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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

(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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...