Chiyotaro Onoda

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Chiyotaro Onoda
Full nameChiyotarō Onoda
Kanji小野田 千代太郎
BornMarch 18, 1896
Japan
DiedJanuary 11, 1944
TeacherUnknown
Rank7 dan
AffiliationNihon Ki-in, Kiseisha

Chiyotaro Onoda (小野田 千代太郎, Onoda Chiyotarō, March 18, 1896 - January 11, 1944) was a professional 7 dan Go player.

Biography[]

Onoda was a member of the Hoensha teaching group established by Honinbo Shuho, which ran from 1879 until the founding of the Nihon Ki-in. In addition, he was one of five players to form the , a group tournament consisting also of Dohei Takabe, Kensaku Segoe, Tamejiro Suzuki and Karigane Junichi.[1]

Although he joined the Nihon Ki-in when it was established in 1924, Onoda broke away to help form the Kiseisha. However, he soon became disillusioned and, along with Suzuki and , returned to the Nihon Ki-in in 1928.

Onoda was promoted to 7 dan after defeating Minoru Kitani, also a 7 dan at the time, in May 1939.[2]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Chiyotaro Onoda's profile". Sensei's Library. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  2. ^ "Chiyotaro Onoda's profile". GoBase.org. Retrieved 2010-02-12.


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