Norimoto Yoda

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Norimoto Yoda (依田 紀基, Yoda Norimoto, born February 11, 1966 in Iwamizawa, Japan) is a professional Go player.

Norimoto Yoda
Full nameNorimoto Yoda
Kanji依田紀基
Born (1966-02-11) February 11, 1966 (age 58)
Iwamizawa, Japan
ResidenceTokyo, Japan
TeacherTakeo Ando
Turned pro1980
Rank9 dan
AffiliationNihon Ki-in

Biography

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Yoda is a student of Takeo Ando. He has won 35 titles so far in his career, the seventh highest in Japan. He became a professional in 1980, and reached 9 dan in 1993. In 2006, he was the heart of the Japanese team in international tournaments, steering them to a win over Team Korea in the 7th Nongshim Cup.

In June 2017, Yoda scored his 1,100th win as a pro. He has 572 losses, two jigos, and two no-results. He is the 12th Nihon Ki-in player to reach 1,100 victories. At 51 years four months, he is the third youngest, and, at 37 years two months, the 4th quickest to do so.[1]

Titles and runners-up

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Ranks #8-t in the total number of titles in Japan.

Domestic
Title Wins Runners-up
Kisei 2 (1998, 2009)
Meijin 4 (2000–2003) 2 (1999, 2004)
Honinbo 2 (2004, 2007)
Judan 2 (1995, 1996) 1 (1997)
Gosei 6 (1996–1998, 2003–2005) 1 (2006)
Agon Cup 1 (1997) 1 (1996)
NHK Cup 5 (1991, 1993, 1998–2000) 1 (2005)
Shinjin-O 5 (1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990) 1 (1982)
NEC Cup 3 (1992, 1997, 2002) 2 (1988, 1989)
Daiwa Cup 1 (2007)
Kakusei 1 (2002) 1 (2001)
Hayago Championship 2 (1993, 1996)
Shin-Ei 2 (1986, 1987) 2 (1984, 1989)
NEC Shun-Ei 1 (1986)
Total 30 19
Continental
Japan-Korea rookie competition 1 (1991)
Asian TV Cup 3 (1993, 1998, 1999)
Teda Cup 1 (2004)
Total 4 1
International
Ing Cup 1 (1996)
Samsung Cup 1 (1996)
Fujitsu Cup 1 (2004)
Tong Yang Cup 1 (1994)
Total 1 3
Career total
Total 35 23

Appearance in Fiction

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The climactic go game played between the fictional players Fujiwara-no-Sai and Toya Meijin in the anime and manga series Hikaru no Go was in fact a real 1997 game[2] between Norimoto Yoda and Rin Kaiho. Yoda played the winning white side attributed to Sai.

References

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  1. ^ Power, John (18 July 2017). "The Power Report (2): Komatsu wins Samsung seat; Fujisawa wins Senko Cup; 42nd Kisei tournament; Yoda scores 1,100 wins". American Go E-Journal. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Hikaru's comment at Sensei's Library".
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