Kaku Takagawa

Kaku Takagawa (高川格, Takagawa Kaku, September 21, 1915—November 26, 1986), also known as Shūkaku Takagawa (高川秀格, Takagawa Shūkaku), was one of the greatest professional Go player of the 20th century. He has the honorary Honinbo (本因坊) title.

Notable titles

Domestic
Title	Wins	Runners-up
Meijin (Grand Master, hosted by Asahi Shinbun)	1 (1968)	1 (1969)
Honinbō^[1]	9 (1952–1960)	3 (1961, 1963, 1964)
Oza (King)	1 (1954)	1 (1961)
Judan (10-dan)	1 (1965)	1 (1966)
NHK Cup	1 (1966)	2 (1954, 1959)

Books

How to Play Go, Nihon Ki-in 1956 review, used copies, cover
Vital Points of Go, Nihon Ki-in 1958 review
The Power of the Star-Point (ISBN 4871870324)
Improve Your Intuition (ISBN 0-9706193-2-4) Volume 1, (ISBN 0-9706193-2-4) Volume 2, (ISBN 0-9706193-2-4) Volume 3.

Notes

↑ The honorary title was granted because he won for 5 consecutive seasons

Other websites

[1] The honorary title was granted because he won for 5 consecutive seasons

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