Judan Tournament 1986-87, wins   47: 3

“‘Kato the Killer’, Return of ” (game)   46: 17, 21

Kisei Title Match 1978, loses to Fujisawa Shuko in   6: 3-4;  7: ifc*, 2

Kisei Title Match 1988, loses to Kobayashi Koichi in   51: 2*;  52: 18;  53: 34*

Kisei Title Match 1991, loses to Kobayashi Koichi in   63: 5-6;  64: 18*, 19

Kisei Title Match 1993, loses to Kobayashi Koichi in   69: 9-10

Kisei Tournament 1977 play-off, wins   5: 6;  6: 2-3*

Kisei Tournament 1990 play-off, wins   62: 7

Kisei Tournament 1995 play-off, loses to Cho Chikun in   75: 3*

“Kitani trio” (1988), as one of   53: 20*

Kobayashi Koichi, rivalry with   47: 10;  51: 31;  58: 17*;  64: 18-19

“Life and Death Patterns, 36” [12 parts] (problems)   49 ;  52 – 62:  ...

Meijin League (around 1980), performance in   26: 44

Meijin League 1980-81, wins   25: 2*, 3, 4*

Meijin League 1985-86, wins   45: 2-3 ^c

Meijin Title Match 1986, defeats Kobayashi Koichi in   45: 3;  46: 2-3*;

     47: 10, 30-31*

Meijin Title Match 1987, defeats Rin Kaiho in   50: 2-3*;  51: 67;  52: 36-37*

Meijin Title Match 1988, loses to Kobayashi Koichi in   53: 2-3*;  54: 3;  58: 17-18

memory of   121: 46

NEC Cup 1991, wins   63: 8

NEC Cup 1997, wins   79: 8

Otake Hideo, rivalry with   35: 33;  39: 55

Oza award ceremony (1993), family at   70: 7*

Oza Title in 1980s, dominates   44: 55

Oza Title Match 1979, wins   16: 2

Oza Title Match 1980, wins   22: 2

Oza Title Match 1982, wins   29: 3, 4

Oza Title Match 1983, wins   33: 2

Oza Title Match 1984, defeats Yamashiro Hiroshi in   36: 3*, 5;  37: 2*;

     40: 50, 53-54

Oza Title Match 1985, defeats Kobayashi Koichi in   41: 2;  44: 58

Oza Title Match 1986, wins   46: 3

Oza Title Match 1987, wins   50: 3*

Oza Title Match 1988, defeats Takemiya Masaki in   54: 3-4

Oza Title Match 1989, defeats Hane Yasumasa in   57: 3 ^c;  58: 5 ^c

Oza Title Match 1990, loses to Hane Yasumasa in   62: 6*;  63: 34 ^c

Oza Title Match 1993, defeats Fujisawa Shuko in   70: 6

Oza Title Match 1994, loses to Cho Chikun in   72: 2-3

Oza Tournament 1979, wins   15: 3

Oza Tournament 1982, wins   29: 3

“Proverbs Every Go Player Should Know, Ten” (problems)   73: 58-62, 51

Rin Kaiho, rivalry with   15: 16;  52: 25

rivalries  see subentries Cho , Kobayashi , Otake , Rin

Ryusei Tournament 2001, wins   93: 8

Shusaku fuseki strategy (example) of   8: 36-37

“A Superb Transformation” (essay on Kobayashi Koichi)   46: 38-42*

Tengen Title Match 1978, wins   11: 2;  12: 29*

Tengen Title Match 1979, wins   16: 2

Tengen Title Match 1980, wins   22: 2

Tengen Title Match 1981, wins   26: 2

Tengen Title Match 1991, loses to Rin Kaiho in   66: 5 ^c

Tengen Tournament 1991, wins   65: 6

“Trick Moves, Some Popular” (problems)   21: 39-41

various records by winning Honinbo Title Match 2002, sets   95: 8-9, 10

 

Kato Masao vs. Cho Chikun

Honinbo Title Match 1995 (Games 1-5)   74: 7-32*

Honinbo Title Match 1997 (Games 1-4)   80: 65-68;  81: 46-53*

Judan Title Match 1983 (Games 1-5)   32: 12-31*

Judan Tournament 1975-76 (tesuji problem)   98: 45, 47-48

Kisei Tournament 1982 (play-off, Games 1 & 2)   31: 27-30

Meijin League 1976-77 (fuseki analysis)   11: 36

Meijin League 1977-78 (fuseki analysis)   14: 34, 47

Meijin League 1985-86 (play-off)   46: 17, 21

Meijin Title Match 1981 (Games 1-4)   25: ifc*;  26: 44-59 ^c

 

Kato Masao vs. Cho U

Honinbo Title Match 2003 (Games 1-6)   99: 6*;  100: 14-52*

 

Kato Masao vs. Fujisawa Hosai

Judan Tournament 1975-76 (fuseki analysis)   6: 40

 

Kato Masao vs. Fujisawa Shuko

Ing Cup 1988 (Round 2)   53: 30-32

Kisei Title Match 1978 (Games 1-7)   6: 3*, ibc*;  7: 3*, 24-36*;  8: 5-18

Kisei Title Match 1978 (fuseki analysis of Games 1 & 4)   14: 34;  15: 38

Tengen Title Match 1978 (Games 1-4)   11: ifc*;  12: 17-29*

 

Kato Masao vs. Hane Yasumasa

Oza Title Match 1990 (Game 5)   63: 34-37*

 

Kato Masao vs. Hashimoto Shoji

Judan Title Match 1979 (Games 1-4)   14: 27-29;  15: 6-15*

Oza Title Match 1981 (Games 1-3)   27: 7-17

Oza Title Match 1982 (Games 1 & 2)   30: 36-40*

 

Kato Masao vs. Imamura Toshiya

Fujitsu Cup 1988 (Round 1)   53: 15-17*

 

Kato Masao vs. Ishida Yoshio

Honinbo Title Match 1978 (Games 1-7)   8: ifc*;  9: ifc*, 12-31*;  10: 7-11*

Honinbo Title Match 1978 (fuseki analysis of Game 2)   16: 48

Oza Title Match 1979 (Games 1 & 2)   16: 3*;  17: 23-25;  18: 6-8

Oza Title Match 1980 (Games 1 & 2)   23: 35-41

 

Kato Masao vs. Kataoka Satoshi

Tengen Title Match 1979 (Games 1-3)   16: 3*;  18: 14-23*

Tengen Title Match 1982 (Games 1-5)   31: 7-20

 

Kato Masao vs. Kobayashi Koichi

Gosei League 1975-76 (fuseki only)   46: 38-39

Gosei Tournament 1987 (problem and game)   100: 75, 80-82*

Judan Title Match 1984 (Games 1-5)   37: 24-39*

Judan Title Match 1987 (Games 1-4)   51: 27-46* ^c

Kisei Title Match 1988 (Games 1-5)   52: 18-24*, 37;  53: 35-54* ^c

Kisei Title Match 1991 (Games 1-7)   64: 19-35*;  65: 18-32*

Kisei Tournament 1985 (play-off, Game 1)   46: 39-40, 41-42*

Meijin Title Match 1986 (Games 1-4)   47: 10-31*

Meijin Title Match 1988 (Games 1-5)   58: 18-38* ^c

Oza Title Match 1985 (Games 1-3)   42: 46;  44: 55-58

Oza Title Match 1985 (Game 2, fuseki only)   46: 39*

Tengen Title Match 1981 (Games 1-5)   27: 21-33*

 

Kato Masao vs. Liu Xiaoguang

Ing Cup 1988 (Round 1)   53: 27-28

 

Kato Masao vs. Ma Xiaochun

Japan-China Go Exchange 1984 (Round 1)   37: 50-51

 

Kato Masao vs. Magari Reiki

Oteai 1973 (fuseki analysis)   13: 41

 

Kato Masao vs. Nie Weiping

Fujitsu Cup 1988 (Round 2)   52: 5-7

Japan-China Go Exchange 1982 (Round 2)   29: 10-12

Japan-China Go Exchange 1984 (Rounds 5 & 6)   38: 7-11

Japan-China Go Exchange 1986 (Round 1)   48: 23-26

NEC Japan-China Super Go Series 1985   43: 45-46

NEC Japan-China Super Go Series 1987-88   51: 11-13*

 

Kato Masao vs. O Meien

Honinbo Title Match 2002 (Games 1-6)   96: 41-74* ^c

 

Kato Masao vs. Otake Hideo

Gosei Title Match 1978 (Games 1-4)   9: 31-33*;  10: 12-21

Gosei Title Match 1981 (Games 1-4)   25: 3*;  26: 12-21

Gosei Title Match 1984 (Games 1-4)   39: 54-62

Honinbo League 1976-77   3: 10-14

Honinbo League 1976-77 (play-off)   3: 14-19

Judan Title Match 1980 (Games 1-5)   20: 20-37*

Meijin League 1977-78 (play-off)   11: 13-15

Nihon Ki-in Championship 1974 (fuseki analysis)   12: 37-38

Oza Title Match 1983 (Games 1 & 2)   35: 33-37*

 

Kato Masao vs. Rin Kaiho

Honinbo League 1976-77   1: 14-15

Honinbo Title Match 1979 (Games 1-5)   14: ifc*;  15: 16-30*

Judan Title Match 1976 (fuseki analysis of Game 5)   13: 41-42

Judan Title Match 1978 (Games 1-4)   8: 19-30*

Judan Title Match 1978 (fuseki analysis of Game 2)   11: 36

Kisei Tournament 1977 (play-off, Games 1-3)   7: 15-24*

Kisei Tournament 1979 (Stage Three, quarterfinal)   19: 30-32

Meijin League 1976-77   5: 15

Oza Title Match 1986 (Games 1-4)   48: 7-22*

 

Kato Masao vs. Sakata Eio

Judan Title Match 1977 (Games 1-3)   2: 8-18;  3: 4-9

Judan Title Match 1977 (fuseki analysis of Game 1)   9: 37

 

Kato Masao vs. Shiraishi Yutaka

Meijin League 1977-78   11: 8-13*

 

Kato Masao vs. Takagawa Kaku

Honinbo League 1969-70 (fuseki analysis)   8: 36-37

Meijin Preliminary Tournament 1974 (fuseki analysis)   10: 40-41

 

Kato Masao vs. Takemiya Masaki

Gosei Title Match 1977 (Games 1-3)   3: 23-27*;  4: 6-11

Honinbo Title Match 1977 (Games 1-5)   3: 19-22*;  4: 11-35*

Honinbo Title Match 1980 (Games 1-5)   21: ifc*, 16-28*

 

Kato Masao vs. Yamabe Toshiro

Tengen Title Match 1980 (Games 1-3)   24: 18-27

 

Kato Masao vs. Yamashiro Hiroshi

Oza Title Match 1984 (Games 1-3)   39: 63-64*;  40: 50-54

 

Kato Masao vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho

Fujitsu Cup 1994 (Round 2)   71: 41-43

 

Kato Masao vs. Yoda Norimoto

Judan Title Match 1997 (Games 1 & 2)   80: 56-64*

 

Kato Masao vs. Yuki Satoshi

Honinbo League 1994-95 (joseki analysis)   78: 62-64

 

Kato Shin (1891–1952)

biographical details   47: 35

 

Kato Shin vs. Sekiyama Riichi

Honinbo Title Match 1941 (Game 6, no komi)   3: 61-62

 

Kato Tomoko

Women’s Honinbo Title Match 1992, wins   69: 9*

Women’s Kakusei Tournament 2001, wins   93: 8

Women’s Strongest Player Title 2000, wins   91: 10

 

Kato Tomoko vs. Chinen Kaori

Women’s Honinbo Title Match 1998 (Game 1, proper move analysis)   122: 63-64

 

Katowice Tournament

1977 note   7: 5

1979 note   15: 57

 

Katsushika Hokusai (artist)

untitled surimono print (cover note)   28: 1

 

Kawabata Yasunari (author)

Sakata Eio meets   52: 53*

 

Kawabata Yasunari vs. Sakata Eio

1963 (6 stones)   52: 53

 

Kawakuma Hiroyuki

Cho U, interview with, after winning Kisei Title Match 2011   126: 31-32

 

Kawamoto Noboru

life-and-death problem by   103: 63, 64

 

Kawanabe Gyosai (artist)

courtesan of hell (cover note)   76: 1

 

KBS Cup King of Baduk

format, prize money, 1997 winner   80: 6

1999 (18th): Cho Hun-hyeon wins   88: 12 ^c

2001 (20th): Yi Ch’ang-ho wins   94: 12

2003 (22nd): Song T’ae-kon wins   99: 10

2005 (24th): Yi Ch’ang-ho wins   105: 10

2006 (25th): Yi Se-tol wins (+ results)   110: 8-9

2007 (26th): Yi Ch’ang-ho wins (+ results)   113: 10*;  114: 8

2009 (27th): Yi Ch’ang-ho wins (+ results)   118: 10

 

KBS TV Lightning Tournament  see KBS Cup King of Baduk

 

KC & A Cup King of the New Stars Title (Korea)

2011 (1st): Kang Yu-t’aek wins (+ results)   127: 9

 

Keima  see Knight’s move

 

Keima-gakari  see Knight approach ...

