Masaki Takemiya

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Masaki Takemiya
Full nameMasaki Takemiya
Kanji武宮正樹
Born (1951-01-01) January 1, 1951 (age 73)
Tokyo, Japan
ResidenceTokyo, Japan
TeacherMinoru Kitani
Turned pro1965
Rank9 dan
AffiliationNihon Ki-in

Masaki Takemiya (武宮 正樹, Takemiya Masaki, born January 1, 1951) is a professional

player
.

Biography

Masaki Takemiya was born in Japan. He became one of the many disciples of the

moyo in the center of the board. He's known as keeping a consistent record of winning titles. The longest period in which he did not hold a title has only been 4 years. He closed off 2005 with an impressive win of 16 straight games, which was stopped by Omori Yasushi in the qualifiers for the 3rd World Oza
.

Outside of Go, Takemiya also won the biggest Japanese backgammon tournament, the 12th Saint of the Board title, by beating the former holder, Abe Akiko.

Four of Takemiya's books have been published in English -- Enclosure Joseki (Kiseido Press), now out of print; Imagination of a Go Master (NEMESIS Enterprises),[1] This is Go the Natural Way! (Hinoki Press);[2] and Cosmic Go (Board N' Stones).[3]

Style

Takemiya is known for his "Double 4" fuseki when he uses white, where he usually starts the game like so:

"Double 4" fuseki (White).

Takemiya is a favorite among amateur go players because of his very thick playing style as black. His sanrensei (three star) openings involve plenty of fights.

Takemiya's famous moyo (right side)

The sequence of moves from 00-07 in the lower right corner involves a common joseki that creates a

joseki but has made a few innovations of his own such as the kosumi
in response to the same corner approach in the upper right corner. The resulting sequence could result in moves 08-13, where 09 is the kosumi move.

Takemiya on go and dancing

Takemiya's other great love is dancing. He says that go is more like a dance than a war[4] and that learning to dance has made him a better go player. This has also influenced his style in his later years.

Titles and runners-up

Takemiya is one of the top title holders in Japan.

Domestic
Title Wins Runners-up
Kisei
 3 (1985, 1987, 1989)
Meijin
 1 (1995) 1 (1996)
Honinbo 6 (1976, 1980, 1985–1988) 4 (1974, 1977, 1981, 1989)
Oza
 1 (1988)
Judan
 3 (1990–1992) 3 (1986, 1993, 2002)
Gosei 1 (1977)
NHK Cup 1 (1989) 5 (1975, 1977, 1984, 1986, 2009)
NEC Cup 2 (1981, 1985)
Nihon Ki-in Championship 1 (1971)
Kakusei 1 (1991)
Hayago Championship 2 (1978, 1989) 1 (1988)
Asahi Pro Best Ten 1 (1974)
Prime Minister Cup
 2 (1971, 1973)
Total 18 20
International
Fujitsu Cup 2 (1988, 1989)
IBM Cup 1 (1988)
Asian TV Cup 4 (1989–1992)
Total 6 1
Career total
Total 24 21

Notes

  1. ISBN 0-9713230-0-3
    .
  2. ISBN 978-0-9788874-9-0
    .
  3. ISBN 978-3-940563-93-4
    . Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  4. ^ Takemiya Masaki dancing (at Go Game Guru)

External links

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