Sakakibara Shoji

Sakakibara Shoji (榊原章二) has a rating of 1598.

Retired. The rating shown is the rating at retirement.

Sakakibara Shoji榊原章二Nihon Ki-in

Rating1598

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Last 10161-168

1997 record: 1-1
Record since 1927: 161-168
Win rate: .489

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
May 8, 1997	Nakano HironariTengen Round 2　as Black	Loss	↓10
February 20, 1997	Ushinohama SatsuoTengen Round 1　as White	Win	↑15
August 3, 1995	Ohira ShuzoJudan 2nd Preliminary　as Black	Win	↑25
March 23, 1995	Ryu ShikunHoninbo 2nd Preliminary　as White	Loss	↓5
January 20, 1994	Ishida YoshioKisei 9 dan Section　as Black	Loss	↓8
June 21, 1993	Ishida YoshioNHK Cup Round 1　as White	Loss	↓9
May 31, 1993	Honda KunihisaRyusei　as White	Loss	↓6
March 4, 1993	Ohira ShuzoMeijin 2nd Preliminary　as White	Loss	↓8
December 3, 1992	Sakata EioKisei 9 dan Section　as Black	Loss	↓12
July 30, 1992	Yamashiro HiroshiTengen Round 3　as Black	Loss	↓4
May 14, 1992	Sonoda YuichiTengen Round 2　as White	Win	↑23
March 19, 1992	Hisajima KunioTengen Round 1　as Black	Win	↑18
December 19, 1991	Otake HideoKisei 9 dan Section　as White	Loss	↓5
June 17, 1991	Ishida YoshioRyusei Final　as Black	Loss	↓5
May 27, 1991	Sanno HirotakaRyusei　as White	Win	↑15
April 18, 1991	Otake HideoKisei 9 dan Section　as White	Loss	↓6
February 28, 1991	Kataoka SatoshiKisei 9 dan Section　as Black	Win	↑26
January 24, 1991	Nishimura KeijiHoninbo 2nd Preliminary　as White	Loss	↓18
December 14, 1989	Takemiya MasakiKisei 9 dan Section　as White	Loss	↓3
November 3, 1988	Sakata EioOza 2nd Preliminary　as White	Loss	↓7

Head-to-head

Up to 10 opponents, most-played first. Records are from Sakakibara Shoji'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
Ohira Shuzo	2-9.182	2-4	0-5
Fujisawa Shuko	1-9.100	1-3	0-6
Rin Kaiho	2-8.200	0-3	2-5
Sakata Eio	3-5.375	2-3	1-2
Nakamura Yutaro	2-6.250	2-4	0-2
Kato Masao	1-6.143	1-3	0-3
Takemiya Masaki	0-7.000	0-2	0-5
Kajiwara Takeo	3-4.429	2-3	1-1
Miwa Yoshiro	4-3.571	3-1	1-2
Otake Hideo	2-5.286	1-2	1-3
Shinohara Masami	4-2.667	2-0	2-2
Kano Yoshinori	2-4.333	1-0	1-4
Kaji Kazutame	6-01.000	2-0	4-0
Chino Tadahiko	3-3.500	2-2	1-1
Ishida Yoshio	0-6.000	0-3	0-3
Oeda Yusuke	4-2.667	1-2	3-0
Hayashi Yutaro	2-4.333	1-1	1-3
Yamabe Toshiro	2-3.400	2-2	0-1
Iwamoto Kaoru	2-3.400	0-1	2-2
Nakaoka Jiro	3-2.600	1-0	2-2
Hane Yasumasa	2-3.400	1-1	1-2
Kurosawa Tadanao	5-01.000	5-0	0-0
Sugiuchi Masao	3-2.600	2-0	1-2
Okubo Ichigen	3-2.600	2-1	1-1
Takagawa Shukaku	3-2.600	2-1	1-1
Kada Katsuji	2-3.400	1-0	1-3

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
1997	1-1	.500
1995	1-1	.500
1994	0-1	.000
1993	0-3	.000
1992	2-2	.500
1991	2-4	.333
1989	0-1	.000
1988	1-3	.250
1987	4-3	.571
1986	0-2	.000
1985	2-3	.400
1984	1-3	.250
1983	2-4	.333
1982	2-2	.500
1981	3-1	.750
1980	1-2	.333
1979	1-5	.167
1978	2-6	.250
1977	2-2	.500
1976	1-4	.200
1975	4-11	.267
1974	6-5	.545
1973	9-11	.450
1972	10-6	.625
1971	11-5	.688
1970	9-7	.563
1969	6-4	.600
1968	9-7	.563
1967	7-5	.583
1966	5-10	.333
1965	16-9	.640
1964	9-7	.563
1963	14-7	.667
1962	7-6	.538
1961	8-6	.571
1960	3-8	.273
1959	0-1	.000
Total	161-168	.489

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