| 3rd Honinbo Preliminary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimamura Toshihiro (6p) | Nakamura Yutaro W+R 1944 |
Nakamura Yutaro | |
| Nakamura Yutaro (5p) | Nakamura Yutaro | ||
| Mukai Kazuo (5p) | |||
| Hosokawa Senjin (6p) | Hosokawa Senjin W+1.5 1944 |
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| Shinohara Masami (6p) | |||
| Iwamoto Kaoru (7p) | Iwamoto Kaoru | ||
| Onoda Chiyotaro (7p) | |||
| Nabeshima Ichiro (5p) | Nabeshima Ichiro B+0.5 1944 |
Hasegawa Akira W+R 1944 |
Takagawa Kaku W+0.5 1944 |
| Handa Dogen (5p) | |||
| Hasegawa Akira (6p) | |||
| Nakagawa Shinji (5p) | Takagawa Kaku W+8.5 1944 |
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| Takagawa Kaku (6p) | |||
| Hayashi Yutaro (7p) | Fujisawa Hosai W+R 1944 |
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| Fujisawa Hosai (7p) | |||
| Maeda Nobuaki (6p) | Sakata Eio W+R 1944 |
Murashima Yoshinori B+R 1944 |
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| Sakata Eio (5p) | Sakata Eio | ||
| Takahashi Shigeyuki (5p) | |||
| Murashima Yoshinori (6p) | Murashima Yoshinori W+0.5 1944 |
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| Mitsuhara Itaro (6p) | |||
Here the first round was for 5-dans, the second for the winners and 6-dans, the third for the winners and 7-dans.
The five winners were joined by the 8-dans Segoe Kensaku, Go Seigen, Kitani Minoru, and Kato Shin. These played a match, each played four games. The result was
| # | score | players |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-0 | Fujisawa Hosai |
| 2-3 | 3-1 | Iwamoto Kaoru, Nakamura Yutaro |
| 4-6 | 2-2 | Kato Shin, Kitani Minoru, Murashima Yoshinori |
| 7-8 | 1-3 | Go Seigen, Takagawa Kaku |
| 9 | 0-4 | Segoe Kensaku |
The top three now played a league, won by Iwamoto Kaoru.