All Japan First Place

All Japan First Place Title

The All Japan 1st Place Tournament (全日本第一位決定戦) was the successor of the Nihon-Kiin 1st Place Tournament (which had been open to Nihon Ki-in players only). It was held 5 times, from 1970 to 1975, and won all five times by Otake Hideo.

Year Winner Runner-up Score sgfs

1970 Otake Hideo Fujisawa Shuko 2-1 1 2 3

1971 Otake Hideo Kato Masao 2-0 1 2

1973 Otake Hideo Kajiwara Takeo 2-0 1 2

1974 Otake Hideo Fujisawa Shuko 2-0 1 2

1975 Otake Hideo Kudo Norio 2-1 1 2 3

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score	sgfs
1970	Otake Hideo	Fujisawa Shuko	2-1	1 2 3
1971	Otake Hideo	Kato Masao	2-0	1 2
1973	Otake Hideo	Kajiwara Takeo	2-0	1 2
1974	Otake Hideo	Fujisawa Shuko	2-0	1 2
1975	Otake Hideo	Kudo Norio	2-1	1 2 3

It was succeeded by the Gosei tournament.