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	Sensei's Library: Shusai
		Shusai played a role in founding the Nihon Ki-in and turned the Honinbo title over to the Ki-in, who changed it from a hereditary title to a tournament.
		Shusai played a very famous game with Go Seigen in which there was a lot of controversy surrounding his adjournment of the game.
		Shusai's 1938 retirement game against Kitani Minoru was the subject of Kawabata Yasunari's famous novel The Master of Go.
	senseis.xmp.net /?Shusai (234 words)

	Go players (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Honinbo Dochi (?????, 1690 - 1727) 8p, was a disciple of Dosaku.
		Honinbo Shuhaku (?????, 1716 - 1741) 6p, was the seventh Honinbo.
		Honinbo Satsugen (?????, 1733 - 1788) 8p, was the seventh Meijin and ninth Honinbo.
	www.libraryoflibrary.com /E_n_c_p_d_Go_players.html (1707 words)

	Honinbo
		The Honinbo school was one of four major schools of Go in Japan.
		Upon the closure of the school, the title Honinbo came to be used for the champion of the Honinbo Tournament, which is now an annual event in honour of the school.
		Another prominent member was Honinbo Shusaku (1829 - 1862), who was heir to be head of the school, but died of cholera first.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ho/Honinbo.html (115 words)

	Honinbo Shusai Information
		Honinbo Shusai (本因坊秀哉, Hon'inbō Shūsai, 1874 - January 18, 1940) is the professional name of Tamura Hoju, also known as Tamura Yasuhisa (田村保寿 Tamura Yasuhisa), who was a Japanese professional Go player.
		He was born in Tokyo, and became the 21st and last hereditary head of the Honinbo house, as successor to Honinbo Shuei.
		Although Kawabata portraits Shusai as a noble figure, in a 1999 interview with Pieter Mioch Go Seigen, one of the greatest Go players ever, referred to Shusai as a "scoundrel" and a "villain".
	www.bookrags.com /Honinbo_Shusai (232 words)

	Honinbo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Established in 1612, the Honinbo school survived until 1940.
		Upon the closure of the school, the title Honinbo came to be used for the winner of the Honinbo Tournament, which is now an annual professional go event in Japan.
		It is customary for Japanese players to take a special personal name as Honinbo, a unique feature of this title; for example Takagawa Kaku held the title for nine years, and during this time was referred to as Honinbo Shukaku.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Honinbo (327 words)

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		At the time Shusai's predecessor, Shuei, acceded to the head of the Honinbo family, the Japanese Baduk community was divided into three groups: the Honinbo, the Bangwonsa, and the Shinsung Association.
		It was Shusai who first introduced a new system of Baduk leadership which relied on Baduk strength rather than heredity for determining the title of Honinbo.
		Shusai, the last Baduk prince of hereditary period, was called the ' no losses master.' Unfortunately, he did not live to witness the first Honinbo of the new age of Baduk, but had to be satisfied with the important role of the bridge linking the old and new ages of Baduk.
	english.dashn.com /history_baduk/memorials_02_01_01.htm (430 words)

	Honinbō Shūsai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shusai handed down judgements on controversies in the first days, for example on mannenko.
		It was rumored that it was not Shusai but one of his students, Maeda Nobuaki, who was the author of this ingenious move.
		Kawabata's account emphasised the impression that Shusai had been thrown by Kitani's use of an adjournment to play a kikashi that could only be answered predictably.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Honinbo_Shusai (1478 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Go Seigen
		In addition to inheriting the hereditary title of Honinbo, he was also the holder of the prestigious position of Meijin.
		This meant that Shusai, being the nominally stronger player and thus holding white, could adjourn the match whenever it was his turn to move and continue deliberating at home before the match resumed.
		Shusai had been trailing all throughout the match when, on the 13th day of the game, he made a brilliant move that in a single stroke brought him back into the game and guaranteed his victory.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Go_Seigen (2476 words)

	BGJ 13, April 1971. Page 6.
		Shusai, the last of the traditionally-elected Honinbo and Meijin, dominated the Go scene in the first years of the century.
		Shusai also contrives sente by the threat on the life of the isolated fl group, which must connect with 35.
		Commentators felt, however, that the game was already won for Shusai at this stage, and that the margin would have been around 5 points.
	www.britgo.org /bgj/01306.html (731 words)

	Wolf Go Club Homepage
		Sansa Nikkai (1559-1623), also a strong shogi player (Japanese chess), was the first Honinbo and the first to hold the Godokoro position in the shogunate government, which could only be held by a Meijin.
		Honinbo Dosaku (1645-1702) was an incredible Go player who was the inventor of the pincer play concept.
		The famous match of Shusai vs. Karigane allowed the Nihon Kiin to dominate in Japan as Shusai was victorious.
	clubs.ncsu.edu /go/History.html (1683 words)

