Eight players qualified for a series of four knockout tournaments. In each of these tournaments, the first-place finisher received 6 points, the losing finalist 5 points, the third-place finisher (winner of a playoff between the losing semifinalists) 4 points, and the fourth-place finisher 3 points. First round losers received one point each.

In effect, first and second round games were worth two points each, while third round games were valued at one point each.

In the knockout tournament games, White received a 4.5 point komi. The time limit was 13 hours per player, except in the games of Suziki Tamejiro, when each player received 16 hours. (This was apparently a concession to Suzuki, who was opposed to any time limits.)

The players with the highest two scores (who turned out to be Sekiyama Riichi and Kato Shin) played a six game match with no komi to decide the title. When this match was tied at 3-3 (with Black winning each game), the title went to Sekiyama, who had the higher point score in the knockout rounds.

Suzuki Tamejiro, 7 dan	Go Seigen 8.5	Go Seigen R	Go Seigen 7.5
Go Seigen, 7 dan
Kubomatsu Katsukiyo, 6 dan	Maeda Nobuaki 4.5
Maeda Nobuaki, 6 dan
Segoe Kensaku, 7 dan	Sekiyama Riichi 0.5	Sekiyama Riichi 3.5
Sekiyama Riichi, 6 dan
Kato Shin, 7 dan	Kato Shin 2.5
Kitani Minoru, 7 dan

Playoff for 3/4 place: Kato Shin vs. Maeda Nobuanki (B+11.5)

Standings: 1. Go Seigen, 6 pts; 2. Sekiyama, 5 pts; 3. Kato, 4 pts; 4. Maeda, 3 pts; 5-8. Kitani, Segoe, Kubomatsu, Suzuki, 1 pt each

Kubomatsu Katsukiyo, 6 dan	Kato Shin 2.5	Kato Shin R	Sekiyama Riichi 1.5
Kato Shin, 7 dan
Segoe Kensaku, 7 dan	Suzuki Tamejiro 0.5
Suzuki Tamejiro, 7 dan
Maeda Nobuaki, 6 dan	Maeda Nobuaki 3.5	Sekiyama Riichi 2.5
Go Seigen, 7 dan
Kitani Minoru, 7 dan	Sekiyama Riichi 1.5
Sekiyama Riichi, 6 dan

Playoff for 3-4 place: Suzuki Tamejiro vs. Maeda Nobuaki (W+R)

Standings: 1. Sekiyama, 11 pts; 2. Kato, 9 pts; 3-4. Go Seigen, Maeda, 7 pts each; 5. Suzuki, 4 pts; 6-8. Kitani, Segoe, Kubomatsu 2 pts each

Suzuki Tamejiro, 7 dan	Kitani Minoru R	Kitani Minoru R	Kitani Minoru R
Kitani Minoru, 7 dan
Kato Shin, 7 dan	Kato Shin 0.5
Go Seigen, 7 dan
Maeda Nobuaki, 6 dan	Maeda Nobuaki R	Maeda Nobuaki 2.5
Segoe Kensaku, 7 dan
Kubomatsu Katsukiyo, 6 dan	Kubomatsu Katsukiyo R
Sekiyama Riichi, 6 dan

Playoff for 3-4 place: Kato Shin vs. Kubomatsu Katsukiyo (W+R)

Standings: 1. Sekiyama, Kato, Maeda, 12 pts each; 4-5. Go Seigen, Kitani, 8 pts each; 6. Kubomatsu, 6 pts; 7. Suzuki, 5 pts; 8. Segoe, 3 pts

Sekiyama Riichi, 6 dan	Sekiyama Riichi 2.5	Go Seigen 1.5	Go Seigen R
Maeda Nobuaki, 6 dan
Go Seigen, 7 dan	Go Seigen R
Kitani Minoru, 7 dan
Suzuki Tamejiro, 7 dan	Kato Shin R	Segoe Kensaku 2.5
Kato Shin, 6 dan
Kubomatsu Katsukiyo, 6 dan	Segoe Kensaku R
Segoe Kensaku, 7 dan

Playoff for 3-4 place: Sekiyama Riichi vs. Kato Shin (B+R)

First place in the knockout phase was decided by the third place playoff game in the 4th knockout preliminary between Sekiyama and Kato. This also turned out to be the deciding factor in the first title, after the final match (played without komi) was level at three wins each.