Yuta Iyama
Japanese Go player (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yuta Iyama Kisei, Honinbo, Meijin (井山 裕太, Iyama Yūta, born 24 May 1989) is a Japanese professional Go player. In April 2016, he became the first player in Japanese history to hold all seven major titles simultaneously.[1] In January 2018, Iyama became the first professional Go player to be awarded Japan's People's Honour Award.[2]
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Full name | Yuta Iyama | |||||||||||||||||
Kanji | 井山裕太 | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1989-05-24) 24 May 1989 (age 35) Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
Residence | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
Teacher | Kunio Ishii | |||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||
Rank | 9 dan | |||||||||||||||||
Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in, Kansai branch | |||||||||||||||||
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