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Honinbo (or Hon'inbō, 本因坊) is a title used by the head of the Honinbo house or the winner of the Honinbo tournament.
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Honinbo house
The Honinbo house was a school of Go players officially founded in 1612 and discontinued in 1940.
The founder was the Buddhist priest Nikkai, and 1612 is the year when Oda Nobunaga started sponsoring the school. The name Honinbo was that of the pavilion on the grounds of the Jakkoji temple in Kyoto where Nikkai lived. When the capital was moved to Tokyo, Nikkai moved along and turned "Honinbo" into a title, calling himself Honinbo Sansa.[1]
Heads of the Honinbo house
- 1st Hon'inbō, Sansa (算砂, 1612-1623) (also known as Nikkai)
- 2nd Hon'inbō, San'etsu (算悦, 1630-1658)
- 3rd Hon'inbō, Doetsu (道悦, 1658-1677)
- 4th Hon'inbō, Dōsaku (道策, 1677-1702)
- 5th Hon'inbō, Dōchi (道知, 1702-1727)
- 6th Hon'inbō, Chihaku (知伯, 1727-1733)
- 7th Hon'inbō, Shuhaku (秀伯, 1733-1741)
- 8th Hon'inbō, Hakugen (伯元, 1741-1754)
- 9th Hon'inbō, Satsugen (察元, 1754-1788)
- 10th Hon'inbō, Retsugen (烈元, 1788-1808)
- 11th Hon'inbō, Genjo (元丈, 1809-1827)
- 12th Hon'inbō, Jōwa (丈和, 1827-1839)
- 13th Hon'inbō, Josaku (丈策, 1839-1847)
- 14th Hon'inbō, Shuwa (秀和, 1847-1873)
- appointed successor, Shūsaku (秀策)
- 15th Hon'inbō, Shuetsu (秀悦, 1873-1879)
- 16th Hon'inbō, Shugen (秀元, 1879-1884)
- 17th Hon'inbō, Shuei (秀栄, 1884-1886)
- 18th Hon'inbō, Shuho (秀甫, 1886)
- 19th Hon'inbō, Shuei (秀栄, 1887-1907)
- 20th Hon'inbō, Shugen (秀元, 1907-1908)
- 21th Hon'inbō, Shūsai (秀哉, 1908-1940)
Note: The 17th and 19th Honinbo are the same person, and the 16th and 20th are the same, too.
The titles 22nd-26th Honinbo are honorary titles given to players who won the Honinbo tournament sufficiently often.
Honinbo tournament
The Honinbo Tournament is a yearly tournament for the title of Honinbo, held since the retirement of Shūsai.
External links
References
- Richard Bozulich, The Go players almanac, Kiseido Press 2001, Chapter 10.
- Go: International handbook and dictionary, Ishi Press 1972.
- Andrew Grant and John Fairbairn, 400 Years of Go in Japan, Slate and Shell 2004.
