Masaki Ogata

Masaki Ogata
Full name Masaki Ogata
Kanji 小県 真樹
Kana オガタマサキ
Chinese Xiao Xian Zhen Shu
Born September 7, 1964 (1964-09-07) (age 47)
Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Residence Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Teacher Tsuchida Masamitsu
Turned pro 1980
Rank 9 dan
Affiliation Nihon Ki-in

Masaki Ogata (小県 真樹, born 1964) is a professional 9 dan Japanese Go player. He became an insei at the Nihon Ki-in in 1976 under Tsuchida Masamitsu, and turned professional in 1980. Ogata won the KIDO magazine Shinjin (English: 'New player') award with 38 wins and 8 losses in 1983, and the KIDO award for most wins in 1988 with a record of 39 wins, 1 draw and 13 losses.[1] He is currently affiliated with the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in.[2]

Titles & runners-up

Title Years Held
Current 4
Okan 1988–1991
Title Years Lost
Current 2
Okan 1992, 1994
Defunct 1
Shin-Ei 1988

Notes

  1. ^ "Masaki Ogata's profile on GoBase.org". http://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Ogata%20Masaki. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 
  2. ^ "Masaki Ogata's Nihon Ki-in summary". http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000100.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-08.