 

Keima-gake  see Knight pressing move ...

 

Kenka-komoku fuseki

discussion of   64: 54-56

side, variations along the   16: 47-48

 

Kensei (Honinbo)

see also Kato Masao

resumes name of   96: 74

 

Kenuki (kabuki play)

Kumedera Danjo in  (cover note)   116: 1

 

Kenya

Wimmer introduces go (1983) in   35: 7

 

Kerwin, James

see also Hollyhock Go Workshop

1978 performance   12: 30

biographical details   19: 25*

“First Wins for Wimmer and Kerwin”   8: 31-33, 44

“Kisei Success, James Kerwin’s” (report and games)   12: 30-33*

Kisei Tournament 1978-79, wins 1-dan section of   11: 4

professional (1978), becomes   6: 4, 13

 

Kerwin, James vs. Ando Akio

Oteai 1978   8: 32-33, 44

 

Kerwin, James vs. Inoue Machiko

Kisei Tournament 1978-79 (Stage One)   12: 30-31

 

Kerwin James vs. Komatsu Fujio

Kisei Tournament 1978-79 (Stage Two)   19: 24-26

 

Kerwin, James vs. Nakamura Kuniko

Kisei Tournament 1978-79 (Stage One, 1-dan final)   12: 32-33*

 

Keshi  see Reducing

 

“Key Points in the Opening” (Kobayashi Koichi)

(fuseki analysis)   108: 62-64

 

KFT Cup (Korea)

see also predecessor title Paedal Wang

2002 (1st): Yi Se-tol wins (+ results)   95: 13

 

KGS  see Kiseido Go Server

 

Ki no Tomonori (ca. 900)

poem by   69: ifc

 

Kibi legend

Illustrated Narrative of Grand Minister Kibi’s Entrance into Tang, as told in

     47: 6-7

 

Kibi no Makibi (693–775)

A Burlesque of Grand Minister Kibi  (cover story by Pinckard)   88: 47

A Burlesque of Kibi and the Chinese Minister  (cover story by Pinckard)   85: 51

“Grand Minister Kibi and the Transmission of Go to Japan” (Pinckard)   47: 6-9*

kabuki play about (oban triptych, cover note)   122: 1

Kibi and the Chinese Minister Playing Go  (cover note)   72: 1

Kibi no Makibi and the Chinese Minister Playing Go  (cover note)   70: 1

 

Kido Prizes

1978 (12th)   12: 2*

1979 (13th)   18: 3-4*

1980 (14th)   23: 5

1981 (15th)   27: 4*

1982 (16th)   32: 2*

1983 (17th)   35: 2*

1984 (18th)   39: 2*

1985 (19th)   43: 2*

1986 (20th)   47: 5

1987-89 (21st to 23rd)   59: 6*

1990 (24th)   63: 29-30*

1991 (25th)   67: 8

1996 (30th)   79: 10

1999 (33rd)   88: 14, 54

2000 (34th)   91: 10-11

2001 (35th)   94: 10

2002 (36th)   97: 48

2003 (37th)   100: 13

2004 (38th)   104: 9

2005 (39th)   107: 10*

2006 (40th)   110: 10

2007 (41st)   114: 10-11

2008 (42nd)   118: 11

2009 (43rd)   121: 8-9

2010 (44th)   125: 9-10

2011 (45th)   128: 10-11

 

Kierulf, Anders and Jurg Nievergelt

“Computer Go: A Smart Board and its Applications”   42: 62-64*, 53, 54

 

Kikashi  see Forcing moves

 

Kikuchi Yasuro

Amateur Best Ten Tournament 1980, wins   20: 4

WAGC 1992, wins   68: 4

WAGC 2002, becomes Japanese representative in   93: 10

 

Kikugawa Eizan (artist)

The Elegant Dance of a Puppet on Go Board  (oban print, cover note)   106: 1

 

“Killer, The” (nickname)  see Kato Masao

 

Killing  see Life and death

 

Kim Chan-wu

WAGC 1998, wins   83: 3

 

Kim Ch’eol-chung vs. Danek, Vladimir

WAGC 1983 (play-off for 5th place)   32: 41-42

 

Kim Chi-seok

Commodity Prices Information Cup 2009, wins   120: 10

 

Kim Chi-seok vs. Cho U

Fujitsu Cup 2010 (Round 2)   122: 40*, 45-49

 

Kim Chul-joong  see Kim Ch’eol-chung

 

Kim Dae-youn vs. Dinerchtein, Alexandre

Korean Professional League 2003   97: 37-41

 

Kim In

Cha, Jimmy about   37: 20

 

Kim In vs. Cho Hun-hyeon

P’aewang Title Match 1979 (Game 1)   37: 20-22*

 

Kim In vs. Liu Chen

Samsung Cup 1997 (joseki analysis)   81: 62

 

Kim Ki-yong

BC Card Cup Title Match 2008, wins   115: 9

SK Gas New Stars Best Ten Title Match 2008, wins   118: 9

 

Kim Kyung vs. Aguilar, Fernando

WAGC 1980 (Round 1)   20: 12-13

 

Kim Kyung vs. Schlemper, Ronald

WAGC 1980 (play-off for 7th place)   19: 12-14

 

Kim Man-su vs. Ryu Shikun

1998 (joseki analysis)   101: 44-45

 

Kim Seong-ryong

about Chinese go   109: 55

Etland Cup King of Kings Tournament 2004, wins   103: 10

 

Kim Seung-chae vs. Ch’oe Ch’eol-han

Kiseong Tournament 2006-07 (final)   115: 55

 

Kim Shujun

Shinjin-O Title Match 2005, wins   105: 7

 

Kim Yeong-sam vs. Mok Chin-seok

Bacchus Cup Chunweon Tournament 2004   117: 64

 

Kim Yonghoan and Elwyn Berlekamp

“Where Is the ‘$1,000 Ko’?”   71: 65-80

 

Kim Yun-yeong

Women’s Kiseong Tournament 2010, wins   124: 10

 

Kimono

cover notes on   14: 1;  36: 1;  44: 1;  110: 1

 

King of Go (title)

Chinese  see Qiwang

Korean  see Kiwang

 

King of Kings (Korean title)  see Etland Cup King of Kings Tournament

 

King of Paduk (Korean title)  see KBS Cup King of Baduk

 

King of the New Stars Play-off  see China-Korea King of the New Stars Play-off

 

King of the New Stars (title)

Chinese  see Xinren Wang

Japanese  see Shinjin-O

Korean  see BC Card Cup , KC & A Cup King of the New Stars

 

King of the South-West (Chinese title)  see South West King

 

King Position (Korean title)  see Wangwi

 

King’s Throne (Korean title)  see Wangwi

 

Kings  see Juan Carlos

 

Kinkakuji (kabuki play)  see “Temple of the Golden Pavilion”

 

Kino Kazuma vs. Takao Shinji

Professional Qualifying Tournament 1990   63: 46-47, 48-51

 

Kippe, Horst vs. Parmenter, Graeme

WAGC 1979 (Round 1)   13: 14-16

 

Kiri  see Cut

 

Kiri-chigai  see Crosscut

 

Kirin Cup

format   55: 56

1988 (1st): Redmond vs. Yoda   55: 56-57

1988 (1st): Tokyo A Team   55: 57*

 

Kirin no kubi  see Giraffe’s neck

 

Kiriyama Cup Japan-China Play-off  see Japan-China Agon Kiriyama Cup Play-off

 

Kisei (Chinese title)  see Qisheng

 

Kisei (Japanese title)

see also Kisei (Main) Tournament , Leagues , Title Match

founding of   19: 17

Fujisawa Shuko’s performance as title-holder (1977-81)   24: 28

Honorary Kisei, conditions for becoming   60: 30

Nihon Ki-in–Kansai Ki-in rivalry   13: 27, 30

overseas title games (1985...89)   56: 32

title-holders and challengers 1977...1991   18: 24;  28: 32;  40: 7;  53: 34;  56: 31;

     60: 46;  64: 19

title-holders and challengers 2002-2006   108: 64

tournament system, explanation of   7: 9, 11, 13;  13: 32;  19: 24, 30

tournament system, major change (1999-2000) in   89: 46, 52;  90: 8

tournament system, some changes (1981-82) in   28: 3;  31: 24

Yamashita Keigo youngest title-holder   98: 6

 

Kisei (Korean title)  see Kiseong

 

Kisei Main Tournament  see Kisei Tournament , Kisei Leagues

 

Kisei Leagues 2000 (25th)

Cho Sonjin wins play-off   90: 34

results   89: 46

winners and final charts   90: 7-8

 

Kisei Leagues 2001 (26th)

Ryu Shikun wins play-off   93: ifc

new players   92: 8

results   92: 54

winners and final charts   93: 6, 7

Miyazawa vs. Mimura   93: 25-27

 

Kisei Leagues 2002 (27th)

results   95: 10, 11

winners and final charts   96: 6, 7

 

Kisei Leagues 2003 (28th)

Hane Naoki wins play-off   100: 7

results   98: 10

winners and final charts   99: 7-8

 

Kisei Leagues 2004 (29th)

Yuki Satoshi wins play-off   103: 6

new players   101: 6

winners and final charts   102: 9

 

Kisei Leagues 2005 (30th)

Yamashita Keigo wins play-off   106: 5

winners and final charts   105: 8

 

Kisei Leagues 2006 (31st)

Kobayashi Satoru wins play-off   109: 7

new players   107: 4

results   108: 8

winners and final charts   109: 7

 

Kisei Leagues 2007 (32nd)

Cho Chikun wins play-off   113: 7-8

new players   111: 4

results   112: 7

winners and final charts   113: 7-8;  114: 11

 

Kisei Leagues 2008 (33rd)

Yoda Norimoto wins play-off   117: 7-8*

new players   115: 8

results   115: 8;  116: 8

winners and final charts   117: 7-8

 

Kisei Leagues 2009 (34th)

Cho U wins play-off   120: 8

new players   118: 8

results   119: 7, 8

winners and final charts   120: 7, 8

 

Kisei Leagues 2010 (35th)

Iyama Yuta wins play-off   124: 7

results   122: 8, 9

winners and final charts   123: 6

 

Kisei Leagues 2011 (36th)

Takao Shinji wins play-off   127: 4, 5

new players   125: 7, 8

average age   126: 8

results   126: 8

winners and final charts   127: 6

 

Kisei Leagues 2012 (37th)

Iyama Yuta wins play-off   129: 7

results   128: 9

winners and final charts   129: 7, 8

 

Kisei Title Match 1977 (1st)

Fujisawa Shuko wins   1: 2-3*

Games 3-5   1: 5-13;  2: 5-7

joseki analysis of Game 4   3: 46-47;  5: 69

 

Kisei Title Match 1978 (2nd)

Fujisawa Shuko defeats Kato Masao (+ results)   6: 3-4;  7: ifc*, 2

Games 1-7   6: 3*, ibc*;  7: 3*, 24-36*;  8: 5-18

fuseki analysis of Games 1 & 4   14: 34;  15: 38

Fujisawa Shuko at award ceremony   8: 4*

 

Kisei Title Match 1979 (3rd)

Fujisawa Shuko defeats Ishida Yoshio (+ results)   11: 3, 5;  12: 4;  13: 2

Games 1-5   12: ifc*;  13: 18-26*;  14: 5-16

 

Kisei Title Match 1980 (4th)

Fujisawa Shuko wins   17: 2;  18: 2*;  19: 58

prize money   19: 18

results   17: 2;  18: 2

Games 1-5   17: ifc*;  18: ifc*, 24-29*;  19: 44-49*, 51-58*

 

Kisei Title Match 1981 (5th)

