Kyo Kagen
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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.
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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
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Titles & Runner-ups
Year | Title | Opponent | Result |
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2013 | 10th Nakano Cup | Hirata Tomoya | 1-0 |
2014 | 1st Globis Cup runner-up | Ichiriki Ryo | 0-1 |
2016 | 3rd Globis Cup runner-up | Li Qincheng | 0-1 |
2018 | 43rd Gosei | Iyama Yuta | 3-0 |
2019 | 44th Gosei runner-up | Hane Naoki | 2-3 |
2021 | 59th Judan | Shibano Toramaru | 3-2 |
2022 | 60th Judan | Yu Zhengqi | 3-0 |
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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.)
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Links
- Nihon Kiin
profile.
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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
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