Utaro Hashimoto

Not to be confused with Shoji Hashimoto.

Utaro Hashimoto (橋本 宇太郎, Hashimoto Utarō, February 27, 1907 – July 24, 1994) was a 9-dan professional Go player.^[1][2][3]

Utaro Hashimoto
Utaro Hashimoto in 1955
Full name	Utaro Hashimoto
Kanji	橋本宇太郎
Born	(1907-02-27)February 27, 1907 Osaka, Japan
Died	July 24, 1994(1994-07-24) (aged 87) Japan
Teacher	Segoe Kensaku
Rank	9 dan

Biography

Hashimoto became a pro in 1922 when he was 15. He won the Honinbō 3 times before finally reaching 9p in 1954.^[1][2][3] He founded the Kansai Ki-in in 1950.

Titles and runners-up

Domestic
Title	Wins	Runners-up
Kisei		1 (1977)
Honinbo	3 (1943, 1950, 1951)	2 (1945, 1952)
Judan	2 (1962, 1971)	2 (1963, 1972)
Oza	3 (1953, 1955, 1956)	2 (1971, 1972)
NHK Cup	2 (1956, 1963)	1 (1962)
Kansai Ki-in Championship	3 (1968, 1969, 1980)
Hayago Championship	1 (1970)	1 (1971)
Asahi Pro Best Ten	1 (1970)
Total	15	9