Fujisawa Shuko wins   23: 2;  24: 2

results   23: 2

Games 1-4   23: ifc*;  24: 50-ibc ^c

proper move analysis of Game 4   126: 60-61

interview with Fujisawa Shuko   24: ibc

 

Kisei Title Match 1982 (6th)

Fujisawa Shuko defeats Rin Kaiho   26: 2, 3;  28: 6, 32*

results   26: 3

Games 1-7   26: ifc*;  28: 14-32*

Fujisawa Shuko at award ceremony   28: 32*

 

Kisei Title Match 1983 (7th)

dubbed as “fight of the century”   31: 22

Cho Chikun defeats Fujisawa Shuko   30: 2;  31: 2*, 3*, 55-56*;  50: 23*

results   30: 2

Games 1-7   30: ifc*;  31: 31-56*

 

Kisei Title Match 1984 (8th)

Cho Chikun defeats Rin Kaiho   33: 35;  34: 2;  36: 31, 63

results   34: 2

Games 1-6   36: 43-63*

 

Kisei Title Match 1985 (9th)

Cho Chikun defeats Takemiya Masaki   38: 2;  40: 6*, 29-30*

prize money   40: 7

results   38: 2

Games 1-7   40: 6-30*

 

Kisei Title Match 1986 (10th)

Kobayashi Koichi defeats Cho Chikun (+ results)   42: 2-3*

Cho Chikun suffers multiple injuries in traffic accident   42: 2*;  44: 6*

Games 1-6   42: 2*;  44: 6*, 7-26*

 

Kisei Title Match 1987 (11th)

Kobayashi Koichi defeats Takemiya Masaki   47: 2;  49: 8, 33*

prize money   49: 13

results   47: 3

four top players in Los Angeles   47: 3*

“The Kisei Title in Los Angeles” (Terry)   49: 8-16*

Games 1-5   49: 9*, 10-34*

middle-game variation of Game 3   100: 83

 

Kisei Title Match 1988 (12th)

Kobayashi Koichi defeats Kato Masao   51: 2*;  52: 18;  53: 34*

results   51: 3

Games 1-5   52: 18-24*, 37;  53: 35-54* ^c

 

Kisei Title Match 1989 (13th)

Kobayashi Koichi defeats Takemiya Masaki   55: 4*;  56: 1*, 30*

prize money   56: 33;  64: 18

results   55: 4

Games 1-5   56: 32-55*

 

Kisei Title Match 1990 (14th)

Kobayashi Koichi defeats Otake Hideo   58: 4-5;  60: 30*

prize money   60: 46;  64: 18

results   58: 5

Games 1-5   59: 7-13;  60: 31-33, 36-45*

 

Kisei Title Match 1991 (15th)

Kobayashi Koichi defeats Kato Masao   63: 5-6;  64: 18*, 19

prize money   64: 18

results   63: 6

Games 1-7   64: 19-35*;  65: 18-32*

 

Kisei Title Match 1992 (16th)

Kobayashi Koichi defeats Yamashiro Hiroshi (+ results)   66: 4-5*;  67: 5

 

Kisei Title Match 1993 (17th)

Kobayashi Koichi defeats Kato Masao (+ results)   69: 9-10

 

Kisei Title Match 1994 (18th)

Cho Chikun defeats Kobayashi Koichi (+ results)   70: 7-8

 

Kisei Title Match 1995 (19th)

Kobayashi Satoru defeats Cho Chikun   73: 17

Games 1-6   73: 17-43*

 

Kisei Title Match 1996 (20th)

Cho Chikun defeats Kobayashi Satoru   76: 2*;  77: 9-10*

Games 1-7   76: 19-39*;  77: 10-26*

 

Kisei Title Match 1997 (21st)

Cho Chikun defeats Kobayashi Satoru (+ results)   79: 5-6*

Games 1-5   79: 41-60*

fuseki analysis of Game 2   82: 53-64

 

Kisei Title Match 1998 (22nd)

Cho Chikun defeats Yoda Norimoto (+ results)   82: 4*

Games 1-6   83: 19-28*, 30-35

 

Kisei Title Match 1999 (23rd)

Cho Chikun defeats Kobayashi Koichi (+ results)   85: 4

Games 1-6   86: 19-33*

tesuji analysis of Game 2   123: 63-64

fuseki analysis of Game 3   85: 39-44

 

Kisei Title Match 2000 (24th)

O Rissei defeats Cho Chikun (+ results)   88: 6-7*

Games 1-6   88: 20-37*;  89: 32-36

 

Kisei Title Match 2001 (25th)

O Rissei defeats Cho Sonjin (+ results)   91: 6-7*

Game 6   92: 46-50

fuseki analysis of Game 3   91: 56-63

 

Kisei Title Match 2002 (26th)

O Rissei defeats Ryu Shikun (+ results)   94: 6-7*

Games 1-6   94: 15-18;  95: 18-39, 44

dispute over end of Game 5 (discussion)   94: ifc*, 18-19

 

Kisei Title Match 2003 (27th)

Yamashita Keigo defeats O Rissei (+ results)   97: 7-8*;  98: 6-7*

Games 1-5   98: 7*, 34-41, 50*, 58, 33;  99: 48-65

 

Kisei Title Match 2004 (28th)

Hane Naoki defeats Yamashita Keigo   100: 7;  101: 5-6

prize money   103: 30

results   101: 6;  103: 12

Games 1-7   101: 48-58;  102: 38-42;  103: 12-30*

 

Kisei Title Match 2005 (29th)

Hane Naoki defeats Yuki Satoshi (+ results)   103: 6;  104: 6-7

Games 1-7   106: 12-39*

 

Kisei Title Match 2006 (30th)

Yamashita Keigo defeats Hane Naoki (+ results)   107: 4*

prize money   107: 48

Games 1-4   107: 49-56*;  108: 19-31*

joseki analysis of Game 1   111: 59-60

 

Kisei Title Match 2007 (31st)

Yamashita Keigo defeats Kobayashi Satoru   110: 6;  111: 4;  112: 23

results   110: 6;  111: 4

Games 1-4   111: 37-46*;  112: 10-23*

interview with Yamashita   112: 23*

 

Kisei Title Match 2008 (32nd)

Yamashita Keigo defeats Cho Chikun   114: 6*;  115: 5-6;  116: 29*

results   114: 6;  115: 6

Games 1-7   115: 30-46* ^c;  116: 10-29*

 

Kisei Title Match 2009 (33rd)

Yamashita Keigo defeats Yoda Norimoto (+ results)   118: 5*

Games 1-6   119: 28-58* ^c

 

Kisei Title Match 2010 (34th)

Cho U defeats Yamashita Keigo   121: 5;  122: 6

results   122: 6

Games 1-5   122: 12-39* ^c

 

Kisei Title Match 2011 (35th)

Cho U defeats Iyama Yuta   125: 6;  126: 32*

Cho U and Iyama on   125: 32-33*

results   125: 6

Games 1-6   125: 33-48*;  126: 12-31* ^c

interview with Cho U   126: 31-32

earthquake 2011 effect on   125: 5;  126: 31

 

Kisei Title Match 2012 (36th)

Cho U defeats Takao Shinji (+ results)   128: 6, 63*

Games 1-7   128: 41-63*

 

Kisei Tournament 1976 (1st)

Takemiya vs. Fujisawa S. (tesuji problem)   99: 45, 47

 

Kisei Tournament 1977 (2nd)

Kato Masao wins play-off   5: 6;  6: 2-3*

winners of dan sections   7: 9

results of second stage   7: 11

participants in third stage   4: 4;  7: 13

results of third stage   7: 13

Rin Kaiho doing well   4: 2-3

Kajiwara vs. Oyama (joseki analysis)   2: 44-45;  5: 68-69

Stage One, 7-dan final: Ishida A. vs. Kuroda   7: 9-11;  8: 4

Stage One, 9-dan final: Rin vs. Kubouchi   5: 28-29

Stage Two, final: Rin vs. Kubouchi   7: 11-13

Stage Three, quarterfinal: Otake vs. Kobayashi K.   7: 14-15

play-off: Kato vs. Rin (Games 1-3)   7: 15-24*

 

Kisei Tournament 1978 (3rd)

Ishida Yoshio wins play-off (+ results)   11: 2, 3*

winners of dan sections   8: 3;  9: 2-3;  13: 27

participants in third stage   10: 3;  13: 32

results of third stage   11: 2-3;  13: 32

Hashimoto U. vs. Ishida Y. (joseki analysis)   11: 53-54

Magari vs. Kajiwara (joseki analysis)   10: 60-61

Stage One, 9-dan final: Otake vs. Sakata   13: 27-30

Stage Two, final: Otake vs. Sakata   13: 30-32

play-off: Ishida Y. vs. Sakata (Games 1-3)   13: 33-38*

 

Kisei Tournament 1978-79 (4th)

Rin Kaiho wins play-off (+ results)   17: 2

prize money in 1-dan section   12: 33

prize money and game fees   19: 17-18

Kerwin, James wins 1-dan section   11: 4

“Kerwin’s, James Kisei Success” (report and games)   12: 30-33*

winners of dan sections   13: 26;  14: 3;  19: 18

results of second stage   14: 3;  15: 3*;  19: 24

participants in third stage   15: 3;  19: 30

results of third stage   16: 2;  19: 30

Stage One: Kerwin vs. Inoue   12: 30-31

Stage One, 1-dan final: Kerwin vs. Nakamura   12: 32-33*

Stage One, 7-dan final: Awaji vs. Sato   19: 18-20

Stage One, 8-dan final: Sakai vs. Kobayashi K.   19: 20-22

Stage One, 9-dan final: Ishii vs. Rin   19: 22-24

Stage Two: Komatsu vs. Kerwin   19: 24-26

Stage Two, semifinal: Sato vs. Rin   19: 26-28

Stage Two, final: Hashimoto S. vs. Rin   19: 28-30

Stage Three, quarterfinal: Kato vs. Rin   19: 30-32

Stage Three, quarterfinal: Sato vs. Otake   19: 32-36

Stage Three, semifinal: Otake vs. Rin   19: 35-36

play-off: Rin vs. Hashimoto S. (Games 1-3)   19: 36-44

 

Kisei Tournament 1979-80 (5th)

Otake Hideo wins play-off (+ results)   22: 2

winners of dan sections   17: 4;  20: 4;  24: 28

results of second stage   20: 4;  21: 2, 4;  24: 33

participants in third stage   24: 35

results of third stage   22: 2;  24: 35

Stage One: Tei Meiko vs. Anonymous   20: 46

Stage One: Nakayama vs. Kanda (fuseki problem only)   50: 36-38 ^c

Stage One, 8-dan final: Cho Chikun vs. Chino   24: 31-33

Stage One, 9-dan final: Hashimoto S. vs. Sakata   24: 28-31

Stage Two, final: Sakata vs. Cho Chikun   24: 33-35

Stage Three, quarterfinal: Otake vs. Hashimoto S.   24: 35-37;  25: 5

Stage Three, semifinal: Sakata vs. Cho Chikun   24: 37-39

play-off: Otake vs. Cho Chikun (Games 1-3)   24: 39-49*

 

Kisei Tournament 1980-81 (6th)

winners of dan sections   25: 3;  28: 6

results of second stage   25: 4;  28: 8

participants in third stage   28: 9

results of third stage   25: 5;  26: 3;  28: 9-10

Stage One, 9-dan final: Rin vs. Shiraishi   28: 6-8

Stage Two, final: Kobayashi K. vs. Ishigure   28: 8-9

play-off: Rin vs. Kobayashi K. (Games 1 & 2)   28: 10-13

 

Kisei Tournament 1981-82 (7th)

Cho Chikun wins play-off (+ results)   30: 2

some changes in tournament system   28: 3;  31: 24

winners of dan sections   27: 3;  28: 2-3;  31: 22

results of second stage   28: 3;  29: 3;  31: 24

participants in third stage   31: 27

results of third stage   29: 3, 4;  31: 27

Stage One, 9-dan final: Ushinohama vs. Ishida Y.   31: 22-24

Stage Two, final: Hane Y. vs. Kobayashi K.   31: 24-27

play-off: Cho Chikun vs. Kato (Games 1 & 2)   31: 27-30

 

Kisei Tournament 1982-83 (8th)

