Takemiya Masaki is a Japanese professional Go player born January 1, 1951, in Tokyo, ranked 9 dan and affiliated with the Nihon Ki-in. He became known as a teenager for defeating top rated players, earning the nickname 9 dan killer, and is renowned for his distinctive cosmic style of play, which favored building a large moyo, or framework of influence, in the center of the board rather than fighting for territory early. Beyond Go, he also won Japan's premier backgammon tournament, and he has published four books in English on Go strategy.
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Career HighlightPioneered the cosmic style of Go, built around large moyo formations in the center of the board. 1 Classification
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Has a computer program ever beaten Takemiya Masaki?
Yes, in 2012 the program Zen beat him twice at handicaps of five and four stones.
Yes. In 2012 the Go software Zen, running on a cluster of four PCs, beat Takemiya twice, in games where he gave it handicaps of five stones and four stones.
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Takemiya Masaki (武宮 正樹, Takemiya Masaki; born January 1, 1951) is a professional Go player.
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Takemiya Masaki was born in Japan.
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His famous "cosmic style" of Go would become popular among fans.
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Takemiya Masaki (武宮 正樹, Takemiya Masaki; born January 1, 1951) is a professional Go player.
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is a professional Go player.
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