Honinbo Shusaku vs Honinbo Shuho

This game was played in 1854, and at the time Shusaku was a 7 dan pro, and Shuho was 16 years old and 3 dan. They played about ten games from 1853~1854, mostly at 2 stones. I think this set of games was a kind of test, when maybe they informally decided that Shuho was going to be the next Honinbo after Shuwa and Shusaku.

Shuho was to become the strongest player after Shusaku. In this 2 stone game he already shows his characteristic strong attacking style. As a young player he had good game plans, but sometimes lost to Shusaku in calculation. Later in his life his calculation would improve to make his attacking style extremely effective.

Shusaku is known for his undefeated streak of 19 games during the annual castle games; his thirty-game match with Ota Yuzo; the eponymous Shusaku opening; and his posthumous veneration as a "Go sage".


White: Honinbo Shusaku
vs
2 stone handicap: Honinbo Shuho
(called Murase Yakichi at the time of this game)
1854-1-04

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