Ito Tomoe

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Ito Tomoe (伊藤友惠)

Ito Tomoe (伊藤友惠, ealier names Kawada Kiyoko (川田清子) and Ito Kiyoko (伊藤清子), 10 December 1907 – 21 January 1987) was a Japanese female professional 7-dan of the Nihon Ki-in. She was born in Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture.

Ito was one of the most dominant and enduring players in the early days of women's tournament go. She had such a strong fighting style that she was nicknamed Gozen Tomoe, after a legendary female warrior from the Heian period.

Her Go skills so impressed the retired naval captain Honda Eizo that he encouraged his three daughters to reach a high level. They all become professionals: Sugiuchi Kazuko, Honda Sachiko, and Kusunoki Teruko.

Even in her later years, she was still formidable—even winning the 1st Women's Kakusei in 1979 at the age of 71. She became a pupil of Kita Fumiko in 1917, and retired in 1984. She was married to Noh actor Ito Hiroyasu.

Rank Promotion

  • 1924: 1-dan
  • 1940: 3-dan
  • 1943: 4-dan
  • 1959: 5-dan
  • 1984: 6-dan
  • 1987: 7-dan (posthumous)

Titles

Runners-up

  • 1953: 2nd All-Japan Women's Championship l. Sugiuchi Kazuko (2–0)
  • 1955: 4th All-Japan Women's Championship l. Sugiuchi Kazuko (2–1)
  • 1956: 5th All-Japan Women's Championship l. Sugiuchi Kazuko (2–0)
  • 1963: 11th All-Japan Women's Championship l. Kobayashi Reiko (2–1)
  • 1966: 13th All-Japan Women's Championship l. Kobayashi Reiko (2–0)
  • 1967: 14th All-Japan Women's Championship l. Kobayashi Reiko (2–1)
  • 1973: 20th All-Japan Women's Championship l. Kobayashi Reiko (2–1)
  • 1975: 2nd Women's Meijin l. Kobayashi Reiko (1–0)

Pupils[1]

Go organization

In 1961, Ito was part of the Japan-China Go Exchange, and she scored 8–0. For the 1965 exchange, she led a group of 12 female amateurs. In 1972, she led a female amateur go delegation to Europe. In 1981, she became the first president of the Women's Go Players Association.

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Notes

[1]Source: 1996 Kido Yearbook. [2]Source: [ext] Ito Tomoe, Japanese Wikipedia


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