Hiroshi Yamashiro

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Hiroshi Yamashiro (山城宏, Yamashiro Hiroshi; born August 12, 1958) is a professional Go player.

Nativename
FullnameHiroshi Yamashiro
Born (1958-08-12) August 12, 1958 (age 67)
Turned pro1972
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Hiroshi Yamashiro
Personal information
Native name
Full nameHiroshi Yamashiro
Born (1958-08-12) August 12, 1958 (age 67)
Sport
Turned pro1972
TeacherToshihiro Shimamura
Rank9 dan
AffiliationNihon Ki-in
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Biography

Yamashiro grew up with Go, as he became a professional in 1972. He eventually joined the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in. He has challenged for many of Japan's biggest titles, but he has not won any of them. He became a 9 dan in 1985, after winning the Okan, but has not won any other titles.

Titles and runners-up

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Domestic
TitleWinsRunners-up
Kisei1 (1992)
Honinbo3 (1986, 1987, 1993)
Tengen1 (1992)
Oza1 (1984)
Shinjin-O1 (1979)
Okan16 (1977, 1981, 1982, 1984–1987, 1992–1996, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010)11 (1978, 1983, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011)
Total1618
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