Kaku Takagawa

Kaku Takagawa (高川 格, Takagawa Kaku, September 21, 1915—November 26, 1986), also known as Shūkaku Takagawa (高川 秀格, Takagawa Shūkaku), was one of the greatest professional Go player of the 20th century. He has the honorary Honinbo (本因坊) title.

Notable titles

Domestic
Title	Wins	Runners-up
Meijin (Grand Master, hosted by Asahi Shinbun)	1 (1968)	1 (1969)
Honinbō	9 (1952–1960)	3 (1961, 1963, 1964)
Oza (King)	1 (1954)	1 (1961)
Judan (10-dan)	1 (1965)	1 (1966)
NHK Cup	1 (1966)	2 (1954, 1959)

Books

• How to Play Go, Nihon Ki-in 1956 review, used copies, cover
• Vital Points of Go, Nihon Ki-in 1958 review
• The Power of the Star-Point (ISBN 4871870324)
• Improve Your Intuition (ISBN 0-9706193-2-4) Volume 1, (ISBN 0-9706193-2-4) Volume 2, (ISBN 0-9706193-2-4) Volume 3.

Other websites

• GoGameWorld Profile
• GoBase Profile
• Sensei's Library Profile
• Collected Games