Tomoko Ogawa
Japanese Go player (1951-2019)
Tomoko Ogawa (小川誠子, April 1 1951 – November 15 2019) was a female 7-dan[1] professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in.[2][3]
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| Personal information | |
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| Occupation | Professional Go player |
Notable achievements and contributions
change| Year | Notes[2][3] |
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| 1965 | Victory at the female amateur championship |
| 1974, 1978, 1979, 1986, and 1993 | Received the female MVP (棋道賞女流賞) |
| 1986 | Obtained the female Honinbo title (女流本因坊) |
| 1988 | Awarded from the Television Go Program Manufacturing Assembly (テレビ囲碁番組制作者会賞) |
| 2006 | Published 『小川誠子の石の形を美しく （NHK Go Series）』 ISBN 414016140X |
| 2008 | 500 wins in career (2nd female player to achieve this record) |
| From July 2010 to June 2012 | President of the professional player assembly at Nihon Ki-in (棋士会会長) |
| From June 2012 to June 2018 | Served as the director of Nihon Ki-in |
Japanese books
change- 『石心之譜 ― 囲碁に生きるわれら五人の棋士』 in 1981, ISBN 4905924294
- 『明解初級囲碁読本』 in 1994, ISBN 4416794061
- 『囲碁 級位者のための本筋の打ち方』 in 1998, ISBN 4416798164
- 『囲碁 級位者のための勝率アップの決め手』 in 2000, ISBN 4416700091
Notes
change- ↑ She was promoted to 7-dan from 6-dan in occasion of her death.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tomoko Ogawa at GoBase
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tomoko Ogawa at Sensei's Library