Honinbo Dosaku

Honinbo Dosaku (1645-1702) was one of the greatest Go players in history. Dosaku was born in the Iwami province of Japan, and studied Go in the Honinbo school becoming Meijin at a very young age.

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1645 - 1702 - Go - Iwami - Japan - Honinbo - Meijin

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It has been suggested that the true level of his playing strength will never be known because of the distance between him and his nearest rivals. However, beside his legacy of games (known to us by the kifu records), Dosaku is also well remembered for his contributions to Go theory, such as the strategy of amashi, and tewari analysis.

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Kifu - Amashi - Tewari

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