Honinbo Dosaku's masterpiece against archrival Yasui Chitetsu in 1669

Fighting inside Dosaku's moyo

Honinbo Dosaku vs Yasui Chitetsu
1669-7-7

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Dosaku plays on the 5th line to create a moyo game, which was unusual at a time when territory was emphasized. Chitetsu shows his powerful style with a deep invasion, while Dosaku shows his flexibility in the following fight. Towards the end of the game, Dosaku displays a brilliant tesuji on the bottom side of the board.

Honinbo Dosaku (1645-1702)was an outstandingly strong player who dominated the Go scene in the 17th century. He is remembered as a theoretician who changed opening theory but was also extremely strong in tactical fighting. While pro ranks are up to 9-dan, Dosaku has been called a 13-dan because his true strength was never fully tested by his rivals and seemed to easily give handicaps to the best players of his time.

Yasui Chitetsu (1644-1700) was the 3rd leader of the Yasui school. He was a rival of Dosaku, and important events in their careers came together. They both started playing in the prestigious castle games in 1667, and Chitetsu promoted to 7-dan when Dosaku became Meijin in 1678. There are close to 50 game records of games between Chitetsu and Dosaku.

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