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Yoshimasa Saeki

Player No.	79
Rank	9-dan
Date of birth	Aug 4, 1936
Birthplace	Tottori
Teacher	Nobuhiko Sakaguchi 9-dan (deceased)

Junisen terms39

Career record188W-229L

Win rate0.451

Deviation score (FY1999)29.1

Best deviation score60.8
FY1967

Rating history and all games →

Junisen record

Term	Class	Rank	Record	Up/down	Deviation
58th term	Class C2	41	1W-9L	△Demerit	29.1
57th term	Class C2	36	1W-9L	Demerit	20.2
56th term	Class C2	29	3W-7L		36.5
55th term	Class C2	2	4W-6L		42.5
54th term	Class C1	24	1W-9L	Relegated	31.4
53rd term	Class C1	17	0W-10L	Demerit	36.2
52nd term	Class C1	2	3W-7L		36.0
51st term	Class B2	22	2W-8L	Relegated	38.4
50th term	Class B2	14	3W-7L	Demerit	43.7
49th term	Class B2	8	4W-6L		42.3
48th term	Class B2	16	6W-4L		47.7
47th term	Class B2	19	4W-6L		48.9
46th term	Class B2	14	4W-6L		49.0
45th term	Class B2	13	5W-5L		44.4
44th term	Class B2	18	5W-5L		49.2
43rd term	Class B2	8	3W-7L		47.7
42nd term	Class B2	14	6W-4L		49.2
41st term	Class B2	8	4W-6L		53.5
40th term	Class B2	1	5W-5L		47.7
39th term	Class B1	10	4W-8L	Relegated	52.6
38th term	Class B1	11	5W-7L		45.5
37th term	Class B1	8	4W-7L		51.8
36th term	Class B1	9	4W-7L
30th term	Class B1	14	6W-7L		46.2
29th term	Class B2	4	7W-3L	Promoted	49.7
28th term	Class B2	6	7W-3L		56.8
27th term	Class B2	1	6W-4L		55.0
26th term	Class B2	7	6W-2L		41.9
25th term	Class B2	6	6W-6L		46.6
24th term	Class B2	10	7W-5L		47.0
23rd term	Class B2	3	5W-7L		49.5
22nd term	Class B2	18	8W-4L	△→cleared	60.8
21st term	Class B2	9	4W-8L	Demerit	47.4
20th term	Class B2	8	6W-6L		53.7
19th term	Class B2	13	7W-5L		56.8
18th term	Class C1	2	8W-3L	Promoted
17th term	Class C1	11	7W-4L
16th term	Class C2	4	10W-2L	Promoted
15th term	Class C2	12	7W-5L

How the deviation score is calculated: see here.

Terms in each class

Class B1	5 terms
Class B2	23 terms
Class C1	5 terms
Class C2	6 terms

Promotion history

Apr 1, 2007	9-dan
Mar 26, 1987	8-dan
Nov 3, 1973	7-dan
Apr 1, 1964	6-dan
Apr 1, 1962	5-dan
Oct 1, 1959	4-dan
1956	1-dan

Career win milestones

100 wins	Feb 10, 1968 Saikyosha-sen
200 wins	Nov 5, 1974 Oza-sen
300 wins	Jan 7, 1983 Meisho-sen
400 wins	Aug 2, 1989 All-Japan Pro

Best wins (highest-rated opponents)

Mar 13, 1992	Yoshiharu Habu 1919	Junisen
Apr 12, 1985	Torahiko Tanaka 1888	Meisho-sen
Feb 12, 1993	Toshiyuki Moriuchi 1879	Junisen
Jul 18, 1979	Hidemitsu Moriyasu 1835	Junisen
Aug 2, 1966	山田道美 1831	Saikyosha-sen

Career wins and ratings are counted from the games recorded on this site (official games from FY1964, and Junisen games before that) and may differ from official records.

Frequent opponents

Yukio Miyasaka	16W-15L	Head-to-head
Kazuyoshi Nishimura	11W-15L	Head-to-head
Shigeru Sekine	12W-11L	Head-to-head
Daigorou Satou	9W-14L	Head-to-head
Hisao Hasebe	11W-11L	Head-to-head
Toshikatsu Yoshida	17W-5L	Head-to-head
Shigeyuki Matsuda	9W-11L	Head-to-head
Nobuyuki Oouchi	4W-16L	Head-to-head
Osamu Katsuura	5W-14L	Head-to-head
Motoji Hanamura	11W-7L	Head-to-head
Hiroji Katou	8W-10L	Head-to-head
Shouji Kenmochi	11W-7L	Head-to-head

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