Sakata Eio was a Japanese professional Go player who lived from 1920 to 2010, born in Tokyo, who reached the ninth and highest professional dan rank and won the Honinbo title in 1961, holding it for seven consecutive years. In 1963 he became the first player to simultaneously hold both the Meijin and Honinbo titles, won seventy two domestic titles in total, the second highest career total in Japanese Go history, and wrote influential instructional books later translated into English.
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Career HighlightWon the Honinbo title in 1961 and held it for seven consecutive years as the 23rd Honinbo, won the Meijin title in 1963 to become the first player to hold both simultaneously, and held seven major titles in his strongest year, 1964. 1 Classification
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Which of Sakata Eio's books have been translated into English?
Several, including Modern Joseki and Fuseki and The Middle Game of Go.
Sakata Eio wrote many books in Japanese, and several have been translated into English, including Modern Joseki and Fuseki, The Middle Game of Go, Tesuji and Anti-Suji of Go and Killer of Go.
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Sakata Eio (坂田 栄男, Sakata Eio; February 15, 1920 – October 22, 2010) was a 9-dan Japanese professional Go player.
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Sakata Eio (坂田 栄男, Sakata Eio; February 15, 1920 - October 22, 2010) was a 9-dan Japanese professional Go player.
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During his Honinbo reign, he also won the Meijin title in 1963, making Sakata the first player to simultaneously hold both titles (which at the time were the biggest titles in Japan).
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was a 9-dan Japanese professional Go player.
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During his Honinbo reign, he also won the Meijin title in 1963, making Sakata the first player to simultaneously hold both titles (which at the time were the biggest titles in Japan).
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