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Sachiko Honda

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Sachiko Honda (本田幸子, December 30, 1930 - May 1st, 2020) is a female 8-dan[1][2] Japanese professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in.[3][4][5]

Notable achievements

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YearNotes[3][4][5]
1969 and 1972 Received the female MVP (棋道賞女流賞)
1982 and 1984 Obtained the female Honinbo title (女流本因坊)
2004 Received the Kishichiro Ohkura Award (大倉喜七郎賞, Award for individuals strongly promoting Go)
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The Mukai sisters (Kozue, Chiaki, Kaori) are her pupils, and all of them are professional players.[3][4][5] She also has two sisters: Kazuko Sugiuchi (Older sister, mentor of Tomoko Kato) and Teruko Kusunoki (Younger sister), both of them are professional players.[3][4][5]

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Other websites

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  1. She was promoted to 7-dan from 6-dan in occasion of her player retirement in 2000
  2. She was promoted to 8-dan from 7-dan in occasion of her death.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Sachiko Honda at GoBase
  4. 1 2 3 4 Sachiko Honda at GoRatings
  5. 1 2 3 4 Sachiko Honda at Sensei's Library