- Honinbo Doetsu
Infobox Go player
playername=Honinbo Doetsu
fullname=Honinbo Doetsu
kanji=本因坊道悦
dateofbirth=1636
cityofbirth=
countryofbirth=Japan
dateofdeath=1727
cityofdeath=
countryofdeath=Japan
teacher=Honinbo Sanetsu
rank=8 danHoninbo Doetsu (本因坊道悦 "Hon'inbō Dōetsu", 1636 - 1727) was a Japanese professional go player, who became the third head of the
Honinbo house . His surname was Niwa, and he used a Buddhist name Nissho.Biograpy
He was born in Matsuzaka, currently in
Mie Prefecture . He was adopted as Honinbo heir in 1658. He was promoted to 7 "dan" in 1666. His final ranking was as 8 "dan".He challenged
Yasui Sanchi to a long match. In the end 20 games were played, out of a theoretical 60, over seven years starting in 1668. Under the beating-down rules (see "jubango ") he forced Yasui down from "sen " (Black in each game, for a theoretical difference of two levels) tosen-ai-sen " (Black-White-Black).He was also active in "
oshirogo " from 1660, for 15 years. In 1677 he stepped down as Honinbo head, handing over toDosaku . He did however still meet an official requirement to play "oshirogo"; he was given a personal allowance of 20 "koku " of rice. ["Go Monthly Review" 1963/5, p.55] He is given the credit for establishing standard dimensions forgo equipment . [ibid.]ource
* GoGod Encyclopedia
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