Kimio Yamada
Kimio Yamada |
Full name |
Kimio Yamada |
Kanji |
山田規三生 |
Born |
9 September 1972 (1972-09-09) (age 39)
Osaka, Japan |
Residence |
Osaka, Japan |
Teacher |
Yorimoto Yamashita |
Turned pro |
1989 |
Rank |
9 dan |
Affiliation |
Nihon Ki-in, Kansai branch |
Kimio Yamada (山田 規三生, Yamada Kimio?, born 9 September 1972) is a professional Go player.[1] A territorial player who is adept at invading and living within opponent's spheres of influence[2], Yamada won his first major title, the Oza, in 1997.[1] He has two older brothers, Shiho Yamada and Wakio Yamada.[3]
Biography
Yamada began playing Go at the beginning of his school career. Two years later, he became a pupil of Yorimoto Yamashita, who adjudged Yamada to be a 6 dan amateur at the time. He was often praised for his extensive studying and deep reading. Yamada became a professional in 1989. In his first year as a professional, Yamada scored a record of 23 wins and six losses.[4]
Yamada won the "New Player Award" in 1992 and won his first title, the Shin-Ei, in 1993. He was also winner of the top Oteai section that same year.[3] Yamada won another young players tournament, the Shinjin-O, in 1997.[5] He continued at a winning rate of 80% – including an 18-game winning streak, for which he won an award – up until his first major title challenge: the Oza in 1997.[1] It was at that time the nickname, "King of Cool", was bestowed upon him by Go journalist John Fairbarn.[4]
He defeated title-holder Ryu Shikun three to one to claim his first major title, but then lost the title the following year to O Rissei.[6][7] In 1999, Yamada reached the semi-finals of the challenger tournament for the Oza.[8] He was invited to participate in the 1st Chunlan Cup in 1998.[9][10] In 1999, Yamada reached the semi-finals of the Samsung Cup, losing to Lee Chang-ho by resignation.[4] The following year Yamada reached the finals, but lost again to another Korean player, Yoo Changhyuk, three to one.[11]
Yamada won the 7 dan division of the 23rd Kisei tournament when he defeated Naoki Hane on 22 April 1999.[12] In the first round of the main tournament, Yamada defeated Hiroyuki Hiroe. In the second round, Yamada faced the previous Kisei runner-up, Norimoto Yoda, and lost.[13] While challenging for the Kisei title, Yamada reached the final of the 8th Ryusei in 1999, defeating Michihiro Morita.[14] At the end of 1999, Yamada finished 8th in the top prize winners with ¥23,627,000.[15] Yamada was a part of the Japanese team at the 1st Nongshim Cup in 2000. He was eliminated in his only game against Chang Hao.[16] In May 2000, Yamada was promoted to 8 dan.[17]
Yamada finished 15th in most prize money for 2001 with ¥12,919,960.[18] In 2003, Yamada won the award for most consecutive victories with 18. He won his 600th career game in 2004, the third fastest ever at 15 years and 6 months.[1] Three years later, Yamada won his 700th game, becoming the second fastest to reach 700 wins.[19] In 2004, Yamada reached the finals of the Gosei tournament, his first major title challenge in six years.[20] Yamada was the first player to be promoted from 8 dan to 9 dan for cumulative victories in 2006.[21] He challenged for the Honinbo title that same year, losing to Shinji Takao in six games.[22] Yamada challenged for the Oza title twice more in 2009 and 2010, losing both times to title holder Cho U.[5] He won the NHK Cup in 2010.[1]
Promotion record
Rank
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Year
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Notes
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1 dan |
1989 |
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2 dan |
1989 |
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3 dan |
1990 |
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4 dan |
1991 |
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5 dan |
1992 |
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6 dan |
1993 |
Winner of the Oteai.[3] |
7 dan |
1995 |
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8 dan |
2000 |
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9 dan |
2006 |
Promoted for winning 200 games as an 8 dan.[21] |
Career record
- 1989: 23–6
- 1990: 23–6
- 1991: 39–5
- 1992: 35–10
- 1993: 39–9
- 1994: 40–10
- 1995: 40–14
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- 1996: 40–12
- 1997: 47–11 (most wins in Japan)
- 1998: 47–19
- 1999: 21–18[4]
- 2000: 39–20[23]
- 2001: 38–15[18]
- 2002: 32–13 (through 4 October 2002)[24]
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Titles and runners-up
References
