Yoshio Ishida

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Yoshio Ishida
Full nameYoshio Ishida
NicknameThe Human Computer
Kitani Minoru
Turned pro1963
Rank9 dan
AffiliationNihon Ki-in

Yoshio Ishida (石田 芳夫, Ishida Yoshio, born August 15, 1948) is a professional

player and author of several books on Go.[1]

Biography

By the time he was 8, Ishida started learning

Yose
play and counting skills were far more accurate than other pros.

Promotion record

Rank Year Notes
1 dan 1963
2 dan 1964
3 dan 1965
4 dan 1966
5 dan 1967
6 dan 1969
7 dan 1970
8 dan 1973
9 dan 1974

Titles and runners-up

Ranks #9-t in total number of titles in Japan.

Domestic
Title Wins Runners-up
Kisei
1 (1979)
Meijin
1 (1974) 3 (1973, 1975, 1976)
Honinbo 5 (1971–1975) 2 (1976, 1978)
Tengen 1 (1984) 1 (1985)
Oza
2 (1974, 1978) 3 (1975, 1979, 1980)
Ryusei 1 (1991)
NHK Cup 3 (1987, 1990, 2001) 2 (1971, 1985)
NEC Cup 1 (1987) 1 (1988)
Nihon-Kiin Championship 2 (1970, 1971) 1 (1972)
Hayago Championship 3 (1979, 1982, 1983) 2 (1987, 2002)
Prime Minister Cup
1 (1968)
Shin-Ei 1 (1969)
Asahi Pro Best Ten 2 (1971, 1972)
Total 22 17
International
IBM Cup 1 (1988) 1 (1989)
Total 1 1
Career total
Total 23 18

Honors

References

  1. ^ 石田 芳夫|財団法人日本棋院 (in Japanese). Nihon Ki-in. Retrieved 29 December 2010.