Riichi Sekiyama, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese go player
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Place of Birth: Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
About Riichi Sekiyama
- Riichi Sekiyama (????, December 23, 1909 – January 15, 1970) was a Japanese professional go player.
- Born in Hyogo, Riichi became a student of Tamejiro Suzuki in 1924 and turned professional a year later in 1925.
- He won the first ever Honinbo title in 1941.
- However, he was unable to defend his title against Utaro Hashimoto in 1943 and was forced to retire due to health problems.
- He had several pupils, the most notable being Takeo Kajiwara and Yutaka Shiraishi.
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