The Dai-ichi tournament was played between 1959 and 1975. The initial tournament was played within the Nihon Ki-in branch only. The next phase (from 1970 on) was open to players from all over Japan.

This tournament is defunct.

Edition		Final		Details
5th	1975	Otake Hideo	Kudo Norio	2-1
4th	1974	Otake Hideo	Fujisawa Shuko	2-0
3rd	1973	Otake Hideo	Kajiwara Takeo	2-0
2nd	1971	Otake Hideo	Kato Masao	2-0
1st	1970	Otake Hideo	Fujisawa Shuko	2-1

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 Old Dai-ichi tournament

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