Rin Kaiho wins play-off   33: 2;  36: 41

winners of dan sections   30: 2, 3;  31: 5;  32: 5;  36: 31

results of second stage   32: 5;  36: 33

results of third stage   32: 5;  33: 2;  36: 34

Stage One, 9-dan final: Rin vs. Ohira   36: 31-33

Stage Two, final: Kiyonari vs. Awaji   36: 33-34

Stage Three, quarterfinal: Fujisawa vs. Nakamura   36: 35-36

Stage Three, semifinal: Fujisawa S. vs. Sonoda   36: 36-38

play-off: Rin vs. Sonoda (Games 1 & 2)   36: 38-41*

 

Kisei Tournament 1984 (9th)

winners of dan sections   35: 6

results of second stage   36: 3*

results of third stage   37: 3*

Stage One: Kanashima vs. Kobayashi S. (middle-game analysis)   39: 51

Stage Three: Otake vs. Kobayashi K. (tesuji analysis)   41: 49-50

 

Kisei Tournament 1985 (10th)

Kobayashi Koichi wins play-off   41: 2-3;  42: 3

change in tournament system   49: 13

winners of dan sections   39: 7

play-off: Kato vs. Kobayashi K. (Game 1)   46: 39-40, 41-42*

 

Kisei Tournament 1986 (11th)

results of play-off   46: 3

Ishikura Noboru reaches semifinals   45: 3*

 

Kisei Tournament 1987 (12th)

Cho Chikun wins 9-dan section   49: 4

winners of dan sections   49: 4-5

results of final stage   50: 3

 

Kisei Tournament 1988 (13th)

Takemiya Masaki defeats Cho Chikun in play-off (+ results)   54: 4

results of first and second stages   52: 3-4;  53: 3

 

Kisei Tournament 1989 (14th)

winners of first stage and results of second stage   56: 8

Otake Hideo in play-off   57: 3

 

Kisei Tournament 1990 (15th)

Kato Masao wins play-off   62: 7

highlights of first and second stages   60: 6-7

results of final stage   61: 4

 

Kisei Tournament 1991 (16th)

Yamashiro Hiroshi defeats Cho Chikun in play-off (+ results)   66: 5

Ohira Shuzo wins 9-dan section   64: 6-7

results of final stage   65: 6

 

Kisei Tournament 1992 (17th)

results of final stage   68: 6

 

Kisei Tournament 1994 (19th)

Kobayashi Satoru defeats Kobayashi Koichi in play-off (+ results)   72: 3

results of final stage   71: 6

 

Kisei Tournament 1995 (20th)

players reaching quarterfinals   74: 4

 

Kisei Tournament 1996 (21st)

Kobayashi Satoru defeats Ryu Shikun in play-off   78: 2

 

Kisei Tournament 1997 (22nd)

Yoda Norimoto defeats Ryu Shikun in play-off (+ results)   81: 5

 

Kisei Tournament 1998 (23rd)

Kobayashi Koichi defeats Yoda Norimoto in play-off (+ results)   84: 3

 

Kisei Tournament 1999 (24th)

O Rissei defeats Hikosaka Naoto in play-off   87: 6

 

Kisei Tournament 1999-2000 (25th)

major change in tournament system   89: 46, 52;  90: 8

 

Kiseido Go Server (KGS)

“The Kiseido Go Server (KGS)” (report by Shubert)   98: 42-44

“Seen on the Net” [3 parts] (van Zeijst)   113: 48-52;  114: 44-47;  115: 56-60;

     116: 56

 

Kiseisha vs. Nihon Ki-in Team Match 1926-27

review   50: 29

 

Kiseong Title (Korean Kisei)

format, prize money, 1997 winner   80: 5

 

Kiseong Title Match

1989 (1st): Cho Hun-hyeon defeats Yu Ch’ang-hyeok   58: 7-8

1994 (5th): Yi Ch’ang-ho vs. Cho Hun-hyeon (Game 3)   71: 50-51

1995 (6th): Yi Ch’ang-ho wins   73: 5

1997 (8th): Yi Ch’ang-ho defeats Ch’oe Myeong-hun (+ Game 4)   79: 15-16*

1998 (9th): Yi Ch’ang-ho defeats Cho Hun-hyeon (+ Game 5)   82: 15-16

1999 (10th): Yi Ch’ang-ho defeats Mok Chin-seok (+ Game 1)   85: 9-10

2000 (11th): Yi Ch’ang-ho defeats Ch’oe Kyu-pyeong   88: 12

2001 (12th): Yi Ch’ang-ho wins   91: 13

2002 (13th): Yi Ch’ang-ho wins (+ results)   94: 13;  95: 12-13

2003 (14th): Yi Ch’ang-ho wins (+ results)   97: 56;  98: 11

2003 (14th): Cho Hun-hyeon vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho (Game 5)   98: 12-13

2004 (15th): Ch’oe Ch’eol-han wins (+ results)   101: 10

2005 (16th): Pak Yeong-hun wins (+ results)   104: 10-11*

2005 (16th): Game 3   104: 20-21

2006 (17th): Pak Yeong-hun wins (+ results)   107: 9*

2007 (18th): Pak Yeong-hun wins (+ results)   111: 8*

2008 (19th): Pak Yeong-hun wins (+ results)   115: 9

 

Kiseong Tournament

2003-04 (15th): Mok Chin-seok vs. Pak Yeong-hun (quarterfinal)   110: 54

2003-04 (15th): Yu Chae-hyeong vs. Ch’oe Ch’eol-han (play-off, Game 3)   110: 60

2006-07 (18th): Kim Seung-chae vs. Ch’oe Ch’eol-han (final)   115: 55

 

Kishimoto Kazuo vs. Koiso ?

endgame exercise   9: 45-49

 

Kishimoto Kazuo vs. Muraoka Shigeyuki

endgame exercise   9: 45-49

 

Kisshomaru vs. Saint Nichiren

1253   7: ibc, 53

 

Kisung Title  see Kiseong

 

Kita Fumiko (1875–1950)

biography   64: 42, 44

 

Kita Fumiko vs. Segoe Kensaku

1911   64: 45-46

 

Kitagawa Tsukimaro (artist)

Rough Sketch of the Kusatsu Spa in Joshu  (oban triptych, cover note)   104: 1

 

Kitagawa Utamaro (artist)

The Big Peep Show  (oban print, cover note)   93: 1

Famous Beauties of the Kansei Era  (yoko-e print, cover note)   90: 1

Gods Playing Go  (surimono, cover note)   95: 1

Three Courtesans Practicing Calligraphy  (cover note)   99: 1

untitled oban prints (cover notes)   77: 1;  94: 1

 

Kitamura Hiroshi vs. Abe Yoshiteru

Oza Tournament 1977 (joseki analysis)   15: 45

 

Kitamura Yoji (1935–2010)

death of   122: 10

 

Kitani Miharu (1910–91)

death of   64: 7, 51

 

Kitani Minoru (1909–75)

100th anniversary of birth of   119: 33

Go Seigen, wins first game (1929) against   35: 14

jubango 1941-42, loses to Go Seigen in   36: 6

Otake Hideo offers respects at teacher’s grave   16: ifc*

 

Kitani Minoru vs. Go Seigen

1929   35: 17-19

Japan’s Strongest Player League 1957-58 (no komi)   36: 14-15

 

Kitani Minoru vs. Sakata Eio

Honinbo League 1960-61 (play-off)   50: 76-77

Japan’s Strongest Player League 1958-59 (no komi)   50: 72-73*

Japan’s Strongest Player League 1960 (no komi)   50: 74-75

 

Kitani Minoru + Go Seigen vs. Segoe Kensaku + Suzuki Tamejiro

consultation game (1934-35)   35: 21-22

 

Kitani Reiko  see also her later name Kobayashi Reiko

 

Kitani Reiko vs. Kobayashi Koichi

Oza Tournament 1971   46: 46-47*

 

Kitani school

see also individual Kitani disciples

comeback (2002) by   96: 41

Kato Masao most successful of “Kitani trio”   100: 14

“Kitani trio” eclipsed by younger disciples   29: 26

“Kitani trio’s” international performance (1988)   53: 20*

 

“Kitani trio”  see under Kitani school

 

Kiwang Title (China)  see Qiwang

 

Kiwang Title (Korea)  (King of Go)

format, prize money, 1996 winner   80: 5

 

Kiwang Title Match

1994 (18th): Cho Hun-hyeon vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho (Game 4)   71: 54-55

 

Kiyonari Tetsuya

Beijing Sports Gymnasium public match (1984), loses to Ma Xiaochun in   36: 18

Kansai Ki-in Number One Position Tournament 2004, wins   103: 8

 

Kiyonari Tetsuya vs. Awaji Shuzo

Kisei Tournament 1982-83 (Stage Two, final)   36: 33-34

 

Kiyonari Tetsuya vs. Kong Xiangming

Japan-China Go Exchange 1980 (Round 7)   21: 33-34

 

Kiyonari Tetsuya vs. Redmond, Michael

Judan Tournament 1988   52: 12-14

 

Kiyushi

“Tricks of Memory”   121: 46

 

Knight approach (3-4 point joseki)

see also Attach-and-cut , Kosumi , One-space high pincer , One-space low pincer ,

     Three-space low pincer , Two-space high pincer , Two-space low pincer

problem (by Aoki Kikuyo and Nakamura Chikako)   122: 58-59

trick move (problem)   45: 40, 42

 

Knight approach (4-4 point joseki)

see also Attach-and-block , Attach-and-cut , Attach-and-extend ,

     Double-knight approach , Knight approach and one-space high approach ,

     Knight capping move , Knight’s move , Kosumi-tsuke , Large knight’s move ,

     One-space high pincer , One-space jump , One-space low pincer ,

     Side contact play , Three-space high pincer , Three-space low pincer ,

     Two-space high pincer

Chinese fuseki, variations in   13: 40-42

“The Great Joseki Debate” (Honda Kunihisa)   19: 59-ibc

pincer variations against (analysis and examples)   5: 63-65;  6: 42-44;  8: 37-39

“Practical Tactics and Tesuji” (Rin Kaiho)   13: 54

problems (by Aoki Kikuyo and Nakamura Chikako)   119: 60-62;  120: 57-58

sanrensei, variations in   10: 38-40;  12: 37-38

 

Knight approach and one-space high approach (4-4 point joseki)

calculation of bad move (problem)   49: 45, 48-49

“The Great Joseki Debate” (Honda Kunihisa)   35: 57-63

thickness, how to make (problem)   58: 52, 56-57

 

Knight capping move against knight approach (4-4 point joseki)

“Practical Tactics and Tesuji” (Rin Kaiho)   16: 40

 

Knight pressing move against 3-4 approach (5-3 point joseki)

“The Great Joseki Debate” (Honda Kunihisa)   46: 57-63

“Match the Joseki to the Fuseki” (Sekiyama Toshio)   1: 25-30

problems   119: 59, 60;  122: 59, 60

two-step hane, role of   61: 54-55

 

Knight’s move

attack against two-space extension, used as   57: 38-40

 

Knight’s move after knight approach (4-4 point joseki)

contact play and hane (problem), how to answer   58: 52, 56

“New Moves and New Josekis. How to Think About Josekis” (Furuyama Kazunari)

     74: 43-45

“Preserving Aji” (Yo Kagen)   92: 44-45

sacrifice variation   115: 51

 

Knight’s move against 3-4 approach (5-4 point joseki)

atari problem   76: 47, 49

“The Great Joseki Debate” (Honda Kunihisa)   44: 41-47

“An Introduction to Basic Josekis”. Parts 2 & 3   83: 60-63;  84: 62-64

tewari analysis of variation of   59: 66

yurumi shicho problem   65: 43, 44-45

 

Knight’s move against 4-5 approach (5-3 point joseki)

problem   122: 59, 60

proper move example   119: 63, 64

 

Knight’s move against one-space high approach (3-4 point joseki)

defending against follow-up move (problem)   48: 43, 48-49

 

Knight’s-move enclosure

diagonal move, comparison with   64: 58-59

opponent’s two-space extension in front of   16: 46-47

 

Ko

see also Double , Quadruple , Rotating , Thousand-year , Triple ko

and Double-ko seki

as well as Ko rules

“Basic Fighting Techniques” (problems and example by Miyazawa Goro)

     38: 40, 42-44

Cho Chikun retakes, without ko threat (Meijin Title Match 1980, Game 4)   22: 2;

     23: 12, 13

“Ko Problems”   50: 31, 40-41

“Ko Problems” (Hashimoto Utaro)   30: 51-52

“Nine Ko Problems”   95: 55-60

non-existent ko threat in Game 4 of Honinbo Title Match 1960 (analysis by

     Takagawa Kaku)   41: 24

various problems   3: 45, 59

“Where Is the ‘$1,000 Ko’?” (Berlekamp and Kim Yonghoan)   71: 65-80

 

