Takeo Kajiwara

Infobox Go player
playername=Takeo Kajiwara


fullname=Takeo Kajiwara
kanji=梶原武雄
dateofbirth=birth date and age|1923|2|25
cityofbirth= Niigata Prefecture
countryofbirth=Japan
residence=flagicon|Japan Tokyo, Japan
teacher=Riichi Sekiyama
turnedpro=1937
rank=9 dan
affiliation=Nihon Ki-in

nihongo|Takeo Kajiwara|梶原武雄|"Kajiwara Takeo"|extra=born February 25, 1923 in Niigata Prefecture, Japan is a professional Go player.

Biography

Kajiwara studied under Riichi Sekiyama 9 dan until Kajiwara became a 1 dan in the autumn of 1937. He was promoted to 9 dan in 1965. Kajiwara left the Nihon Ki-in in 1947 with seven other professionals to create a rival organization, the Igo Shisha. He returned the following year. He challenged for the Oza title, the sixth largest in Japan, in 1964. A year later in 1965, he led a group of players to China, where he helped develop the Chinese fuseki. He is known for his famous "drilling tactics" and intuitive flair. He, along with Hideyuki Fujisawa and Toshiro Yamabe made up the group of "three crows" (triumvirate) of the post-war generation. Kajiwara taught the apprentices in the Kitani Dojo for an extended period when Kitani Minoru was incapacitated by illness. He played an important role in the development of the dominant Kitani-school players in the last quarter of the 20th century. In tournament play he reached the final of the 8th Asahi Pro Best Ten and played in the 1976, 1977, and 1978 Meijin leagues. He also tied for first place in the 1977 Gosei league. [Preface of the book "Direction of Play" (ISBN 978-4-906574-26-1)]

References

Persondata
NAME=Takeo Kajiwara
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Kajiwara Takeo
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional go player
DATE OF BIRTH=February 25, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH=Niigata Prefecture, Japan
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=