4th Judan title 1965

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# 4th Judan title

## Winners' Section

Winners' Section
Sugiuchi Masao | Sugiuchi Masao W+1.5 | Miyashita Shuyo B+3.5 | Hashimoto Shoji W+R | Hashimoto Shoji W+0.5
Handa Dogen
Miyashita Shuyo | Miyashita Shuyo W+4.5
Iwata Tatsuaki
Hashimoto Shoji | Hashimoto Shoji B+6.5 | Hashimoto Shoji B+R
Suzuki Goro
Yamabe Toshiro | Yamabe Toshiro W+R
Takagawa Shukaku
Hashimoto Utaro | Hashimoto Utaro B+4.5 | Hashimoto Utaro W+R | Hashimoto Utaro W+16.5
Okubo Ichigen
Fujisawa Shuko | Fujisawa Shuko B+7.5
Tono Hiroaki
Kada Katsuji | Kada Katsuji W+R | Sakata Eio B+R
Sato Sunao
Sakata Eio | Sakata Eio W+2.5
Shimamura Toshihiro

## Losers' Section

Losers' Section
Handa Dogen | Handa Dogen W+2.5 | Takagawa Shukaku W+4.5 | Takagawa Shukaku B+6.5 | Takagawa Shukaku B+R | Takagawa Shukaku B+5.5
Iwata Tatsuaki
Suzuki Goro | Takagawa Shukaku W+10.5
Takagawa Shukaku
Okubo Ichigen | Tono Hiroaki B+R | Sato Sunao W+R
Tono Hiroaki
Sato Sunao | Sato Sunao B+3.5
Shimamura Toshihiro
Sugiuchi Masao | Yamabe Toshiro W+R | Yamabe Toshiro W+R
Yamabe Toshiro
Fujisawa Shuko | Kada Katsuji W+R
Kada Katsuji
Miyashita Shuyo | Sakata Eio B+0.5 | Sakata Eio B+R
Sakata Eio
Hashimoto Utaro

According to the usual scheme, one would have expected Loser Section semifinals Takagawa Shukaku vs. Hashimoto Utaro and Yamabe Toshiro vs. Sakata Eio. However, the games reported are Takagawa Shukaku vs. Yamabe Toshiro and Sakata Eio vs. Hashimoto Utaro.

## Challenger decision match

Winner of the Winners' Section against winner of the Losers' Section.

date | black | white | result | #mv | sgf
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1965-10-28 | Hashimoto Shoji | Takagawa Shukaku | W+0.5 | 215 | sgf

## 4th Judan Title

date | black | white | result | #mv | sgf
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1965-11-09,10 | Fujisawa Hosai | Takagawa Shukaku | W+1.5 | 283 | sgf
1965-11-19,20 | Takagawa Shukaku | Fujisawa Hosai | B+R | 167 | sgf
1965-11-28,29 | Fujisawa Hosai | Takagawa Shukaku | B+3.5 | 270 | sgf
1965-12-06,07 | Takagawa Shukaku | Fujisawa Hosai | B+R | 93 | sgf

Takagawa Shukaku won with 3-1.