Shuzo Awaji Explained

Shuzo Awaji
Fullname:Shuzo Awaji
Kanji:淡路修三
Birth Date:13 August 1949
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Residence: Tokyo, Japan
Teacher:Tomoe Ito
Rank:9 dan
Affiliation:Nihon Ki-in

is a professional Go player.

Biography

Shuzo Awaji became a professional Go player when he was 19 years old. He was promoted to 9 dan after he challenged for the 1984 Honinbo title. Despite challenging for all of the big seven titles in Japan (Kisei, Meijin, Honinbo, Judan, Tengen, Oza and Gosei), he has never won any of them.

Titles & runners-up

Titles Years Held
Defunct1
Shin-Ei1978, 1980
Titles Years Lost
Current4
Meijin1989
Honinbo1984
Tengen1983
Gosei1983

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