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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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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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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Newspapers. China-Japan Agon Cup is a title sponsored by Agon Shu. China-Japan Meijin China-Japan NEC Super Go China-Japan Supermatches (1984–2001) China-Japan...
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The 1st Meijin was the first Meijin title sponsored by Asahi Shimbun. The tournament used a nine player round robin league system. Hideo Otake won the...
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Honorary Go titles (redirect from Honorary Meijin)
row 2013 to 2021. Cho Chikun won the Meijin 5 times in a row from 1980 to 1984. Kobayashi Koichi won the Meijin 7 times in a row from 1988 to 1994. Takagawa...
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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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Hiroshi Kobayashi (小林 裕士, Kobayashi Hiroshi, born September 29, 1976) is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan. Kobayashi's promotion history...
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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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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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Yuta Iyama Kisei, Honinbo, Meijin (井山 裕太, Iyama Yūta, born 24 May 1989) is a Japanese professional Go player. In April 2016, he became the first player...
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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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In 1935, meijin Kinjirō Sekine stepped down, and the rank of meijin came to be awarded to the winner of a Meijin title match (名人戦, meijin-sen). Yoshio...
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Yasuharu Ōyama (category Meijin (shogi))
was a professional shogi player, 15th Lifetime Meijin and president of Japan Shogi Association (1976 - 1989). He studied shogi under Kinjiro Kimi [ja]...
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Sōta Fujii (category Meijin (shogi))
shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is the current holder of the Kiō, Kisei, Meijin, Ōi, Ōshō, Ōza and Ryūō titles, and a former holder of the Eiō title. He...
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had missed the 2002 season because of injury. In Athens he out lifted Wu Meijin of China by 5 kg in the snatch and then extended his lead in the jerk to...
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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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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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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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73–89 kg (2024–) +82.5 kg (1920–1948) +90 kg (1952–1968) 90–110 kg (1972–1976) 100–110 kg (1980–1992) 99–108 kg (1996) 94–105 kg (2000–2016) 96–109 kg...
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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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2022(2022-10-01) (aged 17) Badge Number 333 Rank 5-dan Teacher Keita Inoue (9-dan) Tournaments won 1 Meijin class C1 Ryūō class 6 Websites JSA profile page...
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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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Mohammad Nassiri (category Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics)
a retired Iranian weightlifter. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal. He also won gold medals...
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games, such as chess or go. The Meijin match is not considered as a world championship. It is listed because Meijin is one of the most prestigious shogi...
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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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one of the greatest judo technicians ever. Mifune also held the title of Meijin and the rank of 10th dan awarded by the Kokusai Budō Renmei/IMAF. Kunisaburō...
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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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Ninja Captor (category 1976 Japanese television series debuts)
Dōkyūsei) Aiming at the Fake Note Expert (狙われたニセ札名人, Nerawareta Nise Satsu Meijin) Ninja Arts! Kabutomushi Change!! (忍法! カブト虫変化!!, Ninpō! Kabutomushi Henga)...
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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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