# Shigeru Baba

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**Shigeru Baba** (馬場滋, **Baba Shigeru**) (born January 19, 1948, in [Nagoya](/source/Nagoya), [Japan](/source/Japan)) is a professional [Go](/source/Go_(board_game)) [player](/source/Go_players).

## Biography

Shigeru was a disciple of [Toshio Sakai](/source/Toshio_Sakai_(Go_player)). He plays in the Nagoya branch of the [Nihon Ki-in](/source/Nihon_Ki-in), where he came close to winning the [Okan](/source/Okan_(Go_competition)) title in 1980.

## Runners-up

Title Years Held Current 1 Okan 1980

## References

- [Nihon Ki-in profile](http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000059.htm) (in Japanese)

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