Player Profile

[Player Profile] The Late Mr. Gentaro Gonda

02-05-2024
Takafumi_Yamada

Born in 1950. After becoming the champion of  Japan Chess Championship while a student at Keio University in 1972, he holds the record for the greatest number of Japan Chess Championships, winning a total of 12 times. Despite his busy schedule as the president of Gonda Metal Industries, he excelled as Japan’s top player for 50 years. Passed away in 2022 at the age of 72. Awarded the inaugural Japan Chess Hall of Fame in 2024.

Achievements

– Japan Chess Championship: 12 times
(1972, 1973, 1975-1979, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2001)
– Represented Japan in the World Championship Zone 10 once
– Represented Japan in the Chess Olympiad: 4 times (1972, 1974, 1980, 2002)
– 11-time Japan Open champion, 4-time All Japan Senior Champion, 3-time All Japan Rapid Champion, 8-time Tokyo Open champion, 6-time Japan Best 100 Champion