- Honinbo Sanetsu
Infobox Go player
playername=Honinbo Sanetsu
fullname=Honinbo Sanetsu
kanji=本因坊道悦
dateofbirth=1611
cityofbirth=
countryofbirth=Japan
dateofdeath=1658
cityofdeath=
countryofdeath=Japan
teacher=Honinbo Sansa ,
Nakamura Doseki
rank=8 danHoninbo Sanetsu (本因坊道悦, 1611 - 1658) was a professional Go player, and second head of the
Honinbo house .Biography
Sanetsu was the second
Honinbo . A minor at the time ofHoninbo Sansa 's death, he inherited a difficult sitution since he could not receive the official allowance for the house. Sansa had askedNakamura Doseki to act as Sanetsu's guardian, and through Doseki's good offices an annual 30 "koku " of rice was negotiated. ["Go Monthly Review" 1963/5 p.53] During his minority the position of head of the Honinbo house was in abeyance, so that the house notionally did not exist.He played in an international match, giving Peichin Tsuhanoko of the
Ryukyu Kingdom atwo-stone handicap , when the latter came to Japan with a Ryukyuan embassy in 1634. [http://www.gogod.demon.co.uk/NewInGo/Firsts_intl.htm]The high point of his professional career came in a challenge match against
Yasui Sanchi . From 1645 to 1653 they played six games of "oshirogo ", but the result was 3-3. Neither player therefore made the step up from 8 "dan" toMeijin . [ibid.]Notes
External links
* [http://gobase.org/games/japan/misc/disks/sanetsu/ At Gobase]
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