Keigo Yamashita (山下敬吾, Yamashita Keigo, born 6 September 1978) is a professional Go player. Yamashita adopted the name Honinbo Dowa after winning his first Honinbo title in 2010.[1]
| Keigo Yamashita | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Keigo Yamashita |
| Kanji | 山下敬吾 |
| Born | 6 September 1978 Asahikawa City, Japan |
| Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
| Teacher | Yasuro Kikuchi |
| Turned pro | 1993 |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in, Tokyo branch |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Japan
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| Asian Games | ||
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2010 Guangzhou | Men's Team |
Biography edit
A student of Yasuro Kikuchi, Yamashita turned professional in 1993. He won the 19th Kisei 2 dan division in 1994.[2] Yamashita reached the challenger finals of the Tengen in 1999.[3] His first major title came in 2000 when he defeated Honorary Gosei Koichi Kobayashi in the finals of the 25th Gosei. At the time of his win, Yamashita was the second youngest player to win a major title.[4] He also won the Shusai Prize for his play and broke the record for most games in a year with 77.[5] Yamashita defeated O Rissei for the Kisei in 2003, becoming the fourth youngest big-three (Kisei, Meijin, Honinbo) winner at 24.[6]
Promotion record edit
| Rank | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 dan | 1993 | |
| 2 dan | 1993 | |
| 3 dan | 1995 | |
| 4 dan | 1996 | |
| 5 dan | 1997 | |
| 6 dan | 1998 | |
| 7 dan | 2000 | |
| 8 dan | ||
| 9 dan | 2003 | Promoted from 7 dan to 9 dan for winning the Kisei.[7] |
Career record edit
Titles and runners-up edit
| Domestic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| Kisei | 5 (2003, 2006–2009) | 5 (2004, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
| Meijin | 2 (2011, 2012) | 2 (2003, 2013) |
| Honinbo | 2 (2010, 2011) | 2 (2012, 2015) |
| Tengen | 2 (2004, 2009) | 4 (2003, 2005–2007) |
| Oza | 2 (2006, 2007) | 3 (2004, 2005, 2008) |
| Judan | 3 (2006, 2007, 2010) | |
| Gosei | 1 (2000) | 4 (2001, 2008, 2015, 2017) |
| Agon Cup | 1 (2010) | 1 (2011) |
| Ryusei | 2 (2010, 2013) | |
| Shinjin-O | 4 (1998–2001) | |
| NEC Cup | 1 (2011) | |
| NEC Shun-Ei | 1 (1999) | |
| Shin-Ei | 1 (2000) | |
| Total | 22 | 25 |
References edit
- ^ "Honinbo Dowa". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Yamashita Keigo - Biography". gobase.org. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ a b Jan van Rongen. "Games for 1999". rongen17.home.xs4all.nl. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Yamashita wins Gosei title". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ Jan van Rongen. "Games for 2000". rongen17.home.xs4all.nl. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Yamashita wins Kisei title". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "First promotions under new system". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Most wins in 2000". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Most games won". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Most wins". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Most wins". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Japanese win–loss 2006". igokisen.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Japanese win–loss 2007". igokisen.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Japanese win–loss 2008". igokisen.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Japanese win–loss 2009". igokisen.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Japanese win–loss 2010". igokisen.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Japanese win–loss 2011". igokisen.web.fc2.com. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
External links edit
- Nihon Ki-in profile (in Japanese)