Kyo Kagen

Kyo Kagen (Japanese: 許 家元 Taiwanese: Hsu Chiayuan (Xu Jiayuan), b. 1997-12-24) is a 9-dan Taiwanese professional go player of the Nihon Kiin. He was the pupil of Takabayashi Takuji.

Rank Promotion

2013: 1d
2014: 2d (awarded for 30 wins as 1d)
2016: 3d
2018: 7d
2018: 8d (awarded for winning the 43rd Gosei)
2021: 9d

Titles & Runner-ups

Fun Facts

• In 2013, Kyo played 18 official games (16 wins, 2 losses; 88.9% was the best record in the year), winning 10 games in a row from 2013-10-03 to 2013-12-30. He extended his winning streak to 13 consecutive wins on before losing to Oya Koichi. On 2014-03-27, his record was 14 wins, 1 loss (with a new winning streak of 11 consecutive wins), the best among Japanese pros at the time.
• In 2018, Kyo won the Gosei title after 5 years 4 month from becoming a professional 1 dan. This was a new record at the time for the shortest time taken from becoming a pro to winning a title tournament in Japan. (Later surpassed by Shibano Toramaru's 5 years 1 month and Seki Kotaro's 4 years 8 months.)

Links

• Nihon Kiin profile.

Videos

• A news segment from Taiwanese TV about him winning Gosei and making a speed record for fastest title since becoming a pro. YouTubel link
• A news segment from Taiwanese TV about him defending his Judan title in 2022. YouTube link
• 2022 Judan ceremony. Kyo speaks after 11:50 mark. YouTube link

Pictures

hsu chiayuan apr2022 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

hsu chiayuan apr2022 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

shibano toramaru hsu chiayuan judan apr2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

hsu chiayuan gu zihao mlily 2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

hsu chiayuan gu zihao mlily 2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)