Hon'inbō Shūsai (本因坊 秀哉, Hon'inbō Shūsai, June 24, 1874 – January 18, 1940) is the professional name of Hoju Tamura, also known as Yasuhisa Tamura (田村保寿...
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in a non-Asian country. Shūho became the 18th Hon'inbō in 1886. Shūho became a student in the Hon'inbō house at the age of seven and was awarded a 1-dan...
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Four Go houses (redirect from Hon'inbō house)
referred to as Hon'inbō Shukaku. Players of other nationalities by custom do not adopt a special name but do use the Hon'inbō title. Hon'inbō Shūsai sold...
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name "Hon'inbō", (originally pronounced "Honninbō"), comes from a sub-temple of the Jakkōji temple complex in Kyōto where Nikkai, the first "Hon'inbō", resided...
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Province of Japan and studied Go in the Hon'inbō school, becoming Meijin at a very young age. Dōsaku was the fourth Hon'inbō by the time he was 32, and the fourth...
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opening; and his posthumous veneration as a "Go sage". Next to his teacher, Hon'inbō Shūwa, he is considered to have been the strongest player from 1847/8 to...
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(本因坊元丈; 1775–1832) was a professional Go player. Genjō was the eleventh Hon'inbō. His rival and great friend was Yasui Chitoku, who had advanced to 8 dan...
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Hon'inbō Shūwa (本因坊秀和, c. 1820–1873) was a Japanese professional Go player, and also the fourteenth head of the Hon'inbō house from 1847 to 1873. Shūwa's...
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Hon'inbō Shūei (本因坊秀栄, November 1, 1852 – February 10, 1907) was a Japanese professional Go player. Hon'inbō Shūei, a younger son of the very strong Hon'inbō...
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Jowa (本因坊丈和, original name Todani Matsunosuke, 1787–1847) served as 12th Hon'inbō from 1827 and Meijin Godokoro from 1831 until 1839, when he was forced...
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game of Go of the Edo period of Japan, played on June 27, 1835, between Hon'inbō Jōwa (white) and Akaboshi Intetsu (black). It is noted for the premature...
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Hon'inbō Dōchi (本因坊道知, 1690–1727) was a professional Go player. Dōchi learned to play Go at the age of 7. A short two years thereafter, he had become a...
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Hon'inbō Shūetsu (本因坊秀悦, 1850 – 23 August 1890) was a Japanese professional Go player, and fifteenth head of the Hon'inbō house. He came young to the...
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Hon'inbō San'etsu (本因坊算悦, 1611–1658) was a professional Go player, and second head of the Hon'inbō house. San'etsu was the second Hon'inbō. A minor at...
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Hon'inbō Chihaku (本因坊知伯, 1710–1733) was a Japanese professional go player, and sixth head of the Hon'inbō house. He was a nephew of Hon'inbō Dōchi. He...
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established Four hereditary "houses" to teach the game of Go: Hon'inbō (本因坊, Hon'inbō), Hayashi (林, Hayashi), Inoue (井上, Inoue) and Yasui (安井, Yasui)...
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Hon'inbō Hakugen (本因坊伯元, 1726–1754) was a Japanese professional go player, and eighth head of the Hon'inbō house. He reached 6 dan level. Page at Sensei's...
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per move. The title of "Meijin" derives from a game played by the first Hon'inbō, Sansa. An onlooker (no less than Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga) watched...
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post of Godokoro (Minister of Go). Nikkai took the name Hon'inbō Sansa and founded the Hon'inbō Go school. Several competing schools were founded soon...
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Hon'inbō Dōetsu (本因坊道悦, 1636–1727) was a Japanese professional go player, who became the third head of the Honinbo house. His surname was Niwa, and he...
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Hon'inbō Shugen (本因坊 秀元, 1854 – 5 September 1917) was a Japanese professional go player. He was twice head of the Hon'inbō house, being both the sixteenth...
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Hon'inbō Satsugen (本因坊察元; 1733–1788) was a professional Go player. Satsugen became Meijin by defeating Inoue Shunseki in 1767. v t e...
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Hon'inbō Jōsaku (本因坊丈策, 1803–1847) was a Japanese professional go player and the thirteenth head of the Hon'inbō school. He was not in the same top-rank...
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1750–1808) was a Japanese professional go player, and tenth head of the Hon'inbō house. The period of the second half of the eighteenth century, as far...
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century, the then best player in Japan, Hon'inbō Sansa, was made head of a newly founded Go academy (the Hon'inbō school (本因坊), which developed the level...
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almost all of the titles in Japan except the Hon'inbō. In 1961 he was once again the challenger for the Hon'inbō. His opponent, Takagawa Kaku, had held the...
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practical terms. He was involved in one of the most famous games, the so-called Ear-reddening game against Hon'inbō Shūsaku. Article at Sensei's Library v t e...
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Honinbo Shuhaku (redirect from Hon'inbō Shūhaku)
Hon'inbō Shūhaku (本因坊秀伯, 1716–1741) was a Japanese professional go player and seventh head of Hon'inbō house. His succession to his short-lived predecessor...
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List of Hikaru no Go characters (redirect from Hon'inbo Kuwabara)
Beginner Dan series after Hikaru becomes a pro. Kuwabara Hon'inbo (桑原本因坊, Kuwabara Hon'inbō) Voiced by: Rokuro Naya (Japanese); French Tinker (English)...
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