1976 game by game

I compiled some games from 1976 with Waltheri links, since it was an interesting year in which up-and-coming players found success in recently created titles.

These games are from those players who won a big seven title in that year. Takemiya, Kobayashi and Cho Chikun won their first ever major tournaments, the Honinbo, Tengen, and Oza respectively. Kato also won his first two, both the Judan and Gosei. Otake made his first ever successful title defence, of the Gosei.

Fujisawa refers exclusively to Hosai. His uncle is listed as Shuko.

Note also the contemporary reporting in the March, May, August, and November 1976 issues of the British Go Journal.

Date Game Event
not given
Sato (+0.5) – Otake Tengen League
Kobayashi (+) – Ishida A. Prime Minister’s Cup
Ishida A. – Kobayashi (+) Prime Minister’s Cup
Jan.
8 Kojima – Takemiya (+3.5) Honinbo League
8 Fujisawa – Cho (+) Gosei League
8 Otake (+) – Magari Judan League
8 Sakata (+) – Kato Honinbo League
15 Kato (+) – Shimamura Gosei League
22 Shuko – Cho (+) Eight Strongest Final
22 Kato (+) – Fujisawa Judan League
29 Cho – Shuko (+) Eight Strongest Final
29 Otake – Ishida (+0.5) Judan League
Feb.
5 Cho (+2.5) – Shuko Eight Strongest Final
8 Kobayashi – Kato (+) Gosei League
12 Kato (+) – Kojima Honinbo League
14 Sakata (+) – Takemiya Lightning Go Championship
19 Cho – Kobayashi (+) Gosei League
19 Kudo (+2) – Kato Meijin League
22 Cho (+) – Kanashima Prime Minister’s Cup
26 Takemiya (+) – Ohira Honinbo League
26 Cho – Kato (+) Gosei League
26 Kobayashi (+) – Shimamura Gosei League
March
4 Rin – Takemiya (+) Honinbo League
4 Shuko – Kato (+) Honinbo League
5 Cho – Sakata (+) NHK Cup
11 Kato (+3.5) – Fujisawa Gosei League
18 Chino – Otake (+) Tengen League
18 Fujisawa – Kato (+9.5) Judan League
18 Yamabe (+) – Kobayashi Judan League
25 Cho (+) – Sonoda Kisei League
25 Otake – Kato (+1.5) Gosei Match
30 Kato (+) – Takemiya Honinbo League
April
1 Cho (+) – Kamimura Prime Minister’s Cup
3 Kato (+) – Chino Honinbo League
5 Kobayashi (+) – Hua Japan–China Go Exchange
8 Takemiya (+6.5) – Sakata Honinbo League
8 Kato – Rin (+) Judan Match
12 Kato – Otake (+) Gosei Match
18 Takagawa – Cho (+13.5) ?
21 Otake – Kato (+) Gosei Match
22 Takemiya (+) – Shuko Honinbo League
25 Ohira – Kato (+1.5) Honinbo League
29 Rin – Kato (+1.5) Judan Match
May
4 Kato – Otake (+4.5) Gosei Match
6 Kato (+) – Rin Honinbo League
6 Ishii – Kobayashi (+) Kisei League
12 Cho (+0.5) – Miyamoto Tengen League
14 Kato – Rin (+) Judan Match
18 Kato (+) – Otake Gosei Match
20 Morishima – Cho (+) Oteai
20 Kobayashi (+) – Shuko Tengen League
21 Kato (+) – Sakata Honinbo League
25 Rin – Kato (+5.5) Judan Match
26 Takemiya (+5.5) – Kato Honinbo League
27 Fujisawa – Cho (+4.5) Oza League
June
2 Takemiya (+5.5) – Ishida Honinbo Match
3 Sugiuchi (+) – Cho Tengen League
3 Ishii (+1.5) – Kobayashi Oza League
8 Kato (+) – Rin Judan Match
10 Asano – Cho (+7) Oteai
12 Kato (+) – Tono Kisei League
16 Ishida – Takemiya (+6.5) Honinbo Match
17 Sakai – Cho (+1.5) Prime Minister’s Cup
17 Okubo – Kobayashi (+1.5) Oza League
24 Miyazawa (+) – Cho Oteai
July
1 Takemiya (+) – Ishida Honinbo Match
1 Iwamoto – Kato (+) Oza League
8 Ishida – Takemiya (+4.5) Honinbo Match
8 Rin (+) – Otake Judan League
8 Kada – Kobayashi (+) Kisei League
14 Nakamura – Kobayashi (+3.5) Shinjin O
15 Takemiya (+) – Ishida Honinbo Match
15 Cho (+) – Awaji Prime Minister’s Cup
22 Cho (+) – Fujisawa Judan League
22 Kato (+) – Sakata Kisei League
22 Kobayashi (+7.5) – Nakamura Shinjin O
29 Hayase – Takemiya (+) Oza League
August
5 Ohira – Kato (+) Kisei League
12 Shiraishi – Kobayashi (+) Kisei League
19 Takemiya – Cho (+) Oza League
19 Fujisawa (+) – Otake Judan League
19 Kobayashi – Kato (+) Kisei League
25 Ishii – Kato (+) Oza League
26 Tozawa – Kato (+3.5) Prime Minister’s Cup
September
9 Cho – Kobayashi (+2.5) Prime Minister’s Cup
16 Yamabe – Takemiya (+) Gosei League
16 Kamimura – Cho (+) Oteai
16 Otake (+) – Ishida Meijin Match
16 Kobayashi (+6.5) – Sato Tengen League
29 Ishida – Otake (+5) Meijin Match
30 Cho – Abe (+) Oteai
30 Kato – Shuko (+) Kisei League
October
3 Otake (+3.5) – Rin Lightning Go Championship
6 Otake (+2) – Ishida Meijin Match
7 Cho (+) – Rin Oza League
7 Ohira (+) – Kobayashi Kisei League
14 Otake (+3.5) – Rin Kisei League
17 Kudo – Otake (+0.5) Lightning Go Championship
20 Ishida (+2) – Otake Meijin Match
21 Cho (+) – Rin Judan League
21 Kato (+1.5) – Shuko Oza League
27 Otake (+) – Ishida Meijin Match
28 Ohira – Takemiya (+1.5) Kisei League
November
4 Cho (+) – Kato Oza League
4 Kobayashi (+) – Rin Tengen League
10 Cho (+) – Ishida A. Meijin League
11 Shuko (+0.5) – Takemiya Kisei League
11 Hashimoto (+) – Otake Kisei League
11 Kato (+) – Yamabe Meijin League
15 Fukui (+) – Cho Oteai
18 Cho (+) – Otake Oza Match
18 Kato (+) – Takagi Honinbo League
22 Nakamura – Cho (+2) Oteai
25 Otake (+) – Cho Oza Match
29 Sugiuchi (+4.5) – Kobayashi Tengen Match
December
2 Cho (+) – Kubouchi Meijin League
2 Kato (+) – Ishida Meijin League
7 Kobayashi (+) – Sugiuchi Tengen Match
9 Cho (+4.5) – Otake Oza Match
16 Otake (+3.5) – Sakata Honinbo League
16 Sugiuchi – Kobayashi (+0.5) Tengen Match
23 Takagi – Otake (+7.5) Honinbo League
23 Rin – Kato (+) Honinbo League
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