Kaku Takagawa

Kaku Takagawa ( 高川格 , Takagawa Kaku , September 21, 1915—November 26, 1986) , also known as Sh?kaku Takagawa ( 高川秀格 , Takagawa Sh?kaku ) , was one of the greatest professional Go player of the 20th century. He has the honorary Honinbo (本因坊) title.

Notable titles [ change | change source ]

Domestic
Title	Wins	Runners-up
Meijin (Grand Master, hosted by Asahi Shinbun )	1 (1968)	1 (1969)
Honinb? ^[1]	9 (1952?1960)	3 (1961, 1963, 1964)
Oza (King)	1 (1954)	1 (1961)
Judan (10-dan)	1 (1965)	1 (1966)
NHK Cup	1 (1966)	2 (1954, 1959)

Books [ change | change source ]

How to Play Go, Nihon Ki-in 1956 review , used copies , cover
Vital Points of Go, Nihon Ki-in 1958 review
The Power of the Star-Point ( ISBN 4871870324 )
Improve Your Intuition ( ISBN 0-9706193-2-4 ) Volume 1, ( ISBN 0-9706193-2-4 ) Volume 2, ( ISBN 0-9706193-2-4 ) Volume 3.

Notes [ change | change source ]

↑ The honorary title was granted because he won for 5 consecutive seasons

Other websites [ change | change source ]

[1] The honorary title was granted because he won for 5 consecutive seasons

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