Masaki Ogata

Masaki Ogata
Full nameMasaki Ogata
Kanji小県　真樹
Kanaオガタマサキ
ChineseXiao Xian Zhen Shu
Born (1964-09-07) September 7, 1964 (age 60)
Japan Gifu Prefecture, Japan
ResidenceJapan Aichi Prefecture, Japan
TeacherTsuchida Masamitsu
Turned pro1980
Rank9 dan
AffiliationNihon Ki-in

Masaki Ogata (小県 真樹, born 1964) is a professional 9 dan Japanese Go player. He became an insei at the Nihon Ki-in in 1976 under Tsuchida Masamitsu, and turned professional in 1980. Ogata won the Kido magazine Shinjin (English: "New player") award with 38 wins and 8 losses in 1983, and the Kido award for most wins in 1988 with a record of 39 wins, 1 draw and 13 losses.[1] He is currently affiliated with the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in.[2]

Titles & runners-up

Title Years Held
Current 4
Japan Okan 1988–1991
Title Years Lost
Current 2
Japan Okan 1992, 1994
Defunct 1
Japan Shin-Ei 1988

Notes

  1. ^ "Masaki Ogata's profile on GoBase.org". Retrieved 2010-02-08.
  2. ^ "Masaki Ogata's Nihon Ki-in summary". Retrieved 2010-02-08.


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