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Yoshio Ishida
Japanese Go player

Yoshio Ishida (石田 芳夫, Ishida Yoshio, born August 15, 1948) is a professional Go player and author of several books on Go.

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Biography

By the time he was 8, Ishida started learning Go. He was a student at the legendary Kitani Minoru go school. Famous along with his fellow students Cho Chikun, Kobayashi Koichi, Kato Masao, and Takemiya Masaki. 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 Oteai. 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 Yose play and counting skills were far more accurate than other pros.

Promotion record

RankYearNotes
1 dan1963
2 dan1964
3 dan1965
4 dan1966
5 dan1967
6 dan1969
7 dan1970
8 dan1973
9 dan1974

Titles and runners-up

Ranks #9-t in total number of titles in Japan.

Domestic
TitleWinsRunners-up
Kisei1 (1979)
Meijin1 (1974)3 (1973, 1975, 1976)
Honinbo5 (1971–1975)2 (1976, 1978)
Tengen1 (1984)1 (1985)
Oza2 (1974, 1978)3 (1975, 1979, 1980)
Ryusei1 (1991)
NHK Cup3 (1987, 1990, 2001)2 (1971, 1985)
NEC Cup1 (1987)1 (1988)
Nihon-Kiin Championship2 (1970, 1971)1 (1972)
Hayago Championship3 (1979, 1982, 1983)2 (1987, 2002)
Prime Minister Cup1 (1968)
Shin-Ei1 (1969)
Asahi Pro Best Ten2 (1971, 1972)
Total2217
International
IBM Cup1 (1988)1 (1989)
Total11
Career total
Total2318

Honors

References

  1. 石田 芳夫|財団法人日本棋院 (in Japanese). Nihon Ki-in. Retrieved 29 December 2010. 石田 芳夫|財団法人日本棋院