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Koichi Kobayashi is a Japanese professional Go player born September 10, 1952, in Asahikawa, who turned professional in 1967 and holds the 9 dan rank with the Nihon Ki-in. He is counted among the Six Supers who dominated Japanese Go for three decades and is one of the few Go players to have won more than 1,200 professional games. The Kobayashi fuseki, a widely used opening strategy, is named after him.

Facts
Birth Year
1952 1
Birth Date
1952-09-10 1
Nationality
Japanese 1
Career Highlight
One of the Six Supers who championed Japanese Go over three decades; has won more than 1,200 professional games and ranks third in total career titles in Japan, holding the honorary Kisei, Meijin and Gosei titles. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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1. Wikipedia, Koichi Kobayashi
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  • Wikipedia article on Koichi Kobayashi, lead sentence, birth date
    born September 10, 1952) is a Japanese Go player. He is one of the 'Six Supers' who championed Japanese Go in the last three decades of Japanese Go.
  • Wikipedia article on Koichi Kobayashi, lead sentence, birth year
    born September 10, 1952) is a Japanese Go player. He is one of the 'Six Supers' who championed Japanese Go in the last three decades of Japanese Go.
  • Wikipedia article on Koichi Kobayashi, lead sentence, nationality
    born September 10, 1952) is a Japanese Go player. He is one of the 'Six Supers' who championed Japanese Go in the last three decades of Japanese Go.
  • Wikipedia article on Koichi Kobayashi, titles and runners-up section
    Kobayashi is Honorary Kisei, Honorary Meijin and Honorary Gosei. He ranks #3 in the total number of titles in Japan.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Koichi Kobayashi (小æž, 光一, こばやã, こういち, Kobayashi Kōichi; born September 10, 1952) is a Japanese Go player.
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