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The 54th Honinbo Title Match

Cho Sonjin defeated Cho Chikun 4-2

Date(1999) Venue Result
1 12,13 May Takigawa Chikun(b) won by 6.5
2 24,25 May Mie Sonjin(b) won by resign
3 31 May , 01 Jun Kyoto Chikun(b) won by 7.5
4 10,11 Jun Kumamoto Sonjin(b) won by 0.5
5 22,23 Jun Fukuoka Sonjin(w) won by 2.5
6 05,06 Jul Shizuoka Sonjin(b) won by resign
7 --- --- ---


The 54th Honinbo League

Play Off
Date Player Venue Result
05 Apr 1999 Hikosaka Naoto
Cho Sonjin		 Nihon Kiin
Nagoya		 Sonjin(b) won by resign

Play Off
Player 1st 2nd
 Ishida Akira Ryu
(resign)		 Yamada
(resign)
 Ryu Shikun
 Yamada Kimio

The 54th Honinbo League
RNK Player O.R O.M  Hi   Ko   Ya    I    Ch   Ry  Record
3  O Rissei - 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 4-3
*  O Meien 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 1 1-6
2  Hikosaka Naoto 0 1 - 1 1 1 1 0 5-2
*  Kobayashi Satoru 0 1 0 - 0 0 0 0 1-6
4  Yamada Kimio 1 1 0 1 - 0 1 0 4-3
*  Ishida Akira 0 1 0 1 1 - 0 1 4-3
1  Cho Sonjin 1 1 0 1 0 1 - 1 5-2
*  Ryu Shikun 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 - 4-3