The world's oldest chess player, Masao Sugiuchi, died of pneumonia at the age of 97

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Japanese Elder Masao Sugiuchi died of pneumonia on November 21 at the age of 97 in a hospital in Tokyo.

Masao Sugiuchi (Masao Sugiuchi/ Sugiuchi Masao) 1920, 1920, Ichiro Inoue.

The big names in the chess industry who participated in the series of activities of the Lingang Jianqiao Go Culture Week at Shanghai Jianqiao College were shocked to hear the bad news and sighed.

Jiang Zhujiu: Once before, Sugiuchi went to the chess academy to play, and others asked him to wait for the elevator, and he said that he didn't need to say it, so he pedaled up the stairs, faster than the young people. When he was a child, because Kensaku Setsuko could not live in the family of teacher Kensaku, he lived in the home of Teacher Ichiro Inoue.

Wang Runan: The day before yesterday I was saying that it was okay for Sugine to live past a hundred years old, and he was still playing recently. No one can really say this kind of thing.

Nie Weiping: Two years ago, I happened to meet Masao Suganai at the Japanese chess academy and talked for half an hour. He seems to be still winning chess. I also thought he was going to live past a hundred years old.

Masao Sugineuchi's Record:

Challenger of the 9th Issue of Showa 29th Issue Honinbo Battle, Showa 30th and 31st Japanese Chess Academy Player Power Fighter, Showa 33rd Issue 13th Honinbo Battle Challenger, Showa 34th Rapid Chess Celebrity Battle 2-1 Victory Over Hidehiro Miyashita won the title, Showa 38th Stage 7 Go Player Power Battle 2-1 victory over Hayashi Haemin Shichidan to win the 2nd crown. Showa 52 2nd Tengen Battle Quasi-Winner. The Celebrity War Circle 5th Phase and the Honinbo Battle Roundabout 7th Phase are enrolled, and the Showa 46 Chess Reward Skill Award, heisei reached 800 wins in 16 years. Heisei 4th Year Order of the Rising Sun Medal of the Fourth Class was awarded, and in heisei 16 years Okura Kishichirō was rewarded. In 1938 and 1953, he was the head of the delegation. The overall record was 883 wins, 677 losses and 12 losses and 2 games of chess were unwinnable. He was the executive director and vice chairman of Japan.

Masao Suganai's wife, Sugita Sugita, is also 90 years old and is still active in professional chess. Sina Go just broadcast the couple's game live 20 days ago:

Masao Sugineuchi vs. Eimi Koyama;

Sugiuchi vs. Yoshio Ishida.

Chess players have been through the ages, and chess has always existed.

(Li Xinzhou)