is a professional Go player.
Biography Yoda is a student of Takeo Ando. He has won 35 titles so far in his career, the seventh highest in Japan. He became a professional in 1980, and reached 9 dan in 1993. In 2006, he was the heart of the Japanese team in international tournaments, steering them to a win over Team Korea in the 7th Nongshim Cup.
In June 2017, Yoda scored his 1,100th win as a pro. He has 572 losses, two jigos, and two no-results. He is the 12th Nihon Ki-in player to reach 1,100 victories. At 51 years four months, he is the third youngest, and, at 37 years two months, the 4th quickest to do so.
Titles and runners-up Ranks #8-t in the total number of titles in Japan.
DomesticTitle Wins Runners-up Kisei 2 (1998, 2009) Meijin 4 (2000–2003) 2 (1999, 2004) Honinbo 2 (2004, 2007) Judan 2 (1995, 1996) 1 (1997) Gosei 6 (1996–1998, 2003–2005) 1 (2006) Agon Cup 1 (1997) 1 (1996) NHK Cup 5 (1991, 1993, 1998–2000) 1 (2005) Shinjin-O 5 (1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990) 1 (1982) NEC Cup 3 (1992, 1997, 2002) 2 (1988, 1989) Daiwa Cup 1 (2007) Kakusei 1 (2002) 1 (2001) Hayago Championship 2 (1993, 1996) Shin-Ei 2 (1986, 1987) 2 (1984, 1989) NEC Shun-Ei 1 (1986) Total 30 19Continental Japan-Korea rookie competition 1 (1991) Asian TV Cup 3 (1993, 1998, 1999) Teda Cup 1 (2004) Total 4 1International Ing Cup 1 (1996) Samsung Cup 1 (1996) Fujitsu Cup 1 (2004) Tong Yang Cup 1 (1994) Total 1 3Career total Total 35 23
Appearance in Fiction The climactic go game played between the fictional players Fujiwara-no-Sai and Toya Meijin in the anime and manga series Hikaru no Go was in fact a real 1997 game between Yoda Norimoto and Rin Kaiho. Yoda played the winning white side attributed to Sai.
References
External links GoBase Profile Nihon Ki-in Profile