Toshiro Yamabe

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Toshiro Yamabe
Name	Toshiro Yamabe
Kanji	山部俊郎
Born	July 31, 1926
Died	February 5, 2000
Birthplace	Tokyo, Japan
Teacher	Mukai Kazuo
Rank	9 dan

Toshiro Yamabe (山部俊郎, July 31, 1926 - February 5, 2000) was a professional Go player.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Promotion Record 3 Past titles & Runners-up 4 External links 5 Source

[edit] 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.

[edit] Promotion Record

Rank	Year
1 dan	1941
2 dan	1942
3 dan	1943
4 dan	1945
5 dan	1949
6 dan	1951
7 dan	1954
8 dan	1957
9 dan	1969

[edit] Past titles & Runners-up

Title	Years Lost
Honinbo	1965
Tengen	1980
Oza	1959
Hayago Championship	1977, 1981
Igo Senshuken	1965

[edit] External links

• GoBase Profile
• GoGameWorld Profile
• Sensei's Library Profile

[edit] Source

1. GoBase
2. GoGameWorld
3. Sensei's Library