Hashimoto Utaro

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Hashimoto Utaro (橋本宇太郎 Hashimoto Utarō, February 27, 1907 - July 24, 1994) was a Japanese professional Go player. Hashimoto achieved the rank of 9-dan.

Hashimoto's teacher was Segoe Kensaku. He was affiliated to the Kansai Ki-in with base in Osaka. (Source: Jan van der Steen's pages)

Major titles:

Honinbo 1943, 1950, 1951
Oza 1953, 1955, 1956
Judan 1962, 1971

Founder and first director of the Kansai Ki-in (1950).

He was one of the players in the famous atomic bomb game.

Publications:

Hashimoto wrote a version of the Gokyo Shumyo, a collection of more than 500 tsumego. The book was published by Sankaido?, a publishing office for the Kansai Ki-in in 1980. See Gokyo Shumyo tsumego series.
Hashimoto wrote a version of Gokyo Seimyo.
Hashimoto wrote a version of Gengen Gokyo published by 山海堂; 改訂版. Latest (2008) edition is dated June 2004. ISBN: 438107968X

Both Hashimoto Utaro and Hashimoto Shoji attended the prize-giving at the 1st Essen Open in January 1990, together with the late Kato Masao and other pro's. They were in Germany to attend the opening game of 14th Kisei match in Dusseldorf - two days later - where Otake Hideo challenged Kobayashi Koichi.