Fullname: | Tamejiro Suzuki |
Kanji: | 鈴木 為次郎 |
Birth Date: | May 24, 1883 |
Death Date: | November 20, 1960 |
Birth Place: | Kariya, Japan |
Teacher: | Honinbo Shuei, Iwasaki Kenzo |
Rank: | 8 dan |
Affiliation: | Nihon Ki-in, Kiseisha, Keiinsha |
was a professional 8 dan Go player.
Suzuki was a pupil of Iwasaki Kenzo from 1894, and later studied under Honinbo Shuei. In 1909, Suzuki defeated Kensaku Segoe in a series of 6 matches, of which he lost 2, and was promoted to the rank of 4 dan in 1912.[1] Although he joined the Nihon Ki-in when it was founded in 1924, he left to partake in the splinter groups: the Kiseisha and the Keiinsha. In addition, he joined the Hiseikai, a tournament group of five players, with the others being Chiyotaro Onoda, Kensaku Segoe, Dohei Takabe and Karigane Junichi. Suzuki obtained the rank of 8 dan in 1942.[2]
Suzuki's most famous pupil was Minoru Kitani, though others he tutored include Dogen Handa, Goro Suzuki, Riichi Sekiyama, Toshihiro Shimamura and Masaharu Suzuki.