Toshiro Yamabe
# Toshiro Yamabe

Toshiro Yamabe (山部俊郎, Yamabe Toshiro, July 31, 1926 – February 5, 2000) was a professional Go player.

## Biography

Toshiro was a student of Mukai Kazuo from 1941. He became shodan professional at the Nihon Ki-in in 1941, and reached 9 dan in 1969. He was known for his early resignations of games, sometimes claiming that he refused to play on because of his opponents mistake.

## Promotion record

| Rank | Year |
| - | - |
| 1 dan | 1941 |
| 2 dan | 1942 |
| 3 dan | 1943 |
| 4 dan | 1945 |
| 5 dan | 1949 |
| 6 dan | 1951 |
| 7 dan | 1954 |
| 8 dan | 1957 |
| 9 dan | 1969 |

## Titles & runners-up

| Title | Years Lost |
| - | - |
| Honinbo | 1965 |
| Tengen | 1980 |
| Oza | 1959 |
| Hayago Championship | 1977, 1981 |
| Igo Senshuken | 1965 |
