Yasumasa Hane

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Yasumasa Hane


Full name	Yasumasa Hane
Kanji	羽根泰正
Date of birth	June 25, 1944 (1944-06-25) (age 63)
Place of birth	Mie, Japan
Residence	Aichi, Japan
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in, Nagoya branch

Yasumasa Hane (羽根泰正, Hane Yasumasa^?, born June 25, 1944) is a professional Go player.

[edit] Biography

Yasumasa Hane was one of the best players in the Nagoya branch of the Nihon-Kiin during his peak. He is probably better known for being the father of the current Kisei holder, Naoki Hane. He was also known as to being a major contributor in the development of the Chinese fuseki. He was taught Go by Shimamura Toshihiro, and currently teaches his son, Naoki, along with Asano Yasuko and Aoba Kaori.