Yomiuri 7-8 Dans Tournament 1953

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In 1953 Yomiuri organised a tournament to pick an opponent for Go Seigen.

Yomiuri 7-8 Dans Tournament 1953

Kitani Minoru

Kitani Minoru
W+R
1953

Kitani Minoru
W+3.5
1953

Iwamoto Kaoru
B+14
1953
(B+3)
1953
B+9.5
1953

Fujisawa Shuko | Fujisawa Shuko
Sugiuchi Masao
Miyashita Shuyo | Miyashita Shuyo
Hayashi Yutaro | Hayashi Yutaro
Shimamura Toshihiro
Sakata Eio | Sakata Eio | Iwamoto Kaoru
Maeda Nobuaki | Maeda Nobuaki
Shinohara Masami
Iwamoto Kaoru | Iwamoto Kaoru
Hasegawa Akira

The winner was Iwamoto Kaoru, and he played a 3-game match against Go Seigen.

date | black | white | result | #mv | sgf
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1953-12-07,08 | Iwamoto Kaoru | Go Seigen | Jigo | 285 | sgf
1954-02-24,25 | Go Seigen | Iwamoto Kaoru | B+R | 153 | sgf
1954-05-09,10 | Iwamoto Kaoru | Go Seigen | W+2 | 237 | sgf

Go won 2.5-0.5.