Ko Iso

7-dan promotion   105: 9

youngest league player (2006)   105: 9

 

Ko Iso vs. Mitani Tetsuya

Nakano Cup 2006   111: 35-37

 

Ko Keun-t’ae

Bacchus Cup Chunweon Title Match 2005, wins   106: 7

 

Ko Mosei

“From Amateur to Professional” (Tomita Tadao)   18: 48-51

 

Ko Mosei vs. Anonymous

Oteai 1979   18: 51

 

Ko Mosei vs. Tomita Tadao

1973 (3 stones)   18: 48-51

 

Ko problems  see under Ko

 

Ko Reibun

marriage of   100: 9

 

Ko rules

see also Disturbing ko , Hot stones , Super ko

“A Comparison of the New Ko Rules” (Ru Lai Fo)   71: 14-18

eliminating kos (comparison of Ing and Japanese rules)   5: 38-39

Go Seigen’s rule dispute with Nihon Ki-in (1959)   41: 20-21;  45: 58-59;

     72: 12-13

“When Is a Ko Not a Ko?” (Terry)   45: 58-60

 

Ko threats  see under Ko

 

Kobashigawa, Sydney vs. Aguilar, Fernando

WAGC 1982 (play-off for 5th place)   28: 36-37

 

Kobayashi Chizu

biographical details   9: 5*

North American tour (1979) by   14: 16

Shusai, at memorial service (1978) for   6: 4*

Special Advisor for Cultural Exchange, appointed as   112: 8

Women’s Championship 1977, wins   2: 4*

Women’s Championship 1978, wins   8: 3*;  9: 5

Women’s Honinbo Title Match 1991, loses to Nakazawa Ayako in   66: 5

Women’s Kakusei Tournament 1989, wins   57: 5*

Women’s Kakusei Tournament 1993, wins   70: 8-9

 

Kobayashi Chizu vs. Kong Xiangming

Japan-China Go Exchange 1978 (Round 4)   10: 29-30

 

Kobayashi Chizu vs. Ogawa Tomoko

Women’s Championship 1978 (Games 1-3)   9: 5-11*

 

Kobayashi fuseki

“The Kobayashi Opening”   87: 53-58

 

Kobayashi Izumi

and Cho U   100: 7*;  112: 50*

Daiwa Securities Cup Net Igo Ladies 2007, wins   112: 6*

daughter born   107: 8

JAL Women’s Lightning Go Tournament 2003, wins   100: 7, 8

Judan Tournament 2003-04, reaches   98: 9;  99: 9

marries Cho U   99: 10;  100: 9

Women’s Honinbo Title Match 1999, loses to Chinen Kaori in   87: 5-6

Women’s Honinbo Title Match 2001, wins   93: 9*;  94: 7-8

Women’s Honinbo Title Match 2002, wins   96: 8;  97: 8

Women’s Honinbo Title Match 2003, wins   99: 8;  100: 7, 8

Women’s Meijin Title Match 2000, loses to Aoki Kikuyo in   88: 8

Women’s Meijin Title Match 2001, defeats Aoki Kikuyo in   91: 9*

Women’s Meijin Title Match 2002, loses to Aoki Kikuyo in   94: 9

Women’s Meijin Title Match 2003, wins   98: 8

Women’s Meijin Title Match 2004, wins   101: 7

Women’s Strongest Player Title 2005, wins   106: 5, 6

 

Kobayashi Izumi vs. Chinen Kaori

Women’s Honinbo Title Match 1999 (Game 2)   87: 8, 52

 

Kobayashi Izumi vs. Inori Yoko

Women’s Meijin Title Match 2004 (Game 2)   101: 12

 

Kobayashi Izumi + Yamashita Keigo

Ricoh Cup 2004, win   100: 9

 

Kobayashi Kenji vs. Muramatsu Ryuichi

middle game problem (by Fujisawa Shuko)   42: 25, 47-48

 

Kobayashi Koichi

1,000 wins, reaches   84: 3

1981, overall performance till   27: 21

1986 performance   46: 2;  47: 10

1986 performance, about his   48: 32

1998 performance   84: 2

Agon Kiriyama Cup 1999, wins   87: 4

best-of-seven record, extends   67: 49

biographical details   19: 21*;  27: 22*;  43: 17*

calligraphy by   44: 27*

career statistics   60: 45-46

career statistics compared to Cho Chikun   79: 11

Chinese professionals, performance against   58: 4*;  63: 20

Cho Chikun, rivalry with   29: 26;  43: 16;  44: 7;  61: 25-26*;  66: 19-20*;

     79: 11;  84: 2, 3

death of his wife   81: 7-8

Fujitsu Cup Final 1995, loses to Ma Xiaochun in   74: 5

Fujitsu Cup Final 1997, defeats O Rissei in   80: 3;  81: 7-8*

game record, habit of looking at   57: 32

Gosei Title Match 1988, wins   52: 2;  53: 3

Gosei Title Match 1989, defeats Imamura Toshiya in   56: 5*

Gosei Title Match 1990, defeats Kobayashi Satoru in   60: 6

Gosei Title Match 1991, defeats Kobayashi Satoru in   64: 6;  65: 5

Gosei Title Match 1992, defeats Kobayashi Satoru in   68: 5

Gosei Title Match 1993, wins   69: 11

Gosei Title Match 1994, loses to Rin Kaiho in   71: 5;  72: 21, 24*

Gosei Title Match 1999, defeats Yoda Norimoto in   86: 3*

Gosei Title Match 2000, loses to Yamashita Keigo in   89: 39*, 46;  90: 6-7*

Gosei Title Match 2001, defeats Yamashita Keigo in   92: 8;  93: 5-6*

Gosei Title Match 2002, wins   95: 10;  96: 5

Honinbo League 1981-82, wins   27: 2

Honinbo League 1989-90, wins   59: 3-4

Honinbo League 1990-91, wins   63: 6, 7

Honinbo League 1991-92, wins   67: 6, 49

Honinbo Title Match 1982, loses to Cho Chikun in   28: 2;  29: 42

Honinbo Title Match 1990, loses to Cho Chikun in   60: 5-6*;  61: 24-25, 26;

     62: 24

Honinbo Title Match 1991, loses to Cho Chikun in   64: 5*;  66: 46*

Honinbo Title Match 1992, loses to Cho Chikun in   68: 4-5

honorary titles for   128: 9;  129: 9

IGS “Super Fast Go” Tournament 2000, wins   91: 7-8

international tournaments, performance in   81: 7

Internet World Open Tournament 2004-05, wins   104: 4-5

Japan-China Agon Kiriyama Cup Play-off 2000, wins   88: 5

Japan-China Meijin Play-off 1988, defeats Liu Xiaoguang in   54: 3*

Japan-China Meijin Play-off 1989, wins   58: 4*

Japan-China Meijin Play-off 1990, defeats Ma Xiaochun in   62: 5*

Japan-China Meijin Play-off 1991, defeats Ma Xiaochun in   66: 3;  68: 41-42*, 48

Japan-China Meijin Play-off 1992, loses to Ma Xiaochun in   69: 3*

Japan-China Meijin Play-off 1993, defeats Ma Xiaochun in   70: 3-4

Japan-China Meijin Play-off 1994, loses to Ma Xiaochun in   72: 5*, 6

Japan-China Tengen Play-off 2000, defeats Chang Hao in   89: 2

Judan Title Match 1984, wins   34: ifc*, 2;  35: 5;  37: 39*

Judan Title Match 1985, wins   38: 2*;  41: 34

Judan Title Match 1986, defeats Takemiya Masaki in   42: 3;  43: 3;  45: 18*

Judan Title Match 1987, loses to Kato Masao in   48: 2*

Judan Title Match 1992, loses to Takemiya Masaki in   67: 5-6

Judan Title Match 1994, loses to Otake Hideo in   70: 8

Judan Title Match 1999, defeats Hikosaka Naoto in   85: 4

Judan Title Match 2000, defeats Nakano Hironari in   89: 7

Judan Title Match 2001, loses to O Rissei in   91: 7*;  92: 5-6*

Judan Tournament 1983-84, wins   34: 2

Kakusei Title 1997, wins   79: 9

Kakusei Title 2001, wins   91: 8

Kato Masao, rivalry with   47: 10;  51: 31;  58: 17*;  64: 18-19

“Key Points in the Opening”   108: 62-64

Kisei Title Match 1986, defeats Cho Chikun in   42: 2-3*

Kisei Title Match 1987, defeats Takemiya Masaki in   47: 2;  49: 8, 33*

Kisei Title Match 1987, interview on Games 1-5 of   49: 16, 19, 24-25, 29, 33-34

Kisei Title Match 1988, defeats Kato Masao in   51: 2*;  52: 18;  53: 34*

Kisei Title Match 1989, defeats Takemiya Masaki in   55: 4*;  56: 1*, 30*

Kisei Title Match 1990, defeats Otake Hideo in   58: 4-5;  60: 30*

Kisei Title Match 1991, defeats Kato Masao in   63: 5-6;  64: 18*, 19

Kisei Title Match 1992, defeats Yamashiro Hiroshi in   66: 4-5*;  67: 5

Kisei Title Match 1993, defeats Kato Masao in   69: 9-10

Kisei Title Match 1994, loses to Cho Chikun in   70: 7-8

Kisei Title Match 1999, loses to Cho Chikun in   85: 4

Kisei Tournament 1985 play-off, wins   41: 2-3;  42: 3

Kisei Tournament 1994 play-off, loses to Kobayashi Satoru in   72: 3

Kisei Tournament 1998 play-off, defeats Yoda Norimoto in   84: 3

“Lament for an Overgrown Fingernail” (essay by Nakayama Noriyuki)   50: 38 ^c

Meijin League 1984-85, wins   40: 2

Meijin League 1987-88, wins   53: 3

Meijin Title Match 1985, defeats Cho Chikun in   40: 2, 3*;  41: 2*;

     43: 16, 42-43*

Meijin Title Match 1986, loses to Kato Masao in   45: 3;  46: 2-3*;  47: 10, 30-31*

