Kajiwara studied under
Riichi Sekiyama 9 dan until Kajiwara became a 1 dan in the autumn of 1937. He was promoted to 9 dan in 1965. Kajiwara left the
Nihon Ki-in in 1947 with seven other professionals to create a rival organization, the
Igo Shinsha (囲碁新社). He returned the following year. He challenged for the
Oza title, the sixth largest in Japan, in 1964. A year later in 1965, he led a group of players to
China, where he helped develop the
Chinese fuseki. He is known for his famous "drilling tactics" and intuitive flair. He, along with
Hideyuki Fujisawa and
Toshiro Yamabe made up the group of "
three crows" (
triumvirate) of the post-war generation. Kajiwara taught the apprentices in the
Kitani Dojo for an extended period when
Kitani Minoru was incapacitated by illness. He thus played an important role in the development of the dominant Kitani-school players in the last quarter of the 20th century. In tournament play he reached the final of the 8th
Asahi Pro Best Ten and played in the 1976, 1977, and 1978
Meijin leagues. He also tied for first place in the 1977
Gosei league. == References ==