Hiroshi Yamashiro

Hiroshi Yamashiro
Full name	Hiroshi Yamashiro
Kanji	山城宏
Born	August 12, 1958 Yamaguchi, Japan
Residence	Aichi, Japan
Teacher	Toshihiro Shimamura
Turned pro	1972
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

Hiroshi Yamashiro (山城宏 Yamashiro Hiroshi, born August 12, 1958) is a professional Go player.

Biography

Yamashiro grew up with Go, as he became a professional in 1972. He would eventually join the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in. He has challenged for many of Japan's biggest titles, but he has not won any of them. He became a 9 dan in 1985, after winning the Okan. Unfortunately, he has not had the chance to win anything but the Okan.

Titles and runners-up

Domestic
Title	Wins	Runners-up
Kisei		1 (1992)
Honinbo		3 (1986, 1987, 1993)
Tengen		1 (1992)
Oza		1 (1984)
Shinjin-O		1 (1979)
Okan	16 (1977, 1981, 1982, 1984–1987, 1992–1996, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010)	11 (1978, 1983, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011)
Total	16	18

External links

• GoBase Profile
• Nihon Ki-in Profile (Japanese)