Meijin Title Match 1988, defeats Kato Masao in   53: 2-3*;  54: 3;  58: 17-18

Meijin Title Match 1989, defeats Awaji Shuzo in   56: 6-7*;  57: 3*;  59: 23*

Meijin Title Match 1990, defeats Otake Hideo in   61: 3-4;  62: 6, 39

Meijin Title Match 1991, defeats Rin Kaiho in   65: 3-5* ^c;  68: 18*

Meijin Title Match 1992, defeats Otake Hideo in   68: 5-6;  69: 7-8

Meijin Title Match 1993, defeats Otake Hideo in   70: 6

Meijin Title Match 1994, defeats Rin Kaiho in   72: 27*, 57*

Meijin Title Match 1995, loses to Takemiya Masaki in   75: 11, 38*

Meijin Title Match 1997, loses to Cho Chikun in   81: 3;  82: 19

“Modern Master, Kobayashi Koichi: ”   58: 1*, 16

monarch of Japanese go   44: 26-27

NEC Cup 2004, wins   101: 6

NHK Cup 2003-04, wins   101: 6

O Rissei, 1997 performance against   81: 12-13

Otake Hideo, rivalry with   60: 30-31

Oza Title Match 1985, loses to Kato Masao in   41: 2;  44: 58

Oza Title Match 1992, loses to Fujisawa Shuko in   69: 8

Oza Tournament 1985, wins   40: 2

Oza Tournament 1992, wins   68: 5

prize money, tops 100 million yen in   62: 5-6

profile (by Power) of   37: 23-24*

promotion statistics compared to Cho Chikun   44: 7

rivalries  see subentries Cho , Kato , Otake , Takemiya

Ryusei Tournament 2002, wins   96: 6

Ryusei Tournament 2003, wins   99: 9

“The Secret of Kobayashi Koichi’s Strength” (essays)   46: 38-47*

Shinjin-O Title Match 1977, wins   4: 5*

Shusai Prize 1991, wins   67: 5

Takemiya Masaki, rivalry with   45: 6;  49: 9;  54: 4;  56: 30-32*

Tengen Title Match 1985, defeats Ishida Yoshio in   41: 2;  44: 58

Tengen Title Match 1986, defeats Sonoda Yuichi in   47: 2*;  48: 27, 37*

Tengen Title Match 1987, loses to Cho Chikun in   50: 4;  51: 2

Tengen Title Match 1990, loses to Rin Kaiho in   62: 6-7;  63: 37

Tengen Title Match 1995, loses to Ryu Shikun in   75: 2-3*

Tengen Title Match 1998, defeats Kudo Norio in   84: 3*

Tengen Title Match 1999, defeats Kudo Norio in   87: 4-5*

Tengen Title Match 2000, loses to Ryu Shikun in   91: 6*

Tengen Tournament 1990, wins   61: 4

Vice Chairman of Nihon Ki-in (2006), becomes   108: 7

winning percentage compared to Cho Chikun   84: 3

young players, opinion about promising   72: 57-58;  78: 19

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Awaji Shuzo

Meijin Title Match 1989 (Games 1-5)   58: 40-50*;  59: 23-38* ^c

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Cho Chikun

Honinbo Title Match 1982 (Games 1-6)   28: ifc*;  29: 26-42* ^c

Honinbo Title Match 1990 (Games 1-7)   61: 26-42*, 68;  62: 24-38*

Honinbo Title Match 1991 (Games 1-6)   66: 20-47* ^c

Kisei Title Match 1986 (Games 1-6)   42: 2*;  44: 6*, 7-26*

Kisei Title Match 1999 (Games 1-6)   86: 19-33*

Kisei Title Match 1999 (fuseki analysis of Game 3)   85: 39-44

Kisei Title Match 1999 (tesuji analysis of Game 2)   123: 63-64

Meijin Title Match 1985 (Games 1-7)   43: 17-43*

Meijin Title Match 1985 (tesuji problem of Game 2)   98: 45, 49

Meijin Title Match 1997 (Games 1-6)   82: 19-34*

Shinjin-O Title Match 1977 (Games 1 & 2)   5: 8-14

unknown game (fuseki analysis)   108: 64

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Cho Hun-hyeon

Fujitsu Cup 1988 (Round 1)   51: 8-10

Fujitsu Cup 1990 (play-off for 3rd place)   62: 21-22

Ing Cup 1988 (Round 2)   54: 20-24*;  55: 64

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Ch’oe Ch’eol-han

Nong Shim Cup 2001-02 (Beijing Round)   94: 29-31*

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Fujisawa Shuko

Honinbo Preliminary Tournament 1977 (joseki analysis)   6: 57-58

Meijin League 1986-87 (problem and game)   100: 75, 76-78*

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Hane Yasumasa

Kisei Tournament 1981-82 (Stage Two, final)   31: 24-27

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Hashimoto Shoji

Judan Tournament 1980-81   24: 10-17*

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Ishida Akira

Prime Minister’s Cup 1976 (middle-game analysis)   46: 44-45

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Ishida Yoshio

Tengen Title Match 1985 (Games 1-3)   44: 58-64*

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Ishigure Ikuro

Kisei Tournament 1980-81 (Stage Two, final)   28: 8-9

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Jiang Zhujiu

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

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Kato Masao

Gosei League 1975-76 (fuseki only)   46: 38-39

Gosei Tournament 1987 (problem and game)   100: 75, 80-82*

Judan Title Match 1984 (Games 1-5)   37: 24-39*

Judan Title Match 1987 (Games 1-4)   51: 27-46* ^c

Kisei Title Match 1988 (Games 1-5)   52: 18-24*, 37;  53: 35-54* ^c

Kisei Title Match 1991 (Games 1-7)   64: 19-35*;  65: 18-32*

Kisei Tournament 1985 (play-off, Game 1)   46: 39-40, 41-42*

Meijin Title Match 1986 (Games 1-4)   47: 10-31*

Meijin Title Match 1988 (Games 1-5)   58: 18-38* ^c

Oza Title Match 1985 (Games 1-3)   42: 46;  44: 55-58

Oza Title Match 1985 (Game 2, fuseki only)   46: 39*

Tengen Title Match 1981 (Games 1-5)   27: 21-33*

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Kitani Reiko

Oza Tournament 1971   46: 46-47*

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Kobayashi Satoru

Gosei Title Match 1990 (Game 3)   63: 31-34*

Gosei Title Match 1991 (Game 1)   67: 39-40

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Ma Xiaochun

Fujitsu Cup Final 1995   74: 35-36

Japan-China Go Exchange 1983 (Round 2)   33: 56-58

Japan-China Meijin Play-off 1990 (Games 1 & 2)   63: 20-25, 26-28*

Japan-China Meijin Play-off 1991 (Games 1 & 2)   68: 42-48

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Mimura Tomoyasu

NHK Cup 2006-07 (sacrifice problem and analysis)   118: 63, 64

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Nie Weiping

Japan-China Go Exchange 1980 (Round 1)   21: 36-38

Japan-China Go Exchange 1983 (Round 7)   33: 62-63

Japan-China TV Championship 1986   46: 7-8

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. O Rissei

Fujitsu Cup Final 1997   81: 7-13* ^c

Ing Cup 1988 (Round 1, fuseki only)   53: 25-26

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Otake Hideo

Judan Title Match 1985 (Games 1-3)   41: 36-43

Kisei Title Match 1990 (Games 1-5)   59: 7-13;  60: 31-33, 36-45*

Kisei Tournament 1977 (Stage Three, quarterfinal)   7: 14-15

Kisei Tournament 1984 (Stage Three, tesuji analysis)   41: 49-50

Meijin Title Match 1990 (Games 1-6)   62: 40-63* ^c

Meijin Title Match 1992 (proper move analysis of Game 7)   126: 61-62

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Qian Yuping

Fujitsu Cup 1991 (semifinal)   66: 12-14*

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Rin Kaiho

Fujitsu Cup 1990 (semifinal)   63: 12-15*

Gosei Title Match 1994 (Game 4)   72: 21-24*

Honinbo League 1989-90 (analysis of Kobayashi’s surprise move)   58: 16

Kisei Tournament 1981 (play-off, Games 1 & 2)   28: 10-13

Meijin League 1983-84 (fuseki and middle game)   46: 43-44

Meijin Title Match 1991 (Games 1-5)   68: 19-41*

Meijin Title Match 1994 (Games 1-4)   72: 27-58*

Nihon Ki-in Championship 1973 (fuseki only)   46: 42-43

Tengen Title Match 1990 (Game 4)   63: 38-40*

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Ryu Shikun

Tengen Title Match 1995 (Game 4)   76: 15-18

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Sakai Takeshi

Kisei Tournament 1978-79 (Stage One, 8-dan final)   19: 20-22

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Shao Zhengzhong

Japan-China Go Exchange 1983 (Round 1)   33: 58-61 ^c

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Sonoda Yuichi

Tengen Title Match 1986 (Games 1-4)   47: 62-64;  48: 27-37*

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Takemiya Masaki

Fujitsu Cup 1988 (semifinal)   53: 13-15

Judan Title Match 1992 (proper move analysis of Game 3)   126: 60

Kisei Title Match 1987 (Games 1-5)   49: 9*, 10-34*;  100: 83

Kisei Title Match 1989 (Games 1-5)   56: 32-55*

Meijin Title Match 1995 (Games 1-5)   75: 11-40*

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Wang Lei

Nong Shim Cup 2003-04 (Pusan Round, fuseki analysis)   108: 62-64

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho

Fujitsu Cup 1990 (quarterfinal)   61: 8-12*

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Yoda Norimoto

Meijin League 1997-98 (joseki analysis)   87: 62-63

 

Kobayashi Koichi vs. Yokota Shigeaki

Oza Tournament 1999   86: 50-52

 

Kobayashi Reiko (1939–96)

see also her former name Kitani Reiko

biographical details   46: 47*

“Kobayashi Reiko 6-dan (1939-96)”   77: 6-8*

profile   57: 4*

titles won   77: 6

“An Unforgettable Game”   46: 46-47*

 

Kobayashi Reiko vs. Ogawa Tomoko

Women’s Kakusei Tournament 1995 (joseki analysis)   77: 30, 55

 

Kobayashi Reiko vs. Takagawa Kaku

Pro Best Ten Tournament 1970-71   77: 7-8

 

Kobayashi Satoru

1,000 wins, reaches   127: 7, 8

1990 performance   62: 14

career highlights   111: 37

Gosei Title Match 1990, loses to Kobayashi Koichi in   60: 6

Gosei Title Match 1991, loses to Kobayashi Koichi in   64: 6;  65: 5

Gosei Title Match 1992, loses to Kobayashi Koichi in   68: 5

Gosei Title Match 1995, defeats Rin Kaiho in   74: 3*

Gosei Title Match 1996, loses to Yoda Norimoto in   77: 2*

Haya-go Championship 2000, wins   90: 27

IBM Haya-go Open Tournament 1990, wins   61: 3*;  62: 14*

Kisei Leagues 2006 play-off, wins   109: 7

Kisei Title Match 1995, defeats Cho Chikun in   73: 17

Kisei Title Match 1996, loses to Cho Chikun in   76: 2*;  77: 9-10*

Kisei Title Match 1997, loses to Cho Chikun in   79: 5-6*

Kisei Title Match 2007, loses to Yamashita Keigo in   110: 6;  111: 4;  112: 23

Kisei Tournament 1994 play-off, defeats Kobayashi Koichi in   72: 3

Kisei Tournament 1996 play-off, defeats Ryu Shikun in   78: 2

Meijin League 2004-05, wins   105: 6-7

Meijin Title Match 2005, loses to Cho U in   105: 7*;  106: 4

style of   111: 37-38

suspended for one year by Nihon Ki-in   91: 12-13;  93: 10

Tong Yang Securities Cup Final 1997, loses to Cho Hun-hyeon in   79: 3*;  80: 34

“Urgent Points and Big Opening Points”   95: 41-44

winning streak in NEC Japan-China Super Go Series 1986-87   45: 3*;  46: 18*

 

Kobayashi Satoru vs. Chang Hao

NEC Japan-China Super Go Series 1995   76: 60-62*

 

Kobayashi Satoru vs. Cho Chikun

Kisei Title Match 1995 (Games 1-6)   73: 17-43*

Kisei Title Match 1996 (Games 1-7)   76: 19-39*;  77: 10-26*

Kisei Title Match 1997 (Games 1-5)   79: 41-60*

Kisei Title Match 1997 (fuseki analysis of Game 2)   82: 53-64

 

Kobayashi Satoru vs. Cho Hun-hyeon

Tong Yang Securities Cup Final 1997 (Games 1-3)   79: 23-26;  80: 34-39*

 

Kobayashi Satoru vs. Cho U

Meijin Title Match 2005 (Games 1-7)   107: 12-39* ^c

 

Kobayashi Satoru vs. Jiang Zhujiu

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

 

Kobayashi Satoru vs. Kanashima Tadashi

Kisei Tournament 1984 (Stage One, middle-game analysis)   39: 51

 

Kobayashi Satoru vs. Kobayashi Koichi

Gosei Title Match 1990 (Game 3)   63: 31-34*

Gosei Title Match 1991 (Game 1)   67: 39-40

 

Kobayashi Satoru vs. Kong Xiangming

Japan-China Go Exchange 1984 (Round 2)   37: 49-50*

 

Kobayashi Satoru vs. Liu Xiaoguang

NEC Japan-China Super Go Series 1986-87   47: 50-51

 

Kobayashi Satoru vs. Ohira Shuzo

IBM Haya-go Open Tournament 1990 (final)   62: 14-17*

 

Kobayashi Satoru vs. Rin Kaiho

Gosei Title Match 1995 (Game 5)   75: 45-51

 

Kobayashi Satoru vs. Seo Pong-su

Fujitsu Cup 1995 (Round 1)   74: 33-34

 

Kobayashi Satoru vs. Yamashita Keigo

Kisei Title Match 2007 (Games 1-4)   111: 37-46*;  112: 10-23*

 

Kobayashi Satoru vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho

Samsung Cup Final 1997 (Games 1-3)   82: 7-13

Tong Yang Securities Cup 1997 (semifinal)   79: 26-27

 

Kobayashi Satoru vs. Yuki Satoshi

Oza Tournament 1995 (joseki analysis)   75: 41-43

 

Kodama Kunio (1921–2002)

“Attacking the Two-Space Extension”   33: 42-44, 35

death of   94: 12

 

Kogeima  see Knight’s move

 

Kogeima-gakari  see Knight approach ...

 

Kogeima-gake  see Knight pressing move ...

