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Norio Nishizono Kyoto, Japan Kyu/dan: 8 dan E-mail: Send a Message Most played position after 5 moves 4 2 1 3 5 9 b w +   3 =   1 - 3 2 ?     See more favorite positions Games statistics in RenjuNet Total number of games 32   Sum of earned points 15.5 48.4% Wins 13 40.6% Wins as black 5 15.6% Wins as white 8 25% Draws 5 15.6% Draws as black 3 9.4% Draws as white 2 6.3% Losses 14 43.8% Losses as black 11 34.4% Losses as white 3 9.4%   He/she prefers to open ... d3 9 81.8% d11 2 18.2%   He/she prefers to swap ... d3 1/6 16.7% d8 2/3 66.7% d11 0/5 0%

Norio Nishizono started to play renju in 1982. Nishizono: "Before that day, I played gomoku personally, and I could win all game against my friends even if I played white in GOMOKU's rule. So I think (believe) that I'm one of the top GOMOKU player in Japan. One day, I found Renju club in Kyoto. So I played Renju in this club. BUT! . . . I lost many games easily against young boys. My confidence was destroyed by them. After that, I learned renju books, I played many games." His best results are the 10th place in World Championship 1999 in Beijing and the 1st place in Meijin Tournament 1998, in Japan. Nishizono: "Why do I play renju? I can't explain. I like to teach something to other people, not only Renju. Renju is the game which is easy to teach (learn) first and has long way to climb up. This will be the reason that I continued to play, enjoy, teach, Renju.". PHOTOS     See more photos ARTICLES 我在1999年世界锦标赛中的棋局 Chinese Games of Japanese QT to World Championships RIF Rating List - April 1997 The Finals of the World Championship, 1999 Ando's WC 1999 games A-tournament, 2001 The Match of the Century See more articles

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