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Masao Sugiuchi
Japanese Go player
Masao Sugiuchi (杉内雅男, Sugiuchi Masao, October 20, 1920 – November 21, 2017) was a professional Go player.
Born in Miyazaki, Japan, in 1920, Sugiuchi became a professional in 1941. By 1959, he had reached 9 dan. His nickname was "the God of Go" (Japanese 碁の神様, Go no Kami-sama)[1] because of his serious style and strait-laced personality. In December 2004, he became the oldest Nihon Ki-in professional to reach 800 career wins. He was married to Kazuko Sugiuchi (née Honda), one of three professional go-playing sisters.
Sugiuchi died in Tokyo on November 21, 2017, at the age of 97.[2]
- "「碁の神様」９７歳の棋士、杉内雅男九段が死去" (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- "囲碁の史上最高齢棋士、杉内雅男九段が死去 ９７歳" (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
