Hideo Otake
{{short description|Retired Japanese Go player (born 1942)}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2010}}
{{Infobox go player
| name=Hideo Otake
| image=
| fullname=Hideo Otake
| nickname=Aesthetics GO Player
| kanji={{nihongo2|大竹英雄}}
| kana={{nihongo2|オオタケヒデオ}}
| birth_date={{Birth date and age|1942|5|12}}
| birth_place= Kitakyūshū, Japan
| teacher=Minoru Kitani
| turnedpro=1956
| rank=9 dan
| affiliation=Nihon Ki-in
}}
{{nihongo|Hideo Otake|大竹 英雄|Ōtake Hideo|extra=born May 12, 1942}} is a retired Japanese professional Go player.{{cite web|script-title=ja:大竹 英雄｜財団法人日本棋院|url=http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000008.htm|publisher=Nihon Ki-in|access-date=29 December 2010|language=ja}}
Biography
Otake was born in Kitakyūshū City, Japan. He joined the legendary Kitani Minoru school when he was 9, and quickly rose up the ranks to turn professional in 1956, when he was 14. He progressed swiftly, achieving 9 dan in 1970. He did not have much patience, which could be seen as he would sometimes read comic books while he waited for his opponent to play.{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}}
He retired from professional Go in 2021 at the age of 79.{{cite web|title=大竹英雄名誉碁聖が現役引退、手厚く味のいい形を好む棋風…林名誉天元と戦後の囲碁界先導|url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/igoshougi/20211215-OYT1T50218/|publisher=Yomiuri Shimbun|date=2021-12-15|lang=ja}}{{cite web|title=囲碁の大竹英雄名誉碁聖が引退 名人4期、ライバルとのチクリン対決|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASPDH62LVPDHUCVL01K.html|publisher=Asahi Shimbun|date=2021-12-15|lang=ja}} His career win–loss record was 1319 wins, 846 losses, 5 draws (jigo), and 1 no-result.{{cite web|title=The Power Report: International tournament for seniors; 77th Honinbo League; Meijin League; Sumire's progress; Promotions/Retirements; Obituary: Kikuchi Yasuro|url=https://www.usgo.org/news/2022/01/the-power-report-international-tournament-for-seniors-77th-honinbo-league-meijin-league-sumires-progress-promotions-retirements-obituary-kikuchi-yasuro/|website=American Go E-Journal|date=2022-01-31|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701020457/https://www.usgo.org/news/2022/01/the-power-report-international-tournament-for-seniors-77th-honinbo-league-meijin-league-sumires-progress-promotions-retirements-obituary-kikuchi-yasuro/|archive-date=2022-07-01}}
Titles and runners-up
Ranks #4 in total number of titles in Japan.
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan=3|Domestic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title || Wins || Runners-up | ||
| Kisei | 2 (1981, 1990) | |
| Meijin | 4 (1975, 1976, 1978, 1979) | 8 (1977, 1980, 1982-1984, 1990, 1992, 1993) |
| Honinbo | 1 (1988) | |
| Oza | 1 (1975) | 3 (1969, 1976, 1983) |
| Judan | 5 (1969, 1980, 1981, 1993, 1994) | 4 (1971, 1982, 1985, 1995) |
| Gosei | 7 (1978, 1980–1985) | 3 (1976, 1979, 1986) |
| Ryusei | 1 (1992) | |
| NHK Cup | 5 (1968, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1994) | 3 (1972, 1983, 1990) |
| NEC Cup | 3 (1986, 1988, 1995) | 2 (1981, 1990) |
| Kakusei | 5 (1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988) | 3 (1986, 1991, 1992) |
| Hayago Championship | 2 (1973, 1976) | 2 (1974, 1979) |
| Prime Minister Cup | 1 (1965) | |
| Dai-ichi | 5 (1970, 1971, 1973–1975) | |
| align="center"
| Total | 41 | 31 |
| colspan=3|Continental | ||
| Asian TV Cup | 1 (1994) | |
| align="center"
| Total | 1 | 0 |
| colspan=3|International | ||
| Ing Cup | 1 (1992) | |
| Fujitsu Cup | 1 (1992) | |
| IBM Cup | 1 (1989) | |
| align="center"
| Total | 2 | 1 |
| colspan=3|Career total | ||
| align="center"
| Total | 44 | 32 |
Trivia
{{Trivia section|date=November 2024}}
- Otake is Honorary Gosei.
- Otake is known for his fast play and earned the nickname "God Of Hayago".
Honours
References
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Category:People from Kitakyushu
Category:Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon
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