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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...
- mean to the
contemporary head of the house. The four
houses were the
Honinbo, Hayashi, Inoue, and Yasui. They were
originally designed to be on a par...
- 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...
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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...
- Hon'inbō Shūhaku (本因坊秀伯, 1716–1741) was a ****anese
professional go
player and
seventh head of Hon'inbō house. His
succession to his short-lived predecessor...
- 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...
- The 1st
Honinbo was the
first ever
professional Go tournament.
Eight players competed for the title. The
tournament utilized a
makeshift league system...
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finally moved the
school to Edo.)
Sansa died in Edo at the age of 65.
Honinbō Sansa was
succeeded by a
youth named Sugimura, who due to his age, had...
- 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...