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		The supremacy of the Honinbo school was off and on in danger, but even when the authorities stopped sponsoring go in 1868, the Honinbo school still supplied the strongest go players.
		The prestige of the head of the school, Honinbo Shusai, was enormous - the more so because Shusai had acquired, in addition to the title of Honinbo, the highest possible of Meijin (master).
		The game between Go Seigen and Honinbo Shusai, which at the time was regarded by everyone (and by some still is) as the game of the century, began on 16 October 1933 and lasted almost three months.
	robots.net /person/xerox (4556 words)

	Bookshelved Wiki: TheMasterOfGo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The last hereditary Honinbo was Tamura Yasuhisa, known as Honinbo Shusai, who, rather than nominate his successor granted the title to the then newly-formed Nihon Ki-in, as a tournament prize.
		Shusai's last professional game was against Kitani Minoru 7p, and Kawabata reported on it for his newspaper column.
		Shusai was also Meijin, which was the title of the Japanese-language original.
	www.bookshelved.org /cgi-bin/wiki.pl?TheMasterOfGo (442 words)

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		Shusai, was born as Tamura Hoju, in Tokyo, in 1874.
		Shusai, acheived the Meijin title in 1914, which made him the tenth player since Honinbo Sansa, the original Honinbo, to do so.
		Honinbo Shusai, died on January 18, 1940, at the age of 66.
	www.freewebs.com /gameofgo/famousgoplayers.htm (230 words)

	go_seigen
		Cand a ajuns acolo, a ridicat un templu cu numele Honinbo si si-a schimbat numele sau in Honinbo Sansha.
		Shusai, fiind considerat jucatorul mai tare, avea privilegiul de a putea stabili momentul in care partida sa se intrerupa.
		"Honinbo Shusai si mentorul meu Segoe nu erau in nici un caz prieteni intimi, dar nu mi-am putut imagina asa ceva".
	www.romgo.com /subiecte/istorie/interviuri/go_seigen.html (3804 words)

	142 : O Meien defends Honinbo title
		Nikkai established the tradition that the head of the Honinbo House must become a Buddhist priest, a practice that was followed by Inoue, Yasui and Hayashi, three other go schools established about the same time.
		The Honinbo and Inoue schools were affiliated with the Nichiren sect, and the Yasui and Hayashi schools with the Jodo sect.
		Subsequently, the Honinbo title became a hereditary title until the 21st Honinbo, Shusai, who was Meijin as well, surrendered the title to the Nihon Kiin (The Japanese Go Association).
	shinbo.free.fr /TheMagicOfGo/index.php?tmog=142 (1113 words)

	GoGameWorld Famous Games
		At the time of the game, Honinbo Shusai was already 64 years' old.
		Although Shusai Meijin lost this game regrettably, but overall White had managed and played brilliantly, adequately reflecting Meijin's elegant skill, therefore this game is still regarded as one of his marvelous masterpiece.
		Ishida Yoshio 9p was less than 30, but already had achieved Honinbo title for five times and obtained Honorary Honinbo, he was also the winner of Meijin title.
	www.gogameworld.com /gophp/pg_famousgames.php (2774 words)

	Games - Honinbo Shusai
		Honinbo Shusai (本因坊秀哉, Hon'inbō Shūsai, 1874 - January 18, 1940) is the professional name of Tamura Hoju, also known as Tamura Yasuhisa (田村保寿 Tamura Yasuhisa), was a Japanese professional Go
		He was born in Tokyo, and became the 21st and last hereditary head of the Honinbo
		Honinbo, Shusai Honinbo, Shusai Honinbo, Shusai Honinbo, Shusai
	listing-index.ebay.com /games/Honinbo_Shusai.html (269 words)

	MindZine - Go - Feature: Big Pro-Little Pro handicap games Part 1
		Before he played Shusai, Takagawa had been taken by Kimura and Koyama in mid-February to the Nihon Ki-in to play Maeda Nobuaki 1-dan on five stones.
		Shusai could command large fees, and in any case he was living in Kamakura then because Tokyo was still recovering from the Great Kanto earthquake.
		We can assume this Black 10 coloured Shusai's judgement greatly, for the choice of word for uncouth (yasei) is one that, intentionally or not, would have conveyed to the crowd from Wakayama that they were a bunch of hicks up from the country.
	www.msoworld.com /mindzine/news/orient/go/special/bplp/bplp1.html (919 words)

	:: Traditional Games :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A leading player in the 17th century was Honinbo Dosaku, the inventor of the pincer play concept, another was Shusaku (1829 - 1862) who invented an opening pattern still used today.
		Victory by Shusai assured the victory of Nihon Kiin which went onto dominate the scene.
		In 1938, Honinbo Shusai retired and directed the Nihon Kiin to stage a tournament of all the leading players to decide who would take his title.
	www.tafisa.net /traditionalgames/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=48 (943 words)

