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The 59th Honinbo Title Match ( best - of - seven )

( as of July 10, 2004 )
Cho U defeated Yyoda !

Cho U vs. Yoda Norimoto
Date(2004) Venue Result
1 07, 08 May Hokkaido Cho (W) won by 0.5
2 24, 25 May Fukuoka Cho (B) won by resign.
3 31, 01 Jun Mie Yoda (B) won by resign.
4 17, 18 Jun Wakayama Cho (B) won by 3.5.
5 24, 25 Jun Hiratsuka Yoda (B) won by resign.
6 08, 09 Jul Misawa Cho (B) won by 0.5.
7 21, 22 Jul Saitama ---


The 59th Honinbo League
( as of April 2, 2004 )
Title holder: Cho U

Play off
Date Player Venue Result
April 5 Yoda Norimoto vs. Mimura Tomoyasu Nihonkiin,Tokyo Yoda Norimoto (B) won by 2.5

in the chart   * B = playing black, W = playing white
* 1 = win, 0 = loss
RNK Final Player Kat O.M Yam Kob Yod O.R Cho Mim Score
1 D  Kato Masao - B 0
Jan.
 W 0
Mar.
 B 1
Feb.
 W 0
Nov.
 B 0
Dec.
 W 0
Apr.
 B 1
Oct.
 2-5
2 D  O Meien W 1
Jan.
 - B 0
Nov.
 W 0
Oct.
 B 0
Mar.
 W 1
Apr.
 B 0
Dec.
 W 0
Feb.
 2-5
3 D  Yamashita Keigo B 1
Mar.
 W 1
Nov.
 - B 0
Dec.
 W 0
Jan.
 B 0
Feb.
 W 0
Oct.
 B 1
Apr.
 3-4
4 D  Kobayashi Koichi W 0
Feb.
 B 1
Oct.
 W 1
Dec.
 - B 0
Apr.
 W 0
Mar.
 B 1
Nov.
 W 0
Jan.
 3-4
5 1  Yoda Norimoto B 1
Nov.
 W 1
Mar.
 B 1
Jan.
 W 1
Apr.
 - B 0
Oct.
 W 1
Feb.
 B 0
Dec.
 5-2
5 3  O Rissei W 1
Dec.
 B 0
Apr.
 W 1
Feb.
 B 1
Mar.
 W 1
Oct.
 - B 0
Jan.
 W 0
Nov.
 4-3
5 3  Cho Sonjin B 1
Apr.
 W 1
Dec.
 B 1
Oct.
 W 0
Nov.
 B 0
Feb.
 W 1
Jan.
 - B 0
Mar.
 4-3
5 1  Mimura Tomoyasu W 0
Oct.
 B 1
Feb.
 W 0
Apr.
 B 1
Jan.
 W 1
Dec.
 B 1
Nov.
 W 1
Mar.
 - 5-2