Yoshio Ishida

<h2 id="biography">Biography</h2>
<p>By the time he was 8, Ishida started learning <a href="/facts/Go_(board_game)/1fKhemww">Go</a>. He was a student at the legendary <a href="/facts/Kitani_Minoru/rgNrxwsA">Kitani Minoru</a> go school. Famous along with his fellow students <a href="/facts/Cho_Chikun/EaGGasXH">Cho Chikun</a>, <a href="/facts/Kobayashi_Koichi/VYNW4ewe">Kobayashi Koichi</a>, <a href="/facts/Kato_Masao/RBpphsur">Kato Masao</a>, and <a href="/facts/Takemiya_Masaki/lRs0bKjG">Takemiya Masaki</a>. He joined the dojo at a young age like his fellow students. He became a professional in 1963 when he was 15. His dan rank grew quickly because of the <a href="/facts/Oteai/6ymA20AW">Oteai</a>. He would go up the ranks faster than rules allowed after winning the first 14 Oteai games when he was being promoted from 6 to 7 dan. He reached 9 dan in 11 years, faster than most other players do. Ishida was given the nickname "The Computer" because his <a href="/facts/Go_terms/szWySYgh">Yose</a> play and counting skills were far more accurate than other pros.
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<h2 id="promotion-record">Promotion record</h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Year</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1 dan</td><td>1963</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2 dan</td><td>1964</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3 dan</td><td>1965</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4 dan</td><td>1966</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5 dan</td><td>1967</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6 dan</td><td>1969</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7 dan</td><td>1970</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8 dan</td><td>1973</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9 dan</td><td>1974</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2 id="titles-and-runners-up">Titles and runners-up</h2>
<p>Ranks #9-t in <a href="/facts/List_of_top_title_holders_in_Go/m5BHCJ5A">total number of titles in Japan</a>.
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<table><tbody><tr><th colspan="3">Domestic</th></tr><tr><th>Title</th><th>Wins</th><th>Runners-up</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Kisei_(go)/2mdlr8Cu">Kisei</a></td><td></td><td>1 (1979)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Meijin_(go)/00q7AGR9">Meijin</a></td><td>1 (1974)</td><td>3 (1973, 1975, 1976)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Honinbo/cPutJC3v">Honinbo</a></td><td>5 (1971–1975)</td><td>2 (1976, 1978)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tengen_(Go)/g7sfz26x">Tengen</a></td><td>1 (1984)</td><td>1 (1985)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Oza_(go)/oAnJuApN">Oza</a></td><td>2 (1974, 1978)</td><td>3 (1975, 1979, 1980)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Ryusei_(competition)/NF10n7Gk">Ryusei</a></td><td></td><td>1 (1991)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/NHK_Cup_(Go)/vIHJuIGC">NHK Cup</a></td><td>3 (1987, 1990, 2001)</td><td>2 (1971, 1985)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/NEC_Cup/oPUjVxoz">NEC Cup</a></td><td>1 (1987)</td><td>1 (1988)</td></tr><tr><td>Nihon-Kiin Championship</td><td>2 (1970, 1971)</td><td>1 (1972)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Hayago_Championship/amQEXQh4">Hayago Championship</a></td><td>3 (1979, 1982, 1983)</td><td>2 (1987, 2002)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Prime_Minister_Cup/BKCRtaNg">Prime Minister Cup</a></td><td>1 (1968)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Shin-Ei/yuocnfwG">Shin-Ei</a></td><td>1 (1969)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Asahi_Pro_Best_Ten/F2plrT57">Asahi Pro Best Ten</a></td><td>2 (1971, 1972)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>22</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">International</th></tr><tr><td>IBM Cup</td><td>1 (1988)</td><td>1 (1989)</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><th colspan="3">Career total</th></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>23</td><td>18</td></tr></tbody></table>
<h2 id="honors">Honors</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Medals_of_Honor_(Japan)/0UXeCv3w">Medal with Purple Ribbon</a> (2016)</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>石田 芳夫｜財団法人日本棋院 (in Japanese). Nihon Ki-in. Retrieved 29 December 2010. <a href="石田 芳夫｜財団法人日本棋院" target="_blank">石田 芳夫｜財団法人日本棋院</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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Yoshio Ishida