Takemiya Masaki was a disciple of Kitani Minoru 9-dan and became professional 1961. He was known as one of Kitani's 'three musketeers' (the other two were Ishida Yoshio and Kato Masao).
He took several times the Honinbo title. He has also won two international Fujitsu tournaments, along with the Judan and many other titles.
At present he is renowned throughout the world of go as the uncontested master of the sanrensei. His 'cosmic style', which seeks out the realm of dreams on the goban and emphasises intuition, is highly popular among all go players.
