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Hideo Otake
Full name	Hideo Otake
Nickname	Aesthetics GO Player
Kanji	大竹英雄
Kana	オオタケヒデオ
Date of birth	May 12, 1942 (1942-05-12) (age 67)
Place of birth	Kitakyushu, Japan
Residence	Aichi, Japan
Teacher	Minoru Kitani
Turned pro	1956
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

Hideo Otake (大竹英雄, Ōtake Hideo^?, born May 12, 1942) is a Japanese Go player.

[edit] Biography

Otake was born in Kitakyushu City, Japan. He joined the legendary Kitani Minoru school when he was 9, and quickly rose up the ranks and turned professional when he was 14 in 1956. He would move swiftly, going up to 9 dan in 1970. He didn't have much patience, which could be seen as he would sometimes read comic books while he waited for his opponent to play.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Titles & runners-up

Ranks #6 in total amount of titles in Japan.

Title	Years Held
Current	19
Meijin	1976, 1978, 1979
Judan	1969, 1980, 1981, 1993, 1994
Oza	1975
Gosei	1980 - 1985
NEC Cup	1986, 1988, 1995
Ryusei	1992
Defunct	15
Old Meijin	1975
Hayago Championship	1973, 1976
Kakusei	1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988
Dai-ichi	1970 - 1975
Continental	1
Asian TV Cup	1994
International	1
Fujitsu Cup	1992

Title	Years Lost
Current	26
Kisei	1981, 1990
Meijin	1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993
Honinbo	1988
Judan	1971, 1982, 1985, 1995
Oza	1969, 1976, 1983
Gosei	1976, 1979, 1986
NEC Cup	1981, 1990
NHK Cup	1972, 1983, 1990
Defunct	5
Kakusei	1986, 1991, 1992
Hayago Championship	1974, 1979
International	1
Ing Cup	1992

[edit] Trivia

• Otake is Honorary Gosei.
• Otake is known for his fast play and earned the nickname "God Of Hayago".

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