Sakai Masanori

Sakai Masanori (酒井正則) has a rating of 1494.

Retired. The rating shown is the rating at retirement.

Sakai Masanori酒井正則Nihon Ki-in

Rating1494

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Last 52-3

1974 record: 0-1
Record since 1927: 2-3
Win rate: .400

Rating at retirement (not included in the rating list)

The rating is calculated from published game results. It does not include any adjustment for playing Black.

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Recent games

Up to 20 games, newest first. “Change” is the rating movement.
Date	Opponent and tournament	Result	Change
January 1, 1974	Kobayashi KoichiShin-ei Tournament Round 1　as Black	Loss	↓4
December 4, 1968	Cho ChikunHoninbo 1st Preliminary　as White	Loss	↓17
January 1, 1961	Kawai TetsuyukiNew Shodan Series Round 2　as White	Win	↑17
December 4, 1960	Watanabe HideoHoninbo 1st Preliminary　as Black	Loss	↓17
November 9, 1960	Oka NobumitsuNew Shodan Series Round 1　as Black	Win	↑16

Head-to-head

Up to 10 opponents, most-played first. Records are from Sakai Masanori's point of view; jigo and no-result games are not counted as wins or losses. Only games from 1927 onward are included.
Opponent	Total	As Black	As White
Kawai Tetsuyuki	1-01.000	0-0	1-0
Watanabe Hideo	0-1.000	0-1	0-0
Oka Nobumitsu	1-01.000	1-0	0-0
Kobayashi Koichi	0-1.000	0-1	0-0
Cho Chikun	0-1.000	0-0	0-1

Record by year

Counted by calendar year, January to December (default wins and losses are included; jigo and no-result games are not). Only games from 1927 onward are counted, so these totals do not match the career records published by the two Ki-in.

Year	Record	Win rate
1974	0-1	.000
1968	0-1	.000
1961	1-0	1.000
1960	1-1	.500
Total	2-3	.400

Calculated from games played between 1927 and 2026 (as of September 17, 2026).