Honinbo Sanetsu
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Hon'inbō Sanetsu was a professional Go
player
, and second head of the Honinbo house.
. A minor at the time of Honinbo Sansa
's death, he inherited a difficult situation since he could not receive the official allowance for the house. Sansa had asked Nakamura Doseki
to act as Sanetsu's guardian, and through Doseki's good offices an annual 30 koku
of rice was negotiated. During his minority the position of head of the Honinbo house was in abeyance, so that the house notionally did not exist.
He played in an international match, giving Peichin Tsuhanoko of the Ryukyu Kingdom
a two-stone handicap, when the latter came to Japan with a Ryukyuan embassy in 1634.
The high point of his professional career came in a challenge match against Yasui Sanchi
. From 1645 to 1653 they played six games of oshirogo
, but the result was 3-3. Neither player therefore made the step up from 8 dan to Meijin
.
Go (board game)
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Go players
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, and second head of the Honinbo house.
Biography
Sanetsu was the second HoninboHoninbo
Honinbō was the name of one of the four major schools of Go in Japan. Easily the strongest school of Go for most of its existence, it was established in 1612 and survived until 1940....
. A minor at the time of Honinbo Sansa
Honinbo Sansa
Honinbō Sansa was the assumed name of Kanō Yosaburō , one of the strongest Japanese Go players of the Edo period , and founder of the house of Honinbō, first among the four great schools of Go in Japan...
's death, he inherited a difficult situation since he could not receive the official allowance for the house. Sansa had asked Nakamura Doseki
Nakamura Doseki
Nakamura Dōseki was a Japanese professional go player. Tradition counts him as the founder of the Inoue house. This was in fact a retrospective inclusion, essentially a fabrication of the early nineteenth century by Inoue Genan Inseki. It accounts for the name Inoue Nakamura Dōseki sometimes...
to act as Sanetsu's guardian, and through Doseki's good offices an annual 30 koku
Koku
The is a Japanese unit of volume, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres. The koku was originally defined as a quantity of rice, historically defined as enough rice to feed one person for one year...
of rice was negotiated. During his minority the position of head of the Honinbo house was in abeyance, so that the house notionally did not exist.
He played in an international match, giving Peichin Tsuhanoko of the Ryukyu Kingdom
Ryukyu Kingdom
The