was a 9-dan professional Go player.Hashimoto Utaro at Sensei's LibraryHashimoto Utaro at GoBaseHashimoto Utaro at Go Ratings
Biography Hashimoto became a pro in 1922 when he was 15. He won the Honinbō 3 times before finally reaching 9p in 1954. He founded the Kansai Ki-in in 1950.
His opponent was Iwamoto Kaoru in the so-called 'Atomic Bomb Game', played Aug. 4-6 in the outskirts of Hiroshima and interrupted by the dropping of the first atomic bomb before being resumed.senseis.xmp.net, also alluded to in Labatut's The MANIAC
Titles and runners-up DomesticTitle Wins Runners-up Kisei 1 (1977) Honinbo 3 (1943, 1950, 1951) 2 (1945, 1952) Judan 2 (1962, 1971) 2 (1963, 1972) Oza 3 (1953, 1955, 1956) 2 (1971, 1972) NHK Cup 2 (1956, 1963) 1 (1962) Kansai Ki-in Championship 3 (1968, 1969, 1980) Hayago Championship 1 (1970) 1 (1971) Asahi Pro Best Ten 1 (1970) Total 15 9
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