Hiroshi Yamashiro
Hiroshi Yamashiro (山城宏, Yamashiro Hiroshi?, born August 12, 1958) is a professional Go player.
Biography
Yamashiro grew up with Go, as he became a professional in 1972. He would eventually join the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in. He has challenged for many of Japan's biggest titles, but he hasn't won any of them. He became a 9 dan in 1985, after winning the Okan. Unfortunately, he hasn't had the chance to win anything but the Okan.
Titles and runners-up
| Domestic |
| Title |
Wins |
Runners-up |
| Kisei |
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1 (1992) |
| Honinbo |
|
3 (1986, 1987, 1993) |
| Tengen |
|
1 (1992) |
| Oza |
|
1 (1984) |
| Shinjin-O |
|
1 (1979) |
| Okan |
16 (1977, 1981, 1982, 1984–1987, 1992–1996, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010) |
11 (1978, 1983, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011) |
| Total |
16 |
18 |
External Links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Yamashiro, Hiroshi |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Japanese go player |
| Date of birth |
July 12, 1958 |
| Place of birth |
Yamaguchi, Japan |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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