	Go, Wei Chi - Online Guide. History and Where to Buy
		A leading player in the 17th century was Honinbo Dosaku, the inventor of the pincer play concept, another was Shusaku (1829 - 1862) who invented an opening pattern still used today.
		Victory by Shusai assured the victory of Nihon Kiin which went onto dominate the scene.
		In 1938, Honinbo Shusai retired and directed the Nihon Kiin to stage a tournament of all the leading players to decide who would take his title.
	www.tradgames.org.uk /games/Wei-Chi.htm (1128 words)

	017 : Go Seigen, the 20th century's greatest player
		The winner of this tournament was to play Honinbo Shusai, the last hereditary head of the Honinbo house.
		It was a hard-fought game in which Go was leading most of the way, but Shusai came up with a brilliant move and managed to win by two points.
		Shusai encloses the territory in the lower right corner with White 10 and Black plays 11 to counter the influence these two stones radiate along the bottom.
	shinbo.free.fr /TheMagicOfGo/index.php?tmog=17&menu=zeijst (827 words)

	Title: The game to beat all games
		Four great go schools, all sponsored by the state, were established during the 17th century, as was the ranking system for players that is still used today and the supreme position of Meijin, or go-master to the shogun himself.
		Having eliminated all rivals, he won the honour in 1933 of battling the tenth reigning Meijin, Honinbo Shusai, 21st in the line of masters of the great Honinbo school.
		Five years later, Shusai was unseated by a friend of Mr Wu’s, in another excruciatingly long match that was to become the subject of an allegorical novel about the decline of old Japan by Yasunari Kawabata, who won the 1968 Nobel prize for literature.
	www.hawaii.edu /geog_mr/shogi/economist.htm (1668 words)

	In the Dark Professional Titles
		The last Meijin was Tamura Yasuhisa, who is better known by his other title Honinbo Shusai, who died in 1940.
		Honinbo was the name of a pagoda at his temple in Kyoto.
		Honinbo Shusai was the 21st and last holder of the title and ceded the name to a tournament first held in 1941.
	www.britgo.org /general/itd/2.html (728 words)

	Wywiad z Go Seigenem przeprowadzony przez Pietera Miocha
		Prestiż przełożonego szkoły, Honinbo Shusai, był ogromny - zwłaszcza, że Shusai, oprócz tytułu Honinbo posiadał też najwyższy tytuł - Meijin (mistrz).
		Shusai, jako gracz nominalnie silniejszy, miał przywilej decydowania o tym, kiedy gra ma być odroczona.
		Dostawał codziennie listy z pogróżkami, a grupa pragnących zemsty popleczników Honinbo rozłożyła obóz przed jego domem.
	www.go.art.pl /publikacje/goseigen2.php (1001 words)

	Boletín de Go
		Honinbo Shusai nació en 1874 en Tokio en el medio de la reforma Meiji y murió en 1940 durante la II Guerra Mundial.
		Shusai siempre debía jugar con Blanco, de acuerdo con la tradición y sin Komi.
		Shusai fue el primero en introducir un nuevo sistema de dirección en el Go, basado en la confianza en la fuerza de de los jugadores, en lugar del herenditario para determinar al Honinbo.
	members.fortunecity.es /andrespernia/boletines/200304/boletin.htm (5357 words)

	South African Go Clubs » Blog Archive » Yi and Kim crowned Emperor and Queen of Baduk Masters; Kobayashi is ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This is the first time she has claimed this title, despite having won the Female Honinbo and Female Meijin 3 times each before.
		In the Honinbo league, Hane Naoki kept up his strong form, gaining a 3-0 score by defeating O Meien (now on 0-3), while So Yokoku faltered, allowing O Rissei to defeat him, leaving them on 2-1 and 1-2 respectively.
		Shusai was the 21st and last hereditary head of the Honinbo house, as well as the last holder of the title of Meijin when it was awarded along with the rank of 9-dan - at that time there was only one 9-dan at a time in Japan.
	www.sagoclubs.co.za /?p=559 (1028 words)

	Honinbo Shusai vs. Kitani Minoru on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		Honinbo Shusai vs. Kitani Minoru on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		Shusai's final game, documented in The Master of Go, by Yasunari Kawabata.
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	Springs Go Club - About Go
		Under this system, Ieyasu created an official office dedicated to the regulation of Go and appointed a monk named Nikkai, who was the tutor for two of Ieyasu's predecessors, to run the bureau under the title of "Meijin," or "brilliant man".
		Meijin Honinbo Shusai (last hereditary Honinbo) actually produced a large-scale calligraphy for the club which hangs there today.
		In recent years, it was believed that while Go was followed intently by the older generations in Asia, the upcoming generations growing up with computers and video games were losing interest in a board game requiring a great deal of patience and concentration.
	csgo.org /about/history.php (2439 words)

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