Koji Tanigawa

9-dan

17th Lifetime Meijin

Title Match Appearances:  43

Title Match Victories:    23  (Ryuo 4, Meijin 5, Kisei 3, Oi 4, Oza 1, Kio 2, Osho 4)

Tournament Victories:     19

18 consecutive years in Class A (or Meijin)
Career Highlights
1962 April 6Born, Kobe City, Hyogo Province
1973Enters shoreikai at 5-kyu
Master: Masakazu Wakamatsu 6-dan
1975Shodan
19764-dan
Pro debut
19795-dan
19806-dan
19817-dan
19828-dan
198341st Meijin match: Tanigawa 4 - Kato 2
Youngest Meijin in history (Age: 21)
19849-dan
198543rd Meijin match: Tanigawa 2 - Nakahara 4
198846th Meijin match: Tanigawa 4 - Nakahara 2
199048th Meijin match: Tanigawa 2 - Nakahara 4
3rd Ryuo match: Tanigawa 4 - Habu 1
199259th Kisei match: Tanigawa 3 - Minami 0
41st Osho match: Tanigawa 4 - Minami 1
Holds 4 crowns (Ryuo, Kisei, Oi, Osho)
199544th Osho match: Tanigawa 4 - Habu 3
Prevents Habu from taking 7th title
199645th Osho match: Tanigawa 0 - Habu 4
Allows Habu to complete all 7 titles
9th Ryuo match: Tanigawa 4 - Habu 1
Wins 17th Japan Series
1997(March 3rd) 800th career victory
Wins 15th All-Japan Pro (6 time winner)
55th Meijin match: Tanigawa 4 - Habu 2
Earns 17th Lifetime Meijin title (post-retirement)
Wins 18th Japan Series (5 time winner)
10th Ryuo match: Tanigawa 4 - Sanada 0
199856th Meijin match: Tanigawa 2 - Sato 4
11th Ryuo match: Tanigawa 0 - Fujii 4

Source: Shogi Yearbook 1997, 1998

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