Asahi Top Position

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The Asahi Top Position was a Go competition.

Asahi Top Position
Full nameAsahi Top Position
Started1955
Defunct1961
Honorary Winnersnone
SponsorsAsahi shimbun
Prize moneyunknown
AffiliationJapan Nihon Ki-in

Outline

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The final of the Top Position tournament would be a best of five with 10 hours of thinking time. There was no komi, unless the match had to be played out all 5 games, which then would be played with a 4.5 komi. The preliminaries also had no komi. This tournament ran from 1955 to 1961 and was subsequently replaced by the Meijin and Judan titles. The sponsor was Asahi shimbun.

Past Winners & Runner-up's

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Player Years Held
Sakata Eio 1955, 1959, 1961
Kitani Minoru 1957, 1958
Fujisawa Hideyuki 1960
Player Years Lost
Sakata Eio 1957, 1960
Shimamura Toshihiro 1958
Kitani Minoru 1959
Fujisawa Hideyuki 1961

References

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