Hashimoto is best known for his come-from-behind win of the 6th Honinbo title that lead the Kansai Ki-in to independence in 1951. He was also the founder and first director of the Kansai Ki-in, a player in the first Kisei title match of 1976-7 and famous Atomic Bomb game, the third player in modern go to become 9-dan, a prolific tsumego composer, and enjoyed a long-lasting, 72-year go career. He played with a fast-paced, free-wheeling and confrontational go style, and was skillful at sabaki and invasions.
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[go]$$Bc Black to save all his groups $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . X O . . . . . O X . . . . . | $$ | X . . . X . O . X . X . O . X . . . X | $$ | O X X X . O . O X , X O . O . X X X O | $$ | O O O O O . . . X . X . . . O O O O O | $$ | . . . . . . . O X . X O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . O . X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |[/go]
[go]$$Bc Problem 2 $$ ---------------------- $$ | . X O 8 5 6 X X X . . $$ | . X O 7 O O X O X . . $$ | . X . 9 . 1 O O X . . $$ | . . X O O 2 4 3 X , . $$ | . . X X O . O . X . . $$ | . . . . X X X X . . . $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . $$ | . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]
[go]$$Bcm11 Problem 3, Cont. 1 $$ ---------------------- $$ | O . 1 . X . . . . . . $$ | O O X O X O 5 . O . . $$ | O O O 3 X X X . O . . $$ | O X X X X O O O . , . $$ | O O X . O . . . . . . $$ | X X O . O . . . . . . $$ | 4 2 O . . . . . . . . $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . $$ | . . . . . . . . . . .[/go]
[go]$$Bcm11 Problem 5, Cont. 1 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . 0 8 9 . . . . . . 1 X O O . . . | $$ | . 4 6 5 . X O . . X . . O X . X O O . | $$ | X 2 3 . X . O . X . X . O . X . X O X | $$ | O X X X 7 O . O X , X O . O X X X X O | $$ | O O O O O . . . X . X . . . O O O O O | $$ | . . . . . . . O X . X O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . O . X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |[/go]
[go]$$Bcm21 Problem 5, Cont. 2 $$ --------------------------------------- $$ | . . . O O X 1 . . . . . X X O O . . . | $$ | . O O X . X O . . X . . O X . X O O . | $$ | X O X . X . O . X . X . O . X . X O X | $$ | O X X X X O . O X , X O . O X X X X O | $$ | O O O O O . . . X . X . . . O O O O O | $$ | . . . . . . . O X . X O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . O . X . O . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . O O O . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | $$ | . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . | $$ | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |[/go]