Riichi Sekiyama

Career

Born in Hyogo, Riichi became a student of Tamejiro Suzuki in 1924 and turned professional a year later in 1925. He had several pupils, the most notable being Takeo Kajiwara and Yutaka Shiraishi.

Achievements

• He won the first ever Honinbo title in 1941.

Views

However, he was unable to defend his title against Utaro Hashimoto in 1943 and was forced to retire due to health problems.