Meijin (名人) is one of the eight titles in Japanese professional shogi, and is the most prestigious title, along with Ryūō. The word meijin (名 mei "excellent...
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Meijin (名人) means "Expert or Master". It is the name of the second most prestigious Japanese Go Tournament. It also refers to a traditional Japanese title...
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Meijin (名人) is a Renju title in Japan. The Meijin title tournament, formally called the All Japan Renju Meijin-sen (全日本連珠名人戦), is played every year in...
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title of meijin is still used, for the winner of the Meijin-sen competition. It became a tradition for shogi players inheriting the title of meijin to present...
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tournaments include the Kisei, Meijin, Honinbo, Judan, Tengen, Gosei, and the Oza. There are also separate Honinbo, Meijin, and Kisei titles for women....
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ten players received the title of Meijin. Several other players (16 total) received the title of Jun-Meijin (half-Meijin), which is considered to equal an...
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Fan Hui (category 1981 births)
Fan Hui (Chinese: 樊麾; pinyin: Fán Huī; born 27 December 1981) is a Chinese-born French Go player. Becoming a professional Go player in 1996, Fan moved...
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The Women's Meijin (女流名人 (Joryū Meijin)) is one of the eight major titles of women's professional shogi. The title is awarded yearly to the winner of the...
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practitioners, including: Kyuzo Mifune, Hanshi, Meijin Judo Kazuo Ito, Hanshi, Meijin Judo Takasue Ito, Hanshi, Meijin Judo Shizuya Sato, Hanshi Nihon Jujutsu...
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Cho Chikun (section The 25th Meijin)
Cho Chikun 25th Honinbo Honorary Meijin (Korean: 조치훈; born June 20, 1956) is a professional Go player and a nephew of Cho Namchul. Born in Busan, South...
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Wu Meijin (simplified Chinese: 吴美锦; traditional Chinese: 吳美錦; pinyin: Wú Měijǐn; born April 25, 1980, in Ruian, Zhejiang) is a Chinese weightlifter who...
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the Meijin title and the two began a friendship match consisting of two games. The two game series was played on 31 December 1980 and 2 January 1981 with...
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Monyu." "The Power Report (1): Honinbo Monyu; Takao sweeps to 3-0 lead in Meijin challenge; Yuki wins Kisei B League play-off". American Go E-Journal. 2016-09-25...
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Jūdan (Go) (redirect from Hayago Meijin)
will be promoted to 9 dan. The competition had a predecessor, named Hayago Meijin, that ran from 1956 to 1961. "Title Information". nihonkiin.or.jp/english...
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5th Kisei (redirect from 1981 Kisei)
challenger after beating Cho Chikun 2 games to 1, but would lose 4 games to 0 against Fujisawa. "kisei title, 5th edition, 1981". Retrieved June 5, 2012....
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Yahho! Deluxe Pack Eisei Meijin Gokujō Parodius Da! Deluxe Pack Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū '95 1996 Bottom of the 9th Eisei Meijin II Gradius Deluxe Pack...
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Hifumi Katō (category Meijin (shogi))
professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9-dan. He is a former Meijin, Tenth Dan, Ōi, Kiō and Ōshō major title holder. He has the nicknames 123...
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Yoshiharu Habu (category Meijin (shogi))
shogi player and a chess FIDE Master. He is a former holder of the Ryūō, Meijin, Ōi, Ōza, Kiō, Ōshō and Kisei major titles. He was the first person to simultaneously...
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Rin Kono (category 1981 births)
Rin Kono (河野臨, Kōno Rin, born January 7, 1981) is a Japanese professional Go player. Rin Kono grew up as one of Koichi Kobayashi's students. He became...
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and Kobayashi Koichi. At one point, Kato held four of the top 7 titles: Meijin, Oza, Judan and Gosei. Kato was elected president of the Nihon Ki-in and...
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Man", is same as meijin in Japanese and as mingren in Chinese. The Myeongin is the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin title. The tournament...
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(TUR) 1999: Halil Mutlu (TUR) 2001: Halil Mutlu (TUR) 2002: Wu Meijin (CHN) 2003: Wu Meijin (CHN) 2005: Wang Shin-yuan (TPE) 2006: Li Zheng (CHN) 2007: Cha...
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NHK Cup (shogi) (section Habu beats four Meijins)
professional shogi players. The winner was Yoshio Kimura, who held the Meijin title at the time. Prior to 1962, the tournament was broadcast only on the...
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team of HIRO Dai Circus Yasuda, Mitsukuni Daiso, Waka Shoyo, and Yamaishi Meijin in an 8-person tag team match. All Japan Pro Wrestling All Asia Tag Team...
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List of manga published by Shogakukan (section 1981)
Caravan Kidd Crying Freeman Doki Doki Heartbeat Famicom Runner: Takahashi Meijin Monogatari Happi Chokuzen Kaze wo Nuke! Maboroshi Umaboroshi O~i! Ryōma...
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10th dan Meijin (promotion date unknown). Itō, a student of Mifune, also held the rank of Kōdōkan 9th dan. Taksasue Itō (Japan, 1887–1981), Kokusai Budō...
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the Oza, he won the NHK Cup. He didn't win the NHK Cup again until 1981. The Meijin title was Fujisawa's again when he won it in 1970. He then went on...
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Akiko Takojima (category Women's Meijin)
times and won a total of seven titles. She won the Women's Meijin title four times (1974–76, 1981) and the Women's Ōshō [ja] title three times (1978–1980)...
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Kōji Tanigawa (category Meijin (shogi))
Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is the 17th Lifetime Meijin and also a former president of the Japan Shogi Association (JSA). Kōji Tanigawa...
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Yasumitsu Satō (category Meijin (shogi))
October 1, 1969. He finished third in the 6th Elementary Student Meijin Tournament [ja] in 1981. His experience in the tournament led him to want become a shogi...
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