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Shuzo Awaji

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Shuzo Awaji
Full nameShuzo Awaji
Kanji淡路修三
Born (1949-08-13) August 13, 1949 (age 75)
Tokyo, Japan
ResidenceTokyo, Japan
TeacherTomoe Ito
Rank9 dan
AffiliationNihon Ki-in

Shuzo Awaji (淡路修三, Awaji Shuzo, born August 13, 1949) is a professional Go player.

Biography

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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

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Titles Years Held
Defunct 1
Japan Shin-Ei 1978, 1980
Titles Years Lost
Current 4
Japan Meijin 1989
Japan Honinbo 1984
Japan Tengen 1983
Japan Gosei 1983
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