Yuta Iyama is a Japanese professional Go player who holds the Kisei, Honinbo and Meijin titles. In April 2016 he became the first player in Japanese history to hold all seven major Go titles simultaneously, and in January 2018 he became the first professional Go player awarded Japans People Honour Award.
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Career HighlightBecame the first player in Japanese Go history to hold all seven major titles simultaneously in April 2016, and the first professional Go player to be awarded Japan's People's Honour Award in January 2018. 1 Classification
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In January 2018, Iyama became the first professional Go player to be awarded Japan's People's Honour Award.
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In January 2018, Iyama became the first professional Go player to be awarded Japan's People's Honour Award.
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In January 2018, Iyama became the first professional Go player to be awarded Japan's People's Honour Award.
Lead paragraph, Wikipedia article on Yuta Iyama, career summary
In January 2018, Iyama became the first professional Go player to be awarded Japan's People's Honour Award.
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Yuta Iyama Kisei, Honinbo, Meijin (井山 裕太, Iyama Yūta; born 24 May 1989) is a Japanese professional Go player.
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