Shin Kato
Japanese Go player
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Shin Kato (加藤 信, Katō Shin, 5 November 1891 – 14 July 1952) was a Japanese professional Go player. Born in Tokyo, Kato became a student of Hirose Heijiro in 1907. He turned professional a year later with the Hoensha. He was promoted to 8 dan in 1942. He participated in the 1st Honinbo tournament where he finished runner-up to Riichi Sekiyama.
Titles and runners-up
| Domestic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| Honinbo | 1 (1941) | |
| Total | 0 | 1 |