Masamitsu Tsuchida

Masamitsu Tsuchida
Full name	Masamitsu Tsuchida
Kanji	土田　正光
Born	August 1, 1944 (1944-08-01) (age 67) Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Residence	Nagoya, Japan
Teacher	Kitani Minoru
Turned pro	1961
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

Masamitsu Tsuchida (高部 道平, Tsuchida Masamitsu^?, b. 1944) is a professional Japanese 9 dan Go player.^[1]

Biography

In 1961, Tsuchida became a pupil at the dojo of Minoru Kitani, and reached 9 dan in 1979.^[2][3] His pupils at the Nihon Ki-in have included Hideki Matsuoka, Masaki Ogata and Yoshika Mizuno.^[4] Tsuchida is an affiliate of the Nihon Ki-in in Nagoya, Japan.

Notes

1. ^ "Masamitsu Tsuchida's professional record". Nihon Ki-in. http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000037.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 
2. ^ "Kitani's pupils". GoBase.org. http://gobase.org/studying/articles/mioch/kitani/. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 
3. ^ "Masamitsu Tsuchida's entry". GoGameWorld.com. http://www.gogameworld.com/gophp/playerinfo.php?name=Tsuchida%20Masamitsu. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 
4. ^ "Masamitsu Tsuchida's profile". Sensei's Library. http://senseis.xmp.net/?TsuchidaMasamitsu. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 

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Name	Tsuchida, Masamitsu
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Date of birth	1944-08-01
Place of birth	Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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