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Riichi Sekiyama

Riichi Sekiyama
Kanji 関山利一
Born (1909-12-23)December 23, 1909
Hyōgo, Japan
Died January 15, 1970(1970-01-15) (aged 60)
Teacher Tamejiro Suzuki
Turned pro 1925
Rank 9 dan

Riichi Sekiyama (関山利一, December 23, 1909 – January 15, 1970) was a Japanese professional go player. Born in Hyogo, Riichi became a student of Tamejiro Suzuki in 1924 and turned professional a year later in 1925. He won the first ever Honinbo title in 1941. However, he was unable to defend his title against Utaro Hashimoto in 1943 and was forced to retire due to health problems. He had several pupils, the most notable being Takeo Kajiwara and Yutaka Shiraishi.



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