Koichi Kobayashi is a Japanese professional Go player born September 10, 1952, in Asahikawa, who turned professional in 1967 and holds the 9 dan rank with the Nihon Ki-in. He is counted among the Six Supers who dominated Japanese Go for three decades and is one of the few Go players to have won more than 1,200 professional games. The Kobayashi fuseki, a widely used opening strategy, is named after him.
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Career HighlightOne of the Six Supers who championed Japanese Go over three decades; has won more than 1,200 professional games and ranks third in total career titles in Japan, holding the honorary Kisei, Meijin and Gosei titles. 1 Classification
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Is Koichi Kobayashi connected to other Go players through his family?
He married his teacher's daughter Reiko Kitani and their daughter Izumi Kobayashi is a leading female Go player.
Yes. Koichi Kobayashi was a disciple of Minoru Kitani and went on to marry his teacher's daughter, Reiko Kitani, a 6-dan who won the All-Japan Women's Championship several times. Their daughter, Izumi Kobayashi, is now one of the leading female Go players in Japan.
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Koichi Kobayashi (小林 光一, こばやし こういち, Kobayashi Kōichi; born September 10, 1952) is a Japanese Go player.
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WikipediaWikipedia article on Koichi Kobayashi, lead sentence, birth date
Koichi Kobayashi (小林 光一, こばやし こういち, Kobayashi Kōichi; born September 10, 1952) is a Japanese Go player. He is one of the 'Six Supers' who championed Japanese Go in the last three decades of Japanese Go.
Wikipedia article on Koichi Kobayashi, lead sentence, birth year
Koichi Kobayashi (小林 光一, こばやし こういち, Kobayashi Kōichi; born September 10, 1952) is a Japanese Go player. He is one of the 'Six Supers' who championed Japanese Go in the last three decades of Japanese Go.
Wikipedia article on Koichi Kobayashi, lead sentence, nationality
Koichi Kobayashi (小林 光一, こばやし こういち, Kobayashi Kōichi; born September 10, 1952) is a Japanese Go player. He is one of the 'Six Supers' who championed Japanese Go in the last three decades of Japanese Go.
Wikipedia article on Koichi Kobayashi, titles and runners-up section
Kobayashi is Honorary Kisei, Honorary Meijin and Honorary Gosei. He ranks #3 in the total number of titles in Japan.
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Koichi Kobayashi (小林 光一, こばやし こういち, Kobayashi Kōichi; born September 10, 1952) is a Japanese Go player.
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