Toshiro Yamabe Explained

Toshiro Yamabe
Fullname:Toshiro Yamabe
Kanji:山部俊郎
Birth Date:July 31, 1926
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Teacher:Mukai Kazuo
Rank:9 dan

was a professional Go player.

Biography

Toshiro was a student of Mukai Kazuo from 1941. He became shodan professional at the Nihon Ki-in in 1941, and reached 9 dan in 1969. He was known for his early resignations of games, sometimes claiming that he refused to play on because of his opponents mistake.

Titles & runners-up

Title Years Lost
Honinbo1965
Tengen1980
Oza1959
Hayago Championship1977, 1981
Igo Senshuken1965

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