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Fujisawa Hideyuki

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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
Birth Year
1925 1
Birth Date
1925-06-14 1
Death Year
2009 1
Death Date
2009-05-08 1
Nationality
Japanese 1
Career Highlight
Won the Kisei title six straight years from 1976 to 1982 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
In the Other Atlases
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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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Frequently Asked Questions

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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