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Nihon Ki-in, the Glossary

The Nihon Ki-in, also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, overseeing Japan's professional system and issuing diplomas for amateur dan rankings.^[1]

72 relations: All Japan Student Go Federation, American Go Association, Atsushi Ida, Ō Rissei, Ōza (Go), British Go Association, China Qiyuan, Cho Chikun, Cho Son-jin, Cho U, Daisuke Murakawa, Dan (rank), Dogen Handa, Eio Sakata, European Go Federation, Four Go houses, Go (game), Go professional, Gosei (competition), Hidehiro Miyashita, Hideo Otake, Hideyuki Fujisawa, Hideyuki Sakai, Hoensha, Hong Kong Go Association, Honinbo (competition), Hosai Fujisawa, Hsu Chia-yuan, International Go Federation, Irish Go Association, Japan, Jūdan (Go), Kaku Takagawa, Kansai Ki-in, Kaoru Iwamoto, Keigo Yamashita, Kimio Yamada, Kisei (Go), Kishichiro Okura, Koichi Kobayashi, Korea Baduk Association, List of professional Go tournaments, Makino Nobuaki, Masaki Takemiya, Masao Kato, Meijin (Go), Naoki Hane, Naoto Hikosaka, New Zealand Go Society, Norimoto Yoda, ... Expand index (22 more) »
Go organizations
Sports governing bodies in Japan

All Japan Student Go Federation

The All Japan Student Go Federation is a Japanese student Go organization for holding university Go championships. Nihon Ki-in and All Japan Student Go Federation are go organizations.

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American Go Association

The American Go Association (AGA) was founded in 1935, to promote the board game of Go in the United States. Nihon Ki-in and American Go Association are go organizations.

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Atsushi Ida

Atsushi Ida (伊田　篤史 Ida Atsushi, born 15 March 1994) is a professional Go player from Japan.

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Ō Rissei

Ō Rissei (born 7 November 1958) is a professional Go player in Japan.

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Ōza (Go)

is a title in Go. Nihon Ki-in and Ōza (Go) are go stubs.

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British Go Association

The British Go Association (BGA) promotes and supports the playing of Go, the ancient Chinese strategy game, in the United Kingdom. Nihon Ki-in and British Go Association are go organizations.

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China Qiyuan is an official agency responsible for board games and card games such as go, bridge, chess and Chinese chess affairs under the All-China Sports Federation of the People's Republic of China. Nihon Ki-in and China Qiyuan are go organizations.

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Cho Chikun

Cho Chikun 25th Honinbo Honorary Meijin (조치훈; born June 20, 1956) is a professional Go player and a nephew of Cho Namchul.

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Cho Son-jin

Cho Sonjin (born April 18, 1970) is a professional Go player.

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Cho U

Cho U (born on 20 January 1980) is a Taiwanese professional Go player.

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Daisuke Murakawa

is a professional Go player.

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Dan (rank)

The ranking system is used by many Japanese, Okinawan, Korean, and other martial arts organizations to indicate the level of a person's ability within a given system.

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Dogen Handa

also known as Hayami Handa, was a professional Go player.

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Eio Sakata

was a 9-dan Japanese professional Go player.

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European Go Federation

The European Go Federation (EGF) is a non-profit organization with the purpose of encouraging, regulating, co-ordinating, and disseminating the playing of the board game Go in Europe. Nihon Ki-in and European Go Federation are go organizations.

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Four Go houses

In the history of Go in Japan, the four Go houses were four major schools of Go instituted, supported, and controlled by the state, at the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate.

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Go (game)

# Go is an abstract strategy board game for two players in which the aim is to capture more territory than the opponent by fencing off empty space.

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Go professional

A Go professional is a professional player of the game of Go.

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Gosei (competition)

The is a Go competition in Japan or a title of the competition's winner.

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Hidehiro Miyashita

was a professional Go player.

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Hideo Otake

is a Japanese retired professional Go player.

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Hideyuki Fujisawa

, also known as Shuko Fujisawa, was a Japanese professional Go player.

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Hideyuki Sakai

is a professional Go player.

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Hoensha

The Hoensha was a Japanese Go organization founded in 1879 by Honinbo Shuho. Nihon Ki-in and Hoensha are go organizations.

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Hong Kong Go Association

The Hong Kong Go Association (abbreviated as HKGA), created in 1982, is an organizational member of the International Go Federation, whose current chairman is 張大朋 (Pinyin: Zhāng Dà Péng). Nihon Ki-in and Hong Kong Go Association are go organizations and go stubs.

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Honinbo (competition)

The Honinbo (本因坊) is a Go competition and the oldest Go title in Japan.

