Sekiyama Toshimichi

Sekiyama Toshimichi (関山利道, b. 29 June 1973) is a Kansai Ki-in pro, 9 dan in 2002.

He is the fourth of Japan’s first five-generation professional Go family.

He is the son of Sekiyama Toshio 9p, grandson of Sekiyama Riichi 9p, great-grandson of Sekiyama Moritoshi 4p, and father of Sekiyama Honoka 1p, his eldest daughter.

Promotion history

• 1 dan / Jul 1988
• 2 dan / Oct 1989
• 3 dan / Apr 1991
• 4 dan / Oct 1991
• 5 dan / May 1993
• 6 dan / Mar 1995
• 7 dan / Apr 1997
• 8 dan / Sep 1999
• 9 dan / Apr 2002

Go career

Sekiyama had a good playing career. He became a professional aged 15, and won enough games to reach 9p before he was 30. He won the Kansai Ki-in 1991 Newcomer Award, the Yamano Prize.

He has also been running the Sekiyama Children’s Go Class. His daughter Sekiyama Honoka learned Go in this class and now helps teach it. His pupil Takahashi Yoshiyuki? 1p also helps teach the class.

Links

• Kansai Ki'in profile
• Go Ratings and Games
• Go4Go
• Sekiyama Children’s Go Class