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Keigo Yamashita (山下敬吾, Yamashita Keigo, born 6 September 1978) is a professional Goplayer. Yamashita adopted the name Honinbo Dowa after winning his first Honinbo title in 2010.
Biography
A student of Yasuro Kikuchi, Yamashita turned professional in 1993. He won the 19th Kisei 2 dan division in 1994. Yamashita reached the challenger finals of the Tengen in 1999. His first major title came in 2000 when he defeated Honorary Gosei Koichi Kobayashi in the finals of the 25th Gosei. At the time of his win, Yamashita was the second youngest player to win a major title. He also won the Shusai Prize for his play and broke the record for most games in a year with 77. Yamashita defeated O Rissei for the Kisei in 2003, becoming the fourth youngest big-three (Kisei, Meijin, Honinbo) winner at 24.
Promotion record
Rank
Year
Notes
1 dan
1993
2 dan
1993
3 dan
1995
4 dan
1996
5 dan
1997
6 dan
1998
7 dan
2000
8 dan
9 dan
2003
Promoted from 7 dan to 9 dan for winning the Kisei.
Japan
