Tetsuya Kiyonari

Infobox Go player
playername=Tetsuya Kiyonari


fullname=Tetsuya Kiyonari
kanji=清成哲也
kana=きよなりてつや
dateofbirth=birth date and age|1961|11|27
cityofbirth= Miyazaki
countryofbirth=Japan
residence=flagicon|Japan Osaka, Japan
teacher=Shozo Kurahashi
turnedpro=1976
rank=9 dan
affiliation=Kansai Ki-in, Osaka branch

nihongo|Tetsuya Kiyonari|清成哲也|"Kiyonari Tetsuya"|extra=born November 27, 1961 is a professional Go player.

Biography

Tetsuya became a professional go player in 1976. He was promoted to 9 dan in 1986. He holds the record of fastest promotion from 1 dan to 9 dan in the Kansai Ki-in. [http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Kiyonari%20Tetsuya GoBase.org profile] ] Tetsuya has been runner up twice, once in the NHK Cup in 1995, and in the Shinjin-O in 1980. He resides in Osaka, Japan. [http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Kiyonari%20Tetsuya GoBase.org profile] ]

Runners-up

[http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Kiyonari%20Tetsuya GoBase.org profile] ]

Promotion record

Promotion record
1 dan
1976

2 dan
1977

3 dan
1977

4 dan
1978

5 dan
1979

6 dan
1980

7 dan
1982

8 dan
1983

9 dan
1986
Became fastest in Kansai Ki-in history to reach 9 dan. Record is 10 years and 3 months. [http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Kiyonari%20Tetsuya GoBase.org profile] ]

Awards

*Kansai Ki-in Best Player Award one time.
*Dougen Prize winner three times.
*Fields and Mountains Prize one time.
*Kansai Ki-in Best Newcomer Award one time. [ [http://www.kansaikiin.jp/profile/cgi/profile.cgi?id=kiyonaritetsuya Kansai Ki-in profile] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.kansaikiin.jp/profile/cgi/profile.cgi?id=kiyonaritetsuya Kansai Ki-in profile] jp icon