Hideyuki Fujisawa, known as Shuko Fujisawa, was a Japanese professional Go player.
19 Facts About Hideyuki Fujisawa
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Hideyuki Fujisawa was one of the best players during his era.
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Hideyuki Fujisawa was known for his calligraphy and had several exhibits of his works.
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Hideyuki Fujisawa stated in his autobiography, although he did not mind being called Shuko, he preferred to be called Hideyuki.
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Hideyuki Fujisawa is the father of Kazunari Fujisawa, an 8-dan Go professional, and the grandfather of Rina Fujisawa, a 7-dan Go professional who has won multiple female titles.
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Hideyuki Fujisawa turned pro in 1940 and reached 9 dan in 1963.
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Hideyuki Fujisawa won his first major title in 1962, the Meijin.
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Hideyuki Fujisawa then won two Asahi Pro Best Ten titles in 1965 and 1968.
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Hideyuki Fujisawa won his second major title, the Oza, which he held for three consecutive years from 1967 to 1969.
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Hideyuki Fujisawa then went on a dry streak of titles.
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Hideyuki Fujisawa went on to surprise critics as he won the Kisei title six straight years from 1976 to 1982.
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Hideyuki Fujisawa won the first three games, controlling each move Cho made.
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Hideyuki Fujisawa was known to play a very flexible fuseki but was infamous for making blunders later in the game.
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The saying was that Hideyuki Fujisawa Shuko plays the best first 50 moves.
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Hideyuki Fujisawa again won the Oza and held it for two years at the age of 67.
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Hideyuki Fujisawa thus set a record for the oldest player to defend a title, a record which holds to this day.
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In June 2003, the dispute was resolved and Hideyuki Fujisawa was reinstated to the Ki-in.
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Hideyuki Fujisawa was the teacher of some of today's leading professionals in Japan, including Shinji Takao, Tomoyasu Mimura, and his own son Kazunari Hideyuki Fujisawa.
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Hideyuki Fujisawa put enormous effort into Chinese Go despite his own economic hardship.