Kunio Yonenaga

Eisei Kisei

Title Match Appearances:   48

Title Match Victories:     19  (Meijin 1. Judan 2, Osho 3, Kisei 7, Oi 1, Kio 5)

Tournament Victories:      17

26 consecutive years in Class A (or Meijin)

Career Highlights
1943 June 10th	Born Yamanashi province
1956	Enters shoreikai at 6-kyu Master: Yuji Sase honorary 9-dan
1959	Shodan
1963	4-dan Pro debut
1965	5-dan
1966	6-dan
1969	7-dan
1971	8-dan
1973	22nd Kisei Match: Yonenaga 3 - Ariyoshi 1
1979	9-dan
1980	6th Kio Match: Yonenaga 3 - Nakahara 1
1983	43rd Kisei Match: Yonenaga 3 - Moriyasu 1 33rd Osho Match: Yonenaga 4 - Mori 1
1984	23rd Judan Match: Yonenaga 4 - Nakahara 3 4 Crown holder 34th Osho Match: Yonenaga 1 - Nakahara 4 10th Kio Match: Yonenaga 1 - Kiriyama 3
1985	Eisei Kisei
1986	48th Kisei Match: Yonenaga 1 - Kiriyama 3
1993	51st Meijin Match: Yonenaga 4 - Nakahara 0 Becomes oldest "new Meijin" (Age 49 + 11 months)
1996	Wins 4th Tatsujin Tournament (3 time victor)