Kato Masao, also known as Kato Kensei, was a Japanese professional Go player and one of the game's so called late bloomers, rising to the sport's highest ranks only after a slower start than most of his rivals. He won forty six titles over his career, including the Oza title eight times in a row, and became the second player ever to reach 1,200 career wins, behind only Rin Kaiho.
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Kato Masao 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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Kato Masao 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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was a Japanese professional go player.
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March 15, 1947
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a Japanese professional go player
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He made the Honinbo league in 1968 as a 4 dan, a feat unheard of at the time.
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