- ^ a b c d e "山田 規三生|財団法人日本棋院" (in Japanese). Nihon Ki-in. http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000292.htm. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ^ Alexandre Dinerchtein (18 August 2009). "Archive: Yamada Kimio, 9-dan on IGS". gosensations.com. http://gosensations.com/?id=2&server_id=5&new_id=620. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "Yamada Kimio". gobase.org. http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Yamada%20Kimio. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d John Fairbarn (19 June 2000). "KING OF COOL - YAMADA KIMIO". msoworld.com. http://web.archive.org/web/20071011073730/http://www.msoworld.com/mindzine/news/orient/go/special/nkotb/nkotb6.html. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Yamada Kimio 9p". gogameworld.com. http://www.gogameworld.com/gophp/playerinfo.php?name=Yamada%20Kimio. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "oza title, 45th edition, 1997". gobase.org. http://gobase.org/games/jp/oza/45/?sgfmode=details. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "oza title, 46th edition, 1998". gobase.org. http://gobase.org/games/jp/oza/46/?sgfmode=details. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Kato or Cho to challenge for Oza title". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/english/topics/99/topics1999_08.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "New international tournament launched by China". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/english/topics/98/topics1998_12.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "International: The 1st Chunlan Cup". msoworld.com. 24 October 1999. http://web.archive.org/web/20080906141559/http://msoworld.com/mindzine/news/orient/go/international/archive/chunlan1.html. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "samsung cup, 5th edition, 2000". gobase.org. http://gobase.org/games/nn/samsung/5/?sgfmode=details. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Kisei Tournament Individual Dan Championships". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/english/topics/99/topics1999_04.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "kisei title, 23rd edition, 1999". gobase.org. http://gobase.org/games/jp/kisei/23/?sgfmode=details. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Yamada wins Ryusei title". nihonkiin.or.jp. http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/english/topics/99/topics1999_09.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Top prize money winners of 1999". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/english/topics/00/topics2000_01.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Korea wins 1st Nong Shim Spicy Noodles Cup". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/english/topics/00/topics2000_04.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Yamada Kimio and Hane Naoki win promotion to 8-dan". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/english/topics/00/topics2000_05.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ a b "2001 statistics". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/english/topics/02/topics2002_01.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "山田規三生九段が通算700勝達成【史上最高勝率・史上最短期間】". nihonkiin.or.jp. http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/match/2007/11/700.html. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Yamada Kimio to challenge for Gosei title". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/english/topics/04/topics2004_05.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ a b "History of Topics 2006". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/english/topics/06/topics2006_01.htm. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "honinbo title, 61st edition, 2006". gobase.org. http://gobase.org/games/jp/honinbo/61/?sgfmode=details. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Most wins in 2000". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/english/topics/00/topics2000_12.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Top winners". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/english/topics/02/topics2002_10.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Most wins". nihonkiin.or.jp/english. http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/english/topics/04/topics2004_12.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Japanese win-loss 2006". igokisen.web.fc2.com. http://igokisen.web.fc2.com/jp/japan06.html. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Japanese win-loss 2007". igokisen.web.fc2.com. http://igokisen.web.fc2.com/jp/japan07.html. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Japanese win-loss 2008". igokisen.web.fc2.com. http://igokisen.web.fc2.com/jp/japan08.html. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Japanese win-loss 2009". igokisen.web.fc2.com. http://igokisen.web.fc2.com/jp/japan09.html. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Japanese win-loss 2010". igokisen.web.fc2.com. http://igokisen.web.fc2.com/jp/japan10.html. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Japanese win-loss 2011". igokisen.web.fc2.com. http://igokisen.web.fc2.com/jp/japan.html. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
Persondata |
Name |
Yamada, Kimio |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
Japanese Go player |
Date of birth |
September 9, 1972 |
Place of birth |
Osaka, Japan |
Date of death |
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Place of death |
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