- Hon'inbō
Dōsaku (本因坊道策, 1645–1702) was a
professional Go player.
Dōsaku was one of the
greatest Go
players in history. He was born in the
Iwami Province...
- used for
lower ranks. The dan
ranking system in Go was
devised by Hon'inbō
Dōsaku (1645–1702), a
professional Go
player in the Edo period.
Prior to the invention...
-
title "Go Sage" (Kisei) in
addition to Shusaku, the
others being Honinbō
Dosaku (1645–1702) and
Honinbo Jowa (1787–1847). However, Jowa's
title was posthumously...
-
dubbed Kisei (Go Sage). The only
three players to
receive this
honor were
Dōsaku, Jōwa and Shūsaku, all of the
house Hon'inbō.
After the end of the Tokugawa...
- he was
regarded as one of the best players, and
became heir to
Honinbo Dosaku, his teacher.
Still only 13, he had
already reached 6 dan. He pla**** in...
- by well
known local author Abdul Ahmad Samad in his 1950
literary work,
Dosaku. However,
there is no
historical record attributing the
saying to Hang Tuah...
- "Rank
Worldwide Comparison".
GoGoD (Fairbairn & Hall) (2007), "Honinbo
Dosaku",
Articles on
Famous Players European Go Database. "EGF
Official ratings...
- Hon'inbō line. All
three of the "Go saints" (or Kisei) came from this school—
Dosaku, Shusaku, and Jowa (although Jowa is
frequently reviled because of his machinations...
- Go
until he was nine, a
relatively late age for a
professional (Honinbo
Dosaku first learned go at
seven and
Honinbo Shusaku before he was six). His father...
- San'etsu (算悦, 1630-1658) 3rd Honinbo, Dōetsu (道悦, 1658-1677) 4th Honinbo,
Dōsaku (道策, 1677-1702)
appointed successor, Dōteki (道的) (died early) appointed...
