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The 61th Honinbo Title Match ( best - of - seven )

Takao Shinji defeated Yamada Kimio !

Takao Shinji vs. Yamada Kimio
Date(2005) Venue Result
1 08, 09 May Hokkaido Takao Shinji (W) won by resign.
2 29, 30 May Mie Yamada Kimio (W) won by resign.
3 07, 08 Jun Hiroshima Takao Shinji (W) won by resign.
4 12, 13 Jun Saga Takao Shinji (Ｂ) won by resign.
5 26, 27 Jun Yamagata Yamada Kimio (Ｂ) won by resign.
6 11, 12 Jul Kanagawa Takao Shinji (Ｂ) won by resign.
7 20, 21 Jul Niigata ---


The 61th Honinbo League
( as of Febuary 26, 2006 )
Title holder: Takao Shinji
Play off
Date Player Venue Result
April 13 Yoda Norimoto vs. Yamada Kimio Nihonkiin, Tokyo Yamada Kimio (B) won by 0.5.

in the chart   * B = playing black, W = playing white
* 1 = win, 0 = loss
RNK Final Player Cho U Cho S Yoda O M Hane O R Yamada So Score
1    Cho U - B1
Dec.
 W0
Feb.
 B1
Oct.
 W1
Jan.
 B1
Nov.
 W0
Mar.
 B0
Apr.
 4-3
2    Cho Sonjin W0
Dec.
 - B0
Mar.
 W1
Jan.
 B0
Oct.
 W1
Apr.
 B1
Feb.
 W0
Nov.
 3-4
3    Yoda Norimoto B1
Feb.
 W1
Mar.
 - B1
Apr.
 W0
Nov.
 B1
Jan.
 W1
Dec.
 B0
Oct.
 5-2
4    O Meien W0
Oct.
 B0
Jan.
 W0
Apr.
 - B0
Dec.
 W0
Mar.
 B0
Nov.
 W0
Feb.
 0-7
5    Hane Naoki B0
Jan.
 W1
Oct.
 B1
Nov.
 W1
Dec.
 - B1
Feb.
 W0
Apr.
 B1
Mar.
 5-2
5    O Rissei W0
Nov.
 B0
Apr.
 W0
Jan.
 B1
Mar.
 W0
Feb.
 - B0
Oct.
 W1
Dec.
 2-5
5    Yamada Kimio B1
Mar.
 W0
Feb.
 B0
Dec.
 W1
Nov.
 B1
Apr.
 W1
Oct.
 - B1
Jan.
 5-2
5    So Yokoku W1
Apr.
 B1
Nov.
 W1
Oct.
 B1
Feb.
 W0
Mar.
 B0
Dec.
 W0
Jan.
 - 4-3