| Gosei | |
| Full name | Gosei |
|---|---|
| Started | 1976 |
| Honorary Winners | Hideo Otake Koichi Kobayashi |
| Sponsors | Regional Newspaper League |
| Prize money | 7. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese Go player. Biography Otake was born in Kitakyushu City Japan. is a Go player. Biography Koichi Kobayashi was born in Asahikawa, Japan. 7 million Yen ($67,000 USD) |
| Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in |
The Gosei (碁聖) is a Go competition in Japan. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The Nihon Ki-in (日本棋院 also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, overseeing Japan's professional International Open Major Ing Cup is a tournament sponsored by Ing Chang-ki, Ing, Yomiuri Shimbun the Nihon-Kiin For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
Outline
Gosei is a Go competition used by the Japanese Nihon-Kiin and Kansai-Kiin. The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan The Nihon Ki-in (日本棋院 also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, overseeing Japan's professional The Kansai Ki-in (関西棋院 ie Kansai Go Association is an organizational body for the game of Go in Japan, which was founded by Hashimoto It is one of the seven big titles in Japan, although it pays much less than the top three. The payout is only 7,700,000 Yen ($67,000) compared to the Kisei's payout, which is a large 42,000,000 Yen ($386,000). The Kisei (棋聖 is a Go competition. The title meaning go sage in Japanese was a traditional honorary appellation given to a handful of players Gosei uses the same format as the other big seven. The winner of the knockout tournament faces the title holder in a best of five match. There is one restriction that the other titles don't have, and that is to be able to enter the Gosei tournament, you must be at least 5 dan.
The promotion rules are just like the Judan's. If the player gets to challenge the title holder, they are promoted to 7 dan. If that player wins the tournament, they are promoted to 8 dan. If they defend it for another year, they are promoted to 9 dan.
Past winners
| Player | Years Held |
|---|---|
| Kato Masao | 1976, 1977, 1987 |
| Otake Hideo | 1978, 1980 - 1985 |
| Cho Chikun | 1979, 1986 |
| Kobayashi Koichi | 1988 - 1993, 1999, 2001, 2002 |
| Rin Kaiho | 1994 |
| Kobayashi Satoru | 1995 |
| Yoda Norimoto | 1996 - 1998, 2003 - 2005 |
| Yamashita Keigo | 2000 |
| Cho U | 2006 |
See also
Masao Kato (加藤正夫 Katō Masao, March 15, 1947 - December 30, 2004) also known as Kato Kensei (加藤剱正 is a Japanese Go player. Biography Otake was born in Kitakyushu City Japan. Cho Chikun 25th Honinbo Honorary Meijin Judan (born on June 20 1956 in Busan, South Korea) is a professional Go player is a Go player. Biography Koichi Kobayashi was born in Asahikawa, Japan. Rin Kaiho ( Chinese: 林海峰 Pinyin: Lín Hǎifēng born on May 6, 1942) is a professional Go player. is a professional Go player. Biography Satoru Kobayashi is a professional Go player who plays for the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. is a professional Go player. Biography Norimoto Yoda was born in Iwamizawa, Japan and is a student of Takeo Ando. is a professional Go player. Biography Yamashita was born in Asahikawa City Japan. Cho U Gosei ( born on January 20, 1980) is a professional Go player. Professional Go players in Japan are given the title of "Honorary" title holder if they hold a title for a straight five or more yearsDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic