Sachiko Honda

Sachiko Honda (本田幸子, December 30, 1930 - May 1st, 2020) is a female 8-danShe was promoted to 7-dan from 6-dan in occasion of her player retirement in 2000She was promoted to 8-dan from 7-dan in occasion of her death. Japanese professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in.Sachiko Honda at GoBaseSachiko Honda at GoRatingsSachiko Honda at Sensei's Library
Notable achievements
Year  Notes1969 and 1972Received the female MVP (棋道賞女流賞)1982 and 1984Obtained the female Honinbo title (女流本因坊)2004Received the Kishichiro Ohkura Award (大倉喜七郎賞, Award for individuals strongly promoting Go)
Related players
The Mukai sisters (Kozue, Chiaki, Kaori) are her pupils, and all of them are professional players. She also has two sisters: Kazuko Sugiuchi (Older sister, mentor of Tomoko Kato) and Teruko Kusunoki (Younger sister), both of them are professional players.

Related pages
 Go Seigen (Sachiko Honda visited Taiwan with him in 1952. This visit was organized for the promotion of Go)
 Masao Sugiuchi (Her brother in law)
Other websites
 Official profile at Nihon Ki-in
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Category:1930 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Japanese Go players
Category:Sportswomen