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Hosai Fujisawa

was a professional Go player.

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Hsu Chia-yuan

Hsu Chia-yuan or Kyo Kagen (許家元; born 24 December 1997) is a Taiwanese Go player who plays professionally in Japan.

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International Go Federation

The International Go Federation (IGF) is an international organization that connects the various national Go federations around the world. Nihon Ki-in and international Go Federation are go organizations.

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Irish Go Association

The Irish Go Association (IGA) promotes Go in Ireland, and is a member of both the International Go Federation and the European Go Federation. Nihon Ki-in and Irish Go Association are go organizations.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Jūdan (Go)

is a Go competition in Japan.

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Kaku Takagawa

, also known as, was one of the most successful professional Go players of the twentieth century.

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Kansai Ki-in

The Kansai Ki-in, i.e., Kansai Go Association, is an organizational body for the game of Go in Japan, which was founded by Hashimoto Utaro in 1950. Nihon Ki-in and Kansai Ki-in are go organizations, go stubs and Japan organization stubs.

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Kaoru Iwamoto

, also known as Honinbo Kunwa, was a Japanese professional Go player and writer who achieved the rank of 9-dan.

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Keigo Yamashita

is a professional Go player.

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Kimio Yamada

is a professional Go player.

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Kisei (Go)

Kisei (棋聖) is an honorary title and Go competition.

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Kishichiro Okura

Baron was a Japanese entrepreneur and hotelier.

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Koichi Kobayashi

is a Japanese Go player.

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Korea Baduk Association

The Korea Baduk Association, also known as Hanguk Kiwon, was founded in November 1945 by Cho Namchul. Nihon Ki-in and Korea Baduk Association are go organizations and go stubs.

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List of professional Go tournaments

This is a list of professional Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of Go.

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Makino Nobuaki

Count, was a Japanese politician and imperial court official.

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Masaki Takemiya

is a professional Go player.

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Masao Kato

Masao Kato Honorary Oza (加藤正夫, Katō Masao, March 15, 1947 – December 30, 2004), also known as Kato Kensei (加藤剱正 Katō Kensei), was a Japanese professional go player.

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Meijin (Go)

Meijin (名人) means "Expert or Master".

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Naoki Hane

is a professional Japanese 9 dan Go player currently affiliated with the Nihon Ki-in.

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Naoto Hikosaka

is a professional Go player.

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New Zealand Go Society

New Zealand Go Society (NZGS) is the national governing body for the ancient oriental sport of Go in the country of New Zealand. Nihon Ki-in and New Zealand Go Society are go organizations.

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Norimoto Yoda

is a professional Go player.

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Norio Kudo

is a professional Go player.

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Osaka

is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan, and one of the three major cities of Japan (Tokyo-Osaka-Nagoya).

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Oteai

The was a tournament used in Japan, by the Nihon Ki-in and Kansai Ki-in, to determine the ranking of its go professionals on the dan scale. Nihon Ki-in and Oteai are go stubs and Japan organization stubs.

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Riichi Sekiyama

Riichi Sekiyama (関山利一, Sekiyama Riichi, December 23, 1909 – January 15, 1970) was a Japanese professional go player.

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Rin Kaiho

Rin Kaihō or Lin Haifeng (born May 6, 1942) is a professional Taiwanese Go player who made his name in Japan.

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Rin Kono

is a Japanese professional Go player.

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Ryu Shikun

Ryu Shikun (柳時熏, born December 8, 1971, in Seoul, South Korea) is a professional Go player.

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Satoru Kobayashi (Go player)

is a professional Go player.

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Satoshi Kataoka

Satoshi Kataoka (片岡聡, born August 3, 1958) is a professional Go player.

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Satoshi Yuki

is a Japanese professional Go player.

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Shinji Takao

is a Japanese professional Go player.

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Shoji Hashimoto

was a professional Go player.

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Singapore Weiqi Association

The Singapore Weiqi Association is a Go association in Singapore. Nihon Ki-in and Singapore Weiqi Association are go organizations.

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Taiwan Chi Yuan Culture Foundation

The Taiwan Chi Yuan Culture Foundation, also known as the Taiwan Chi Yuan or Taiwan Go Association, is a professional Go association in Taiwan. Nihon Ki-in and Taiwan Chi Yuan Culture Foundation are go organizations and go stubs.

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Tengen (Go)

Tengen (天元, center or origin of heaven) is a Go competition in Japan.

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Toramaru Shibano

is a Japanese Go professional who won the prestigious Meijin tournament in 2019 at age 19, becoming the first teenager to achieve one of the seven major Japanese titles.

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