Profile
| Koji Tanigawa 17th Lifetime Meijin
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| Native name
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谷川浩司
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| Date of Birth
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6 April 1962
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| Place of Birth
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Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
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| Teacher
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Masakazu Wakamatsu 8-dan
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| Ryuo group
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Group 4 (22 terms in Group 1 or above)
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| Junni class
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Class B2 (32 terms in Class A or above)
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Title history
| Title
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Terms won
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Terms in title match
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Notes
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| Ryuo
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4 terms (Terms 3-4, 9-10)
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6 terms (Terms 3-5, 9-11)
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| Meijin
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5 terms (Terms 41-42, 46-47, 55)
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11 terms (Terms 41-43, 46-48, 55-57, 59, 64)
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17th Lifetime Meijin
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| Oi
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6 terms (Terms 28, 30-32, 43-44)
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11 terms (Terms 28-33, 40-41, 43-45)
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| Oza
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1 term (Term 38)
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6 terms (Terms 33, 38-39, 41-42, 46)
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| Kio
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3 terms (Terms 11, 13, 29)
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7 terms (Terms 11-14, 18, 29-30)
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| Osho
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4 terms (Terms 41-44)
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7 terms (Terms 41-46, 50)
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| Kisei
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4 terms (Terms 59-61, 70)
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9 terms (Terms 44, 59-64, 70-71)
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Non-title championships
| Tournament
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Wins
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| All-Japan Pro Tournament
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7 titles (Terms 2-4, 6, 13, 15, 18)
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| Ginga
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1 title (Term 10)
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| NHK Cup
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1 title (Term 35)
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| JT Cup
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6 titles (Terms 10-11, 13, 17-18, 30)
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| Kachinuki-sen
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3 titles (Terms 5, 7, 9)
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| Tenno-sen
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2 titles (Terms 5, 7)
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| Young Lions
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1 title (Term 2)
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| Meiki
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1 title (Term 6)
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Promotion history
| Rank
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Date
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| 5-kyu
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1973
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| 1-dan
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1975
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| 4-dan
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20 December 1976
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| 5-dan
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1 April 1979
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| 6-dan
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1 April 1980
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| 7-dan
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1 April 1981
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| 8-dan
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1 April 1982
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| 9-dan
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1 April 1984
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Annual Shogi Awards
| Term
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Season
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Awards
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| 6
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1978
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Rookie of the year
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| 7
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1979
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Technique Award
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| 9
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1981
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Technique Award
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| 10
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1982
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Outstanding Performance Award
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| 11
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1983
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Special Award
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| 13
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1985
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MVP - Most games won - Most games played
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| 14
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1986
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Most games won - Most games played
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| 15
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1987
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MVP
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| 18
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1990
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MVP
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| 19
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1991
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MVP
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| 22
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1994
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Special Award
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| 24
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1996
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Most games played
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| 25
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1997
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MVP
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| 26
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1998
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Most games played
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| 27
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1999
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Most games played
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| 30
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2002
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Special Award
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| 31
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2003
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Kozo Masuda Award
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| 34
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2006
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Best Game
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Links
Koji Tanigawa | Kishi Database