Fujisawa Hideyuki

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Chinese: 藤泽秀行
Japanese: 藤沢 秀行
Korean:

Fujisawa Hideyuki (commonly called Shuko), (b.1925), Japanese 9-dan professional, now retired.

Has won many titles, including the Kisei (6 times), the Meijin (twice), the Tengen (once) and the Oza (5 times). He has a reputation for winning the first edition of many titles: the first Prime Minister's Cup (1957), the first Nihon Ki-in Number One Position? (1959), the first Meijin (1962), the first Haya-Go Championship (1969), the first Tengen (1976), and the first Kisei (1977)...

Fujisawa's name was originally Tamotsu, but he changed it to Hideyuki. However, he has become widely known as Shuko, both in the West and in Japan. Shuko is the Chinese-style pronunciation. The character 秀 (shu) is the same as the one in many Honinbo names, such as Shuwa, Shusaku, Shusai, Shuei.

It is fair to say that he is best known as Shuko in Japan. He also regularly uses Shuko in his book titles, for example:

  • Shuko no Sekai (this 6 volume set is even copyright Shuko Fujisawa)
  • Shuko Ryuu Kono Itte (this one is copyright Hideyuki Fujisawa)

On the other hand when the Yomiuri Shinbun published the games from the first five Kisei matches (that earned him the title of Honorary Kisei - Meiyo Kisei), they titled the book Fujisawa Hideyuki Meiyo Kisei e no Michi

More about pronouncing his name on /Discussion.


Fujisawa Hideyuki's pupils


Books: Fujisawa Tesuji Dictionary


Some references:


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