3rd Saikyo tournament

Up 1958 1959 1960

# 3rd 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 3rd Saikyo tournament was held in 1960 (with final in Jan 1961).

## 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. | Sakata Eio | 6.5 (6-1-3) |  | W+1 | W+2 | W+R | B+3 | Jigo
2. | Kitani Minoru | 2.5 (2-1-5) | B+R |  | B+7 | B+2 |  | W+R
3. | Go Seigen | 6.5 (6-1-3) | W+1 | W+14 |  | Jigo | B+R | B+R
4. | Iwata Masao | 5 (4-2-4) | B+R | Jigo | B+6 |  | B+1 | W+
5. | Hashimoto Utaro | 4 (4-0-4) | W+1 | UF | B+R | B+4 |  | B+6
6. | Hashimoto Shoji | 3.5 (3-1-6) | B+5 | B+R | B+R | B+ | W+1 |

The winners are Sakata Eio and Go Seigen, both with 6-1-3.

UF: Unfinished game. Kitani was ordered by his doctor to stop because of high blood pressure.