Yamashiro Hiroshi
| General information | ||
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| also found as | 山城 宏 야마시로히로시 |
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| chinese | Shan-cheng2 Hong2 (shancheng, shan cheng hong) | |
| nationality |  Japan
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| born | 1958-08-12 | |
| teachers | Shimamura Toshihiro (from 1965) | |
| insei | 1971 | |
| rank | 9 | |
| pro status | Professional | |
| affiliation | Nihon Ki-in, Chubu, Japan | |
| pid | 44 | |
| www | http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000044.htm | |
| biography | Yamashiro Hiroshi, Born Aug. 12, 1958 in Yamaguchi, Japan. First major title: Winner Okan Title (Nihon Kiin, Nagoya Branch, Championship), seven times. Winner various dan divisions, Kisei Tournament, twice. Participant Meijin League five times, Honinbo League six straight years beginning with 39th Tournament, 1984. Challenged Takemiya Masaki unsuccessfully for 41st & 42nd Honinbo Titles, 1986-87 and Cho Chikun for 48th Honinbo Title in 1993. 2nd place, Oteai top section in 1978. Winner of seven KIDO magazine awards. 1993 record: 31 wins, 20 losses. Lives in Aichi, Japan. | |
