1st Saikyo tournament

Up 1958 1959 1960

# 1st Saikyo tournament

The Saikyo (最強, strongest) tournament was the predecessor of the Meijin Tournament. It was a full tournament with 6 players: each played every opponent once with black and once with white. Thinking time 10h, with 5-minute byoyomi. No komi.

The 1st Saikyo tournament was held in 1957-1958.

## Tournament

Results (in the first column the white player, on the top row the black player).

# | player | result | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1. | Go Seigen | 8 (8-0-2) |  | W+R | B+4 | W+4 | B+R | W+R
2. | Kitani Minoru | 6.5 (6-1-3) | B+10 |  | W+4 | Jigo | B+R | W+3
3. | Hashimoto Utaro | 4 (4-0-6) | B+R | B+7 |  | B+R | B+R | B+3
4. | Sakata Eio | 3.5 (3-1-5) | B+R | B+R | B+2 |  |  | B+R
5. | Fujisawa Hosai | 3 (3-0-6) | B+R | B+R | B+R | B+R |  | B+R
6. | Takagawa Shukaku | 4 (4-0-6) | B+R | B+2 | B+5 | B+4 | W+1 |

The winner was Go Seigen with 8-0-2.