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Hideo Otake Full name Hideo Otake Nickname Aesthetics GO Player Kanji 大竹英雄 Kana オオタケヒデオ Born May 12, 1942
Kitakyūshū, Japan
Residence Aichi, Japan
Teacher Minoru Kitani Turned pro 1956 Rank 9 dan Affiliation Nihon Ki-in Hideo Otake (大竹 英雄 Ōtake Hideo , born May 12, 1942) is a Japanese Go player.[1]
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Biography
Otake was born in Kitakyūshū City, Japan. He joined the legendary Kitani Minoru school when he was 9, and quickly rose up the ranks to turn professional in 1956, when he was 14. He progressed swiftly, achieving 9 dan in 1970. He didn't have much patience, which could be seen as he would sometimes read comic books while he waited for his opponent to play.[citation needed]
Titles and runners-up
Ranks #6 in total amount of titles in Japan.
Title Years Held Current 19 Meijin
1976, 1978, 1979 Judan
1969, 1980, 1981, 1993, 1994 Oza
1975 Gosei
1980–1985 NEC Cup
1986, 1988, 1995 Ryusei
1992 Defunct 15 Old Meijin
1975 Hayago Championship
1973, 1976 Kakusei
1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988 Dai-ichi
1970–1975 Continental 1 Asian TV Cup
1994 International 1 Fujitsu Cup
1992 Title Years Lost Current 26 Kisei
1981, 1990 Meijin
1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993 Honinbo
1988 Judan
1971, 1982, 1985, 1995 Oza
1969, 1976, 1983 Gosei
1976, 1979, 1986 NEC Cup
1981, 1990 NHK Cup
1972, 1983, 1990 Defunct 5 Kakusei
1986, 1991, 1992 Hayago Championship
1974, 1979 International 1 Ing Cup
1992 Trivia
- Otake is Honorary Gosei.
- Otake is known for his fast play and earned the nickname "God Of Hayago".
References
- ^ "大竹 英雄|財団法人日本棋院" (in Japanese). Nihon Ki-in. http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000008.htm. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
Categories:- 1942 births
- Japanese Go players
- Living people
- People from Kitakyūshū
- Japanese Go biography stubs
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