Judan final against Sakata Eio

Sakata Eio 9-dan was nicknamed “the Razor“ for his formidable reading skills. He won a total of 64 titles, and completely dominated Japanese Go in the 1960s, continuing to win titles into the 1980s. Among other accomplishments, he won the Honinbo tournament 7 times and was awarded the honorary title of 23rd Honinbo. He still holds a record for the longest winning streak in Japan of 29 wins from 1963 to 1964. Time after time he would defeat top players with his amazing prowess in the middle game. To quote Ya