 

Kogeima-jimari  see Knight’s-move enclosure

 

Kogyo (artist)  see Tsukioka Kogyo

 

Koiso ? vs. Kishimoto Kazuo

endgame exercise   9: 45-49

 

Kojima Shun’ichi vs. Go Seigen

Oteai 1933   16: 15-16

 

Kojima Takaho

9-dan promotion   13: 26*, 61

“Clever Moves, Stylish Tesujis”   103: 59-63

“Finding and Using Sente Moves” (problems)   110: 61-64

“Fuseki Problems”   38: 58, 64

 

Kojima Takaho vs. Redmond, Michael

Gosei Tournament 1986   46: 49-52*

 

Komatsu Fujio

biographical details   19: 25*

 

Komatsu Fujio vs. Kerwin, James

Kisei Tournament 1978-79 (Stage Two)   19: 24-26

 

Komatsu Fujio vs. Redmond, Michael

Oteai 1981 (middle-game analysis)   43: 6-7

 

Komatsu Hideki

biographical details   55: 23*

career   69: 31-32

NEC Cup 1994, wins   70: 10

Shin’ei Tournament 1990, wins   63: 8

Shinjin-O Title Match 1992, defeats Michael Redmond in   68: 6;  69: 37*

 

Komatsu Hideki vs. O Meien

Shinjin-O Tournament 1985   45: 19, 23-24

 

Komatsu Hideki vs. Redmond, Michael

Professional Qualifying Tournament 1981   25: 38-41

Shinjin-O Title Match 1992 (Games 1 & 2)   69: 32-37*

 

Komatsu Hideki vs. Rui Naiwei

Fujisawa Shuko’s Winter Training Camp 1991   66: 47-48

Ing Cup 1992 (Round 1)   69: 15-16 ^c

 

Komatsu Hideki vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho

IBM Haya-go Open Tournament 1988 (Round 2)   52: 15-16

 

Komi

China adopts 3¾ points (2002)   95: 14

difference between 4½ and 5½ points in Japanese tournaments 1978   12: 4

Japan switches to 6½ points (2002)   96: 5;  97: 7;  98: 11

problem of acceptance in Ing Cup 1988 and 1992   53: 25;  68: 2

 

Komoku fuseki  see 3-4 point fuseki

 

Komoku joseki  see 3-4 point joseki

 

Komori Shoji + Minatogawa Sachiko vs. Nakamura Chikako + Sogabe Toshiyuki

International Amateur Pair Go Tournament 1990 (final)   62: 10-11*

 

Komurasaki (courtesan)

Ryogoku Nakamuraro Kingoshoga no Zu  (cover note)   113: 1

 

Konadare joseki  see Small avalanche

 

Kong Jie

All-China Individual Championship 2003, wins Men’s Division of   100: 11

biographical details   102: 22*

Changqi Cup 2005, wins   104: 12

Changqi Cup 2007, wins   110: 9

China-Korea King of the New Stars Play-off 2003, wins   99: 3

Fujitsu Cup 2010, wins   123: 2

LG Cup Final 2010, wins   122: 2

Qiwang Title Match 2009, wins   121: 11

Qiwang Tournament 2001, wins   93: 11

Ricoh Cup 2002-03, wins   98: 12

Ricoh Cup 2010, wins   122: 11

Samsung Cup Final 2009, wins   121: 2

TV Asia Tournament 2009, wins   119: 3-4*

TV Asia Tournament 2010, wins   122: 4

TV Asia Tournament 2011, wins   126: 3

Xinren Wang Title Match 2003, wins   98: 12

Zhaoshang Bank Cup 2009, wins   119: 9

 

Kong Jie vs. Cho U

CSK Cup 2004 (Round 2)   102: 21-23

 

Kong Jie vs. Ch’oe Ch’eol-han

Fujitsu Cup 2007 (Round 2, middle-game problem)   114: 35, 36-38

 

Kong Jie vs. Hu Yaoyu

Xinren Wang Title Match 2003 (Game 2)   100: 59-60, 64

 

Kong Jie vs. Mizokami Tomochika

International Youth Tournament 2001   94: 34-36

 

Kong Jie vs. Qiu Jun

All-China Individual Championship 1998 (Men’s Division)   85: 20-21

Samsung Cup Final 2009 (Game 2)   123: 35-36

 

Kong Jie vs. Yi Se-tol

Fujitsu Cup 2010 (final)   123: 49, 50-56*

Samsung Cup Final 2009 (Game 2)   119: 21-23*

 

Kong Jie vs. Yoda Norimoto

Nong Shim Cup 2005-06 (Shanghai Round)   108: 13-15

 

Kong Jie + Ye Gui

Ricoh Cup 2006, win   107: 10

 

Kong Shangming  see Kong Xiangming

 

Kong Xiangming

8-dan promotion   41: 3

studying in Japan, losing Igo Club special series (1987)   48: 5*;  49: 4

 

Kong Xiangming vs. Kiyonari Tetsuya

Japan-China Go Exchange 1980 (Round 7)   21: 33-34

 

Kong Xiangming vs. Kobayashi Chizu

Japan-China Go Exchange 1978 (Round 4)   10: 29-30

 

Kong Xiangming vs. Kobayashi Satoru

Japan-China Go Exchange 1984 (Round 2)   37: 49-50*

 

Kong Xiangming vs. Schlemper, Ronald

WAGC 1979 (Round 2)   13: 13-14

 

Königswinter (European Go Congress 1979)

announcement   13: 4

report   14: 16

Jürgen Mattern wins European Championship (+ results)   15: 5, 15

Mattern vs. Schlemper (European Championship)   15: 31-33

seminar on scientific theory of go   10: 3-4;  15: 15, 57;  23: 3

 

Konishi Kazuko

Women’s Kansai Tournament 2006, wins   109: 9

 

Konishi Taizo (1939–2011)

death of   125: 10-11

“Voice Recorder 361” [3 parts]   39: 51-52;  40: 54-55;  41: 49-51

world’s top ten players, discussion about   45: 37-39*

 

Kono Mitsuki vs. Kurotaki Masanori

1989   64: 62-64

 

Kono Mototora vs. Senchi Senkaku

castle game 1783   23: 63-64

 

Kono Rin

Daiwa Securities Cup Net Igo Open 2008, wins   118: 8

Daiwa Securities Cup Net Igo Open 2009, wins   121: 6

“An Innovation in the Chinese Opening: Secrets of Flexible Play”   114: 53-64

JAL New Stars Tournament 2004, wins   101: 7, 8

Japan-Taiwan Young Stars Tournament 2009, wins   119: 4

NEC Cup 2008, wins   115: 6

NEC Cup 2010, wins   122: 8

Ryusei Tournament 2008, wins   117: 7

Tengen Title Match 2005, wins   106: 5*

Tengen Title Match 2006, wins   109: 7;  110: 5, 6*

Tengen Title Match 2007, wins   113: 7;  114: 4-5* ^c

Tengen Tournament 2005, wins   105: 8

Tengen Tournament 2012, wins   129: 7

 

Kono Rin vs. Iyama Yuta

Tengen Title Match 2012 (Game 3)   129: 63-64

 

Kono Rin vs. Wang Lei

LG Cup 2007-08 (Round 2)   112: 3*;  113: 46-47

 

Kono Rin vs. Yamashita Keigo

Tengen Title Match 2005 (joseki analysis of Game 5)   111: 64

 

Kono Takashi vs. Takemiya Masaki

? (proper move analysis)   120: 63-64;  126: 55

 

Kono Takayuki [spelling mistake]  see Kono Takashi

 

Korea-China . . .

Californian match 1985  see China-Korea match (California 1985)

Invitational Match  see China-Korea Invitational Match

King of the New Stars Play-off  see China-Korea King of the New Stars Play-off

Team Match  see China-Korea Team Match

Tengen Play-off  see China-Korea Tengen Play-off

 

Korea-Japan . . .

mini-tour  see Japan-Korea mini-tour

New Stars Goodwill Series  see Japan-Korea New Stars Goodwill Series

TV Match  see Japan-Korea TV Match

 

Korea-Japan-China Meijin Play-off  see Japan-China-Korea Meijin Play-off

 

Korea-Japan-China Meijin Title  see Changde Cup

 

Korean Big Three . . .  see Big Three vs. promising three women team match

 

Korean go

see also Korean history , Korean rules of go

“Go in Korea” (Jimmy Cha)   37: 20-22*

“The Korean Go Boom” (Oshima Masao)   86: 54-60

note (1982) on   27: 18

popularity boom (1993)   69: 11-12

Rui Naiwei’s effects on   90: 15

satellite TV go channel starts (2002)   95: 12

sport, recognized (2002) as   95: 12

style  see under Joseki innovations

Yi Se-tol on   124: 34-35

 

Korean Go Association  see Hanguk Kiweon

 

Korean Go King (title)  see Paedal Wang

 

Korean grand slam

Cho Hun-hyeon completes (1980)   21: 44

Yi Se-tol completes (2011)   125: 12

 

Korean history of go

beginning of modern professional go   40: 31

 

Korean inseis

age limit for   112: 3

how to become a professional   86: 58

number of   86: 58, 60

strength of   121: 3

 

Korean Kisei  see Kiseong

 

Korean Meijin  see Myeongin

 

Korean monopoly  see under International tournaments

 

Korean prizes

2003   101: 9

2005   107: 11

2006   111: 7-8

 

Korean Professional League

2003: Kim Dae-youn vs. Dinerchtein   97: 37-41

 

Korean professionals

see also individual professionals

1-dans, strength of   112: 3

in Chinese Team Leagues   109: 55

dan players (as of 1985 and 1999), number of   86: 54

dan players (as of 2008), number of   116: 9

dan players, strength of new   78: 19;  86: 60;  121: 3

Japan, studying and living in   86: 58

number of (as of 2007)   110: 9

ranking  see Korean ranking

title-holders  see under Korean tournaments

top prize money  see under Prize money

top results (2005)   107: 11

top results and prize money (1999)   88: 54

top ten results (1997)   80: 7;  81: 6

Western countries (1980) visited by   21: 41*, 44

 

Korean pronunciation

Korean names (examples)   40: 33

 

Korean ranking

changes of rating system (2008)   114: 9

top (2005)   105: 10-11;  107: 11

top (2006)   108: 10;  109: 9

top (2007)   112: 9;  113: 10

top (2008)   114: 9;  117: 12

top (2009)   118: 10

top (2010)   122: 10-11;  123: 9;  124: 11

top (2011)   125: 11;  126: 54;  127: 9

top (2012)   128: 64

 

Korean rules of go (ancient)

fixed starting stones, placement of   58: 10, 11

 

Korean style  see under Joseki innovations

 

Korean Tengen  see Bacchus Cup Chunweon

 

Korean title-holders  see under Korean tournaments

 

Korean tournaments

“1996-97, A Year of Korean Go: Results of the Major Tournaments”   80: 5-7

Cho Hun-hyeon completes grand slam (1980)   21: 44

discontinued  see Chaigowi , Daewang , KFT Cup , Kiwang , Kukgi ,

     KT Cup Masters , LG Petroleum Cup , Paedal Wang , P’aewang , Tekron Cup

economic slump affects sponsors (2009)   119: 8;  120: 53

“Highlights from Korean Tournaments” (analysis by Yu Ch’ang-hyeok)   80: 8-24

lightning  see 10-dan , Commodity Cup , Etland Cup , KFT Cup

major  see Bacchus Cup Chunweon , GS Caltex Cup , Kiseong , Kuksu ,

     Masters Tourn. , Myak-shing Cup , Myeongin , Olleh KT Cup , Wangwi

minor  see BC Card Cup , KC & A Cup King of the New Stars ,

     SK Gas New Stars Best Ten

prize money   86: 55

team  see GG Auction Cup

title-holders (as of 1985)   38: 37

title-holders (as of 1996-97)   80: 5-7

TV  see Ch’eongpung Cup , KBS Cup King of Baduk , KT Cup Masters ,

     Maxim Cup , Osram Korea Cup , SBS TV Tournament

veterans’  see Ch’eongpung Cup , Great Boat Cup

women’s  see Wom. Kiseong , Wom. Kuksu , Wom. Myeongin

Yi Ch’ang-ho’s and Cho Hun-hyeon’s domination (1998) of   84: 5

Yi Ch’ang-ho’s domination (1990s) of   66: 7;  68: 64;  70: 10;  71: 47-56*;  75: 5;

     82: 6;  84: 5

 

Korigatachi  see Overconcentration

 

Kosugi Cho  see Kosugi Tei

 

Kosugi Kiyoshi

“Spot the Tesuji: Improve Your Knowledge of Shape” (problems)   69: 60-64, 57

 

