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Sakata Eio is regarded as one of the strongest go players of the 20th century. <p>Sakata Eio was born February 15, 1920 in Tokyo, Japan. After winning most of the major titles in the 1950s, in 1961 he finally took the Honinbo title from Takagawa Kaku who had held it for a record nine consecutive terms. In 1963, Sakata captured the Meijin title, making him the first player simultaneously to hold the two titles Meijin-Honinbo.</p> <p>Sakata's peak came in 1964, when he won 30 games and lost only two and held seven major titles: Meijin, Honinbo, Nihon Ki-in Championship, Asahi Pro Best Ten, Oza, Nihon Kiin Number One, and NHK Cup.</p> <p>Sakata is now 88 and lives in Tokyo. He is retired but still active.</p> <p>This book, "Modern Joseki and Fuseki, Vol. 1", was Sakata's first book published in English. It is now regarded as a classic in Go literature. It is also the first book published by The Ishi Press. Published in 1968, this book along with two follow-up volumes by Sakata Eio, made The Ishi Press the world's leading publisher on the game of go.</p> <p>The cover photo of this book is historic. It shows the three leading go players in the world at that time, plus the strongest fema

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Author
Eio Sakata
Publisher
Ishi Press International
Published
2006
Language
EN
ISBN
9780923891763
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Sports, Anthropology, Lifestyle

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