Hideyuki Fujisawa, also known professionally as Shuko Fujisawa, was a Japanese professional Go player who lived from 1925 to 2009, born in Yokohama, who turned professional in 1940 and reached the ninth professional dan rank in 1963. He won the Kisei title six consecutive years from 1977 to 1982, captured the Meijin title twice and the Oza title five times, and at age sixty seven became the oldest player ever to defend a major Go title.
Facts
Career HighlightWon the Kisei title six straight years from 1976 to 1982 1 Classification
Competition Category In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, nationality there.
Sources
1. Hideyuki Fujisawa, Wikipedia
Lead sentence, birth date
Hideyuki Fujisawa (藤沢 秀行, Fujisawa Hideyuki; June 14, 1925
Lead sentence, birth year
Hideyuki Fujisawa (藤沢 秀行, Fujisawa Hideyuki; June 14, 1925
Later life section, final paragraph, death date
He died of aspiration pneumonia in Tokyo at 7:16 a.m on May 8, 2009
Later life section, final paragraph, death year
He died of aspiration pneumonia in Tokyo at 7:16 a.m on May 8, 2009
Lead sentence, nationality
was a Japanese professional Go player
Height of career section, first sentence
Fujisawa went on to surprise critics as he won the Kisei title six straight years from 1976 to 1982.
Wikipedia, article summary lead
Hideyuki Fujisawa (è-¤æ²¢ 秀行, Fujisawa Hideyuki; June 14, 1925 – May 8, 2009), also known as Shuko Fujisawa, was a Japanese professional Go player.
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How many consecutive Kisei titles did Fujisawa Hideyuki win?
Six years in a row, from 1976 to 1982.
Fujisawa Hideyuki won the Kisei title for six consecutive years, from 1976 to 1982, a run that surprised critics who had not expected him to dominate the tournament for that long.
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