Shuzo Awaji (淡路修三, Awaji Shuzo, born August 13, 1949) is a professional Go player.

Shuzo Awaji
Full nameShuzo Awaji
Kanji淡路修三
Born (1949-08-13) August 13, 1949 (age 74)
Tokyo, Japan
ResidenceJapan Tokyo, Japan
TeacherTomoe Ito
Rank9 dan
AffiliationNihon Ki-in

Biography edit

Shuzo Awaji became a professional Go player when he was 19 years old. He was promoted to 9 dan after he challenged for the 1984 Honinbo title. Despite challenging for all of the big seven titles in Japan (Kisei, Meijin, Honinbo, Judan, Tengen, Oza and Gosei), he has never won any of them.

Titles & runners-up edit

Titles Years Held
Defunct 1
  Shin-Ei 1978, 1980
Titles Years Lost
Current 4
  Meijin 1989
  Honinbo 1984
  Tengen 1983
  Gosei 1983

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