53rd Honinbo Title 1998

Title Match

Cho did it! Ten times in a row Cho Chikun managed to win the Honinbo title. He thus beats the record of 9 straight wins by Takagawa Shukaku. This accomplishment makes you wonder: what's next with Cho?

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	T
Cho Chikun	1	1	0	1	0	1	4
O Rissei	0	0	1	0	1	0	2

Playoff

O Rissei won the playoff match against O Meien with 1.5 point thus acquiring the right to challenge title holder Cho Chikun for the 53rd Honinbo Title. The best-of-seven series between O Rissei and title holder Cho Chikun will start off on May 21-22 in Shanghai, China. Will Cho Chikun be able to become Honinbo for the 10th consecutive time and thus beating Takagawa Shukaku's long standing record of 9 consecutive wins in the period 1952-1960?

League

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	T
1. Kato Masao, Judan	X	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2
2. Ryu Shikun, Tengen	1	X	0	1	0	0	1	0	3
3. Hikosaka Naoto, 9 dan	1	1	X	1	1	0	0	0	4
4. Cho Sonjin, 9 dan	1	0	0	X	0	0	0	0	1
5. Kobayashi Satoru, 9 dan	1	1	0	1	X	0	1	0	4
6. O Rissei, 9 dan	0	1	1	1	1	X	0	1	5
7. O Meien, 9 dan	1	0	1	1	0	1	X	1	5
8. Yamada Kimio, 7 dan	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	X	4

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