| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name |
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| Full name | Norimoto Yoda |
| Born | February 11, 1966 |
| Sport | |
| Turned pro | 1980 |
| Teacher | Takeo Ando |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in |
Norimoto Yoda (依田 紀基, Yoda Norimoto; born February 11, 1966 in Iwamizawa, Japan) is a professional Go player.
Biography
Yoda is a student of Takeo Ando. He has won 35 titles so far in his career, the seventh highest in Japan. He became a professional in 1980, and reached 9 dan in 1993. In 2006, he was the heart of the Japanese team in international tournaments, steering them to a win over Team Korea in the 7th Nongshim Cup.
In June 2017, Yoda scored his 1,100th win as a pro. He has 572 losses, two jigos, and two no-results. He is the 12th Nihon Ki-in player to reach 1,100 victories. At 51 years four months, he is the third youngest, and, at 37 years two months, the 4th quickest to do so.[1]
Titles and runners-up
Ranks #8-t in the total number of titles in Japan.
| Domestic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| Kisei | 2 (1998, 2009) | |
| Meijin | 4 (2000–2003) | 2 (1999, 2004) |
| Honinbo | 2 (2004, 2007) | |
| Judan | 2 (1995, 1996) | 1 (1997) |
| Gosei | 6 (1996–1998, 2003–2005) | 1 (2006) |
| Agon Cup | 1 (1997) | 1 (1996) |
| NHK Cup | 5 (1991, 1993, 1998–2000) | 1 (2005) |
| Shinjin-O | 5 (1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990) | 1 (1982) |
| NEC Cup | 3 (1992, 1997, 2002) | 2 (1988, 1989) |
| Daiwa Cup | 1 (2007) | |
| Kakusei | 1 (2002) | 1 (2001) |
| Hayago Championship | 2 (1993, 1996) | |
| Shin-Ei | 2 (1986, 1987) | 2 (1984, 1989) |
| NEC Shun-Ei | 1 (1986) | |
| Total | 30 | 19 |
| Continental | ||
| Japan-Korea rookie competition | 1 (1991) | |
| Asian TV Cup | 3 (1993, 1998, 1999) | |
| Teda Cup | 1 (2004) | |
| Total | 4 | 1 |
| International | ||
| Ing Cup | 1 (1996) | |
| Samsung Cup | 1 (1996) | |
| Fujitsu Cup | 1 (2004) | |
| Tong Yang Cup | 1 (1994) | |
| Total | 1 | 3 |
| Career total | ||
| Total | 35 | 23 |
Appearance in Fiction
The climactic go game played between the fictional players Fujiwara-no-Sai and Toya Meijin in the anime and manga series Hikaru no Go was in fact a real 1997 game[2] between Norimoto Yoda and Rin Kaiho. Yoda played the winning white side attributed to Sai.
References
- ↑ Power, John (18 July 2017). "The Power Report (2): Komatsu wins Samsung seat; Fujisawa wins Senko Cup; 42nd Kisei tournament; Yoda scores 1,100 wins". American Go E-Journal. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018.
- ↑ "Hikaru's comment at Sensei's Library".
External links
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