Norimoto Yoda

Norimoto Yoda
Full name Norimoto Yoda
Kanji 依田紀基
Born (1966-02-11) February 11, 1966
Iwamizawa, Japan
Residence Tokyo, Japan
Teacher Takeo Ando
Turned pro 1980
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 #7 in total amount of titles in Japan.

Domestic
TitleWinsRunners-up
Kisei2 (1998, 2009)
Meijin4 (2000–2003)2 (1999, 2004)
Honinbo2 (2004, 2007)
Judan2 (1995, 1996)1 (1997)
Gosei6 (1996–1998, 2003–2005)1 (2006)
Agon Cup1 (1997)1 (1996)
NHK Cup5 (1991, 1993, 1998–2000)1 (2005)
Shinjin-O5 (1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990)1 (1982)
NEC Cup3 (1992, 1997, 2002)2 (1988, 1989)
Daiwa Cup1 (2007)
Kakusei1 (2002)1 (2001)
Hayago Championship2 (1993, 1996)
Shin-Ei2 (1986, 1987)2 (1984, 1989)
NEC Shun-Ei1 (1986)
Total3019
Continental
Japan-Korea rookie competition1 (1991)
Asian TV Cup3 (1993, 1998, 1999)
Teda Cup1 (2004)
Total41
International
Ing Cup1 (1996)
Samsung Cup1 (1996)
Fujitsu Cup1 (2004)
Tong Yang Cup1 (1994)
Total13
Career total
Total3523

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 and Rin Kaiho. Norimoto played the winning white side attributed to Sai.

References

  1. ↑ Power, John. "Yoda scores 1,100 wins". American Go E-Journal. American Go E-Journal. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  2. ↑ http://senseis.xmp.net/?HikarusComment
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