Satoru Kobayashi

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Satoru Kobayashi
Full name	Satoru Kobayashi
Kanji	小林覚
Born	(1959-04-05) April 5, 1959 Matsumoto, Japan
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Teacher	Minoru Kitani
Turned pro	1974
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

Satoru Kobayashi (小林覚, Kobayashi Satoru, born April 5, 1959) is a professional Go player.^[1]

Biography

Satoru Kobayashi is a professional Go player, who plays for the Japanese Nihon Ki-in.^[2] His rank is 9 dan, and he is known for his pincer style. He has one brother and sister, who are also professionals - Chizu Kobayashi and Kenji Kobayashi.

Suspension

In the beginning of 2001, Kobayashi was suspended by the Nihon Ki-in. He had accidentally injured his Chunlan Cup opponent Ryu Shikun while they were drinking at a bar, by gesturing with his hand while it held a brandy glass, breaking the glass, gashing Ryu Shikun's cheek and his own hand. Kobayashi offered to retire from Go, but the Nihon Ki-in set that offer aside. The Chinese and Koreans both pled for clemency toward him; the suspension was shortened from a year to 8 months, and Kobayashi was allowed to play in September.^[3]

Promotion record

Rank	Year	Notes
1 dan	1974
2 dan
3 dan
4 dan
5 dan
6 dan
7 dan
8 dan
9 dan	1987

Titles and runners-up

Domestic
Title	Wins	Runners-up
Kisei	1 (1995)	3 (1996, 1997, 2007)
Meijin		1 (2005)
Gosei	1 (1995)	4 (1990–1992, 1996)
Agon Cup	1 (1998)	2 (1995, 2005)
Ryusei	1 (1996)
NHK Cup	1 (1995)	2 (1989, 1996)
NEC Cup	1 (1998)	3 (1985, 1996, 2006)
Kakusei		1 (1996)
Shin-Ei	1 (1982)	1 (1985)
NEC Shun-Ei	1 (1987)
Hayago Championship	2 (1999, 2000)
Total	10	17
Continental
Asian TV Cup		1 (1989)
Total	0	1
International
Samsung Cup		1 (1997)
Tong Yang Cup		1 (1997)
IBM Cup	1 (1990)
Total	1	2
Career total
Total	11	20

References

↑ "Kobayashi Satoru's playing record". Fuseki Info. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
↑ "Kobayashi Satoru". GoBase.org. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
↑ "International: News In Brief". Mind Sports Worldwide. 2001-03-06. Retrieved 2007-04-26.

v t e Kisei

Past editions	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Past winners	Hideyuki Fujisawa (1977–1982) Cho Chikun (1983–1985) Koichi Kobayashi (1986–1993) Cho Chikun (1994) Satoru Kobayashi (1995) Cho Chikun (1996–1999) O Rissei (2000–2002) Keigo Yamashita (2003) Naoki Hane (2004–2005) Keigo Yamashita (2006–2009) Cho U (2010–)

Honorary winners	Hideyuki Fujisawa Koichi Kobayashi

Persondata
Name	Kobayashi, Satoru
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1959-04-05
Place of birth	Matsumoto, Japan
Date of death
Place of death

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