The Dai-ichi was a Go competition. The Dai-ichi ran from 1959 to 1975, although before 1970 only players from the Nihon Ki-in could compete. From 1970 and on, players from all over Japan could compete. After 1975, it became the Gosei tournament.
Past Winners and Runners-up
Nihon Ki-in Dai-ichi (Nihon Ki-in First Place) Year Winner Score Runner-up 1. 1959 Fujisawa Hideyuki 2-0 Miyashita Shuyo 2. 1961 Sakata Eio 2-1 Takagawa Kaku 3. 1963 2-0 4. 1964 2-0 Ohira Shuzo 5. 1965 2-1 6. 1967 Otake Hideo 2-1 Takagawa Kaku 7. 1968 2-1 Ohira Shuzo Zen Nihon Dai-ichi (All Japan First Place) Year Winner Score Runner-up 1. 1970 Otake Hideo 2-1 Fujisawa Shuko 2. 1971 2-0 Kato Masao 3. 1973 2-0 Kajiwara Takeo 4. 1974 2-0 Fujisawa Shuko 5. 1975 2-1 Kudo Norio
See also List of professional Go tournaments
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