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Honinbo (or Hon'inbō, 本因坊) is a
title used by the head of the
Honinbo house or the
winner of the
Honinbo tournament. The
Honinbo house was a
school of...
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annual castle games. Some say that he was not
stronger than his teacher,
Honinbō Shuwa. Out of
respect for his teacher,
Shusaku refused to play with white...
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professional (
Honinbo Dosaku first learned go at
seven and
Honinbo Shusaku before he was six). His father, who had
taken go
lessons from
Honinbo Shuho while...
- The
Honinbo (本因坊) is a Go
competition and the
oldest Go
title in ****an.
Sponsored by
Mainichi Shimbun, the
Honinbo pays out ¥28
million to the
winner (since...
- The Women's
Honinbo (女流本因坊戦, Joryū Hon'inbō-sen) is a ****anese Go competition. The Women's
Honinbo is the
female version of the
Honinbo. It is sponsored...
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Doteki (本因坊道的, 1669–1690), also
known as
Honinbo Doteki, was a
professional ****anese Go
player of the
Honinbo house. By the time
Doteki was 13, he was...
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contemporary head of the house. The four
houses were the
Honinbo, Hayashi, Inoue, and Yasui. They were
originally designed to be on a par...
- won the
Honinbo 9
times in a row from 1952 to 1960.
Sakata Eio won the
Honinbo 7
times in a row from 1961 to 1967.
Ishida Yoshio won the
Honinbo 5 times...
- The 1st
Honinbo was the
first ever
professional Go tournament.
Eight players competed for the title. The
tournament utilized a
makeshift league system...
- The 2nd
Honinbo took
place in 1943, two
years after the
first edition. The
previous winner was
Riichi Sekiyama, who was to face the
winner of a four player...