Kosugi Tei (1898–1976)

biographical details   47: 35

 

Kosugi Tei vs. Go Seigen

Oteai 1933   35: 19-20

 

Kosumi

see also Duffer’s kosumi

“Basic Fighting Techniques” (problems and examples by Miyazawa Goro)

     13: 43-46

four-stone handicap strategy, used as part of   3: 43-45

“Good and Bad Shape” (Magari Reiki)   30: 47-49

problems   41: 48, 53;  100: 66, 71

stepping back to defend (example)   69: 53-54

“Tesujis for a Brighter Future”. Part 1   104: 57-59

 

Kosumi after knight approach (3-4 point joseki)

“The Korean Style: Korean Joseki Innovations”. Part 10 (Oya Koichi)   106: 64-66

problem   122: 58-59

 

Kosumi-tsuke

forcing move (problem), used as   47: 53, 58

good and bad examples   32: 51-52

 

Kosumi-tsuke against knight approach (4-4 point joseki)

“The Korean Style: Korean Joseki Innovations”. Part 8 (Oya Koichi)   104: 61-64

problem   120: 57, 58

sanrensei, variations in   12: 37-38

 

Koyama Hideo vs. Aoki Kikuyo

Oteai 2000   93: 45

 

Koyama Hideo vs. Redmond, Michael

Oteai 1982 (middle-game analysis)   43: 7-8, 9

 

Koyama Mitsuru  see Koyama Terumi

 

Koyama Shizuo

“Pyramid Power in Handicap Openings”   82: 35-38

 

Koyama Terumi

see also her former name Nishida Terumi

Women’s Meijin Title Match 2005, wins   104: 8, 9

 

Koyama Terumi vs. Pak Chi-eun

Cheongkwanjang Cup 2005-06 (Game 12)   107: 44-46*

 

Koyama Yasuo (1937–2000)

death of   90: 27;  91: 12

 

Koyama Yasuo vs. Miyazawa Goro

NHK Cup 1987 (problem and game)   100: 75, 78-80*

 

Kraszek, Janusz vs. Mosczynski, Krzysztof

Polish Championship 1980 (Game 3)   23: 53-55

 

KT Cup Masters Tournament (Korea)

2001-02 (1st): Cho Hun-hyeon wins (+ results)   94: 13;  95: 13

2003 (2nd): Yu Ch’ang-hyeok wins (+ results)   98: 11

 

KT Cup Wangwi (Korean title)  see Wangwi

 

Ku Shen-yin vs. Seng Kuan-ju

17??   33: 53-54

 

Kuan Tzu P’u  see Kanzu-fu

 

Kuan Yu (legendary Chinese general)

General Kuan Yu (cover note)   7: 1

“General Kuan Yu” (cover story by Pinckard)   83: 1

 

Kubo Shunman (artist)

untitled diptych (cover note)   87: 1

 

Kubomatsu Katsukiyo

retrospective 9-dan promotion   119: 7

 

Kuboniwa ? vs. Redmond, Michael

Insei League 1979   16: 31-32

 

Kubouchi Shuchi vs. Go Seigen

“High-dan Players” vs. Go S. Series 1949 (middle-game problem)   14: 59, 60-61

 

Kubouchi Shuchi vs. Rin Kaiho

Kisei Tournament 1977 (Stage One, 9-dan final)   5: 28-29

Kisei Tournament 1977 (Stage Two, final)   7: 11-13

 

Kudo Norio

1,000 wins, reaches   127: 7

biographical details   6: 14;  11: 9*

Gosei Title Match 1985, loses to Otake Hideo in   40: 2;  44: 55

Gosei Tournament 1985, wins   39: 5*

“One Page Lesson: Endgame Technique”   27: 48-49

Oza Title Match 1977, defeats Cho Chikun in   5: 6*;  6: 22-23

Tengen Title Match 1997, defeats Ryu Shikun in   81: 4-5

Tengen Title Match 1998, loses to Kobayashi Koichi in   84: 3*

Tengen Title Match 1999, loses to Kobayashi Koichi in   87: 4-5*

“Thickness, A Taste for”. Parts 1-6   69: 53-57;  70: 38-43;  71: 57-62

“Why Not Eliminate the Irrational in Go?” (discussion with O Meien and

     Murakami Akira)   45: 60-64*

 

Kudo Norio vs. Cho Chikun

Oza Title Match 1977 (Games 1 & 2)   6: 14-23

 

Kudo Norio vs. Honda Kunihisa

Oza Tournament 1977 (joseki analysis)   4: 46-47;  5: 69-70

 

Kudo Norio vs. Ishida Yoshio

Oza Title Match 1978 (Games 1-3)   11: 2*;  12: 8-17*

 

Kudo Norio vs. Kaji Kazutame

Judan Tournament 1978 (?) (joseki analysis)   11: 53, 54

 

Kudo Norio vs. Nie Weiping

Japan-China Go Exchange 1982 (Round 1)   29: 9-10

 

Kudo Norio vs. Otake Hideo

Gosei Title Match 1985 (Games 1-4)   44: 48-55*

Judan Tournament 1979-80   17: 26

Judan Tournament 1979-80 (play-off)   20: 17-20

 

Kudo Norio vs. Sakata Eio

All-Japan First Place Tournament 1975 (fuseki only)   13: 46

Meijin League 1977-78 (fuseki analysis)   15: 37

 

Kukgi Title (National Go Championship)

format, prize money, 1996 winner   80: 6

 

Kukgi Title Match

1984 (9th): Cho Hun-hyeon vs. Seo (Game 4) (report by Jimmy Cha)

     38: 36-39*

1993 (16th): Seo vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho (Game 2)   71: 48-49

1994 (17th): Yi Ch’ang-ho wins   72: 6

1995 (18th): Yu Ch’ang-hyeok vs. Yi Ch’ang-ho (Game 1)   75: 6

 

Kuksu Title (National Champion or Royal Master)

format, prize money, 1996 winner   80: 5

 

Kuksu Title Match

1981 (25th): Game 4   27: 18-20

1994 (38th): Yi Ch’ang-ho wins   72: 5-6

1997 (41st): Yi Ch’ang-ho defeats Seo Pong-su   81: 6;  82: 14

1997 (41st): Game 3   82: 14-15

2000 (43rd): Rui Naiwei defeats Cho Hun-hyeon   88: 11-12, 15;  90: 14-15

2000 (43rd): Games 1-3   89: 9-18, 20-25*

2001 (44th): Cho Hun-hyeon wins (+ results)   91: 14;  92: 9

2002 (45th): Yi Ch’ang-ho wins (+ results)   95: 13

2003 (46th): Yi Ch’ang-ho wins (+ results)   97: 56

2004 (47th): Ch’oe Ch’eol-han wins (+ results)   101: 10

2005 (48th): Ch’oe Ch’eol-han wins (+ results)   103: 11;  104: 10*

2005 (48th): Game 3   104: 19-20

2006 (49th): Yi Ch’ang-ho wins (+ results)   107: 9

2007 (50th): Yun Chun-sang wins (+ results)   111: 8

2008 (51st): Yi Se-tol wins (+ results)   114: 8

2008-09 (52nd): Yi Se-tol wins (+ results)   117: 11*;  118: 9

2011 (54th): Ch’oe Ch’eol-han wins (+ results)   125: 12

2011 (55th): Cho Han-seung wins (+ results)   127: 8-9

 

Kuksu Tournament

1999-2000 (43rd): Yi Ch’ang-ho vs. Rui (final game)   88: 15-20

2006 (50th): Seo Pong-su wins commemorative tournament   108: 9-10*

2008 (52nd): financial problems   115: 9-10

 

Kumedera Danjo (actor)

in kabuki play Kenuki  (cover note)   116: 1

 

K’ung Shang-ming  see Kong Xiangming

 

Kunichika (artist)  see Toyohara Kunichika

 

Kunihide (artist)

actor Ichikawa Sandaji (oban print, cover note)   80: 1

 

Kunimasa III (artist)  see Utagawa Kunimasa III

 

Kunisada (artist)  see Utagawa Kunisada

 

Kuniteru (artist)  see Utagawa Kuniteru

 

Kuniyoshi (artist)  see Utagawa Kuniyoshi

 

Kuo Pai-ling (late Ming dynasty)

biography   28: 63

 

Kuo Pai-ling vs. Chou Lan-yu

undated game from late Ming dynasty   28: 63-65

 

Kuroda Yukio vs. Ishida Akira

Kisei Tournament 1977 (Stage One, 7-dan final)   7: 9-11;  8: 4

 

Kuroda Yukio vs. Rin Kaiho

Tengen Tournament 1977 (ladder problem)   1: 23, 24

 

Kurosawa Tadanao

retires   100: 9

 

Kurotaki Masaki vs. Rin Shien

Go Weekly special tourn. 1994 (no komi, middle-game analysis)   71: 57, 63-64

 

Kurotaki Masanori

“1-dan Beats 9-dan” (game)   66: 62-64*

9-dan beaten by   63: 8

biographical details   66: 62*

 

Kurotaki Masanori vs. Kano Yoshinori

Meijin Preliminary Tournament 1991   66: 62-64*

 

Kurotaki Masanori vs. Kono Mitsuki

1989   64: 62-64

 

Kusunoki Teruko

8-dan promotion   33: 2

Women’s Honinbo Title Match 1983 wins   33: 2

Women’s Honinbo Title Match 1985, wins   41: 3

Women’s Honinbo Title Match 1989, wins   58: 7

 

Kusunoki Teruko vs. Honda Sachiko

Women’s Honinbo Title Match 1984 (fuseki analysis of Game 2)   40: 54-55

 

Kusunoki Teruko vs. Nakazawa Ayako

Women’s Honinbo Title Match 1990 (Game 3)   63: 41-44*

 

Kusunoki Teruko vs. Ogawa Tomoko

Women’s Honinbo Title Match 1986 (Games 1-2)   49: 52-55*

 

Kusunoki Teruko vs. Rui Naiwei

Japan-China Go Exchange 1982 (Round 5)   29: 13-14

 

Kusunoki Teruko + Yoda Norimoto

Ricoh Cup 2001, win   91: 11

 

Kuwahara Dosetsu  see Dosetsu Inseki

 

Kuwahara Munehisa vs. Kada Katsuji

Oteai 1960   22: 41

 

Kuwamoto Shinpei

“Endgame Problems, Two”   91: 51, 53-55

 

Kuwata Yasuaki vs. Rui Naiwei

Japan-China Go Exchange 1985 (Round 6)   42: 16-17

 

Kweon dojo

Yi Se-tol on   123: 57

 

Kweon O-min

“Dr. Paduk’s Life-and-death Problem”   106: 8, 66

 

Kyosai (artist)

court ladies (comic sketch, cover note)   20: 1

Gods Playing Go  (chuban print, cover note)   101: 1

untitled painting (cover note)   26: 1

 

Kyu-level problems

see also many other problems without level of difficulty given

4×4 go problems (by Cho U)   125: 51, 52-53

“36 Life and Death Patterns” [12 parts] (Kato Masao)   49 ;  52 – 62:  ...

“36 Tesuji Patterns” [12 parts] (Sakata Eio)   49 ;  52 – 62:  ...

“Basic Fighting Techniques” [24 parts] (Miyazawa Goro)   13 ... 42:  ...

“Commonsense Tesuji Problems”   17: 27-30

“Eight Opening Problems”   94: 54-55, 58-59;  book

“Find the Defects”   94: 53-54, 56-57

“Find the Tesuji”   66: 49, 50-51

“Four Easy Life-and-Death Problems”   84: 64, 54

“Four Tesuji Problems”   60: 49, 52-53

“Joseki Exercises”   72: 14, 25

“Life-and-Death in the Corner: Some Basic Positions”   104: 41-46, 55

“Ten Easy Life-and-Death Problems”   76: 14, 40

“Ten Easy Problems”   75: 10, 64

“Ten Life-and-Death Problems”   112: 59-64

“Test Your Rating” [4 parts] (problems)   2 ... 27:  ...

“Tesuji Magic” [12 parts] (Yamabe Toshiro)   37 – 48:  ...

“Tesuji Problems”   26: 21-22, 31-34

tesuji problems (by various professionals)   35: 45-46, 49-51

“The Treasury of Life and Death” (Su Kaiseki)   56: 56-57*, 58-59

“Twelve Easy Life-and-Death Problems”   102: 53-55

“Twelve Life-and-Death Problems”   80: 52, 54;  97: 49-55;  98: 51-57

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