Sekiyama Riichi

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Sekiyama Riichi (1909/01/01 - 1970/01/31) was the winner of the first Honinbo title match in 1941 after a 3-3 tie with Kato Shin was resolved by awarding the title to the player with the better win/loss record in the qualifying tournament. In that tournament, Sekiyama Riichi at 6-3 versus Kato Shin at 5-4.

Sekiyama dropped out of the title defence in 1943 against Hashimoto Utaro because of bad health, which effectively ended his career.


Sekiyama Riichi's pupils

(Source: 1996 Kido Yearbook)



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