Tatsuaki Iwata

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Tatsuaki Iwata
Full name	Tatsuaki Iwata
Kanji	岩田達明
Date of birth	January 2, 1926 (1926-01-02) (age 82)
Place of birth	Nagoya, Japan
Residence	Nagoya, Japan
Teacher	Kitani Minoru
Turned pro	1943
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

Tatsuaki Iwata (岩田達明, Iwata Tatsuaki^?, born January 2, 1926), also known as Masao Iwata is a professional Go player.

[edit] Biography

Iwata is a 9 dan professional from the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in. He won his 800th professional game in 2004.

[edit] Promotion record

Rank	Year	Notes
1 dan	1943
2 dan
3 dan
4 dan
5 dan
6 dan
7 dan
8 dan
9 dan	1964

[edit] Titles & runners-up

Title	Years Held
Current	6
Okan	1967, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1979, 1980

Title	Years Lost
Current	6
Okan	1965, 1972, 1977, 1981, 1985, 1989