Nihon-Kiin Daiichi-i

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## Nihon-Kiin 1st Place Title

The Nihon-Kiin 1st Place Tournament ("Dai-ichi" = "Number One", 日本棋院第一位決定戦) was held 7 times, from 1959 until 1968.

# | Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | sgfs
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | 1959 | Fujisawa Hideyuki | Miyashita Shuyo | 2-0 | 1 2
2 | 1961 | Sakata Eio | Takagawa Kaku | 2-1 | 1 2 3
3 | 1963 | Sakata Eio | Takagawa Kaku | 2-0 | 1 2
4 | 1964 | Sakata Eio | Ohira Shuzo | 2-0 | 1 2
5 | 1965 | Sakata Eio | Ohira Shuzo | 2-1 | 1 2 3
6 | 1967 | Otake Hideo | Sakata Eio | 2-1 | 1 2 3
7 | 1968 | Otake Hideo | Ohira Shuzo | 2-1 | 1 2 3

Afterwards it became the All Japan 1st Place Tournament, held a further 5 times, from 1970 to 1975, and won all five times by Otake Hideo.

Afterwards again, it became the Gosei tournament.