Eio Sakata
Japanese Go player (1920–2010)
Eio Sakata (坂田 栄男, Sakata Eio, February 15, 1920 – October 22, 2010) was a 9-dan Japanese professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in. He has the honorary Honinbo (本因坊) title and the honorary NHK Cup title.
Notable Titles
change| Domestic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| Meijin (Grand Master, hosted by Asahi Shinbun) | 2 (1963-1964) | 4 (1965–1967, 1979) |
| Honinbō[1] | 7 (1961–1967) | 4 (1951, 1968, 1970, 1975) |
| Oza (King) | 7 (1961, 1963-1964, 1966, 1970–1972) |
3 (1956, 1968, 1973) |
| Judan (10-dan) | 5 (1966–1968, 1972-1973) | 3 (1969, 1974, 1977) |
| NEC Cup | 1 (1983) | 1 (1984) |
| NHK Cup[2] | 11 (1957–1959, 1961-1962, 1964-1965, 1972, 1976-1977, 1982) |
2 (1956, 1970) |
Books
change- Modern Joseki and Fuseki, Vol. 1: Parallel Fuseki, Ishi Press 1968, reprinted 2006 ISBN 0-923891-75-7
- Modern Joseki and Fuseki, Vol. 2: The Opening Theory of Go, Ishi Press 1971, reprinted 2006 ISBN 0-923891-76-5
- The Middle Game of Go or "Chubansen", Ishi Press, 1971, ISBN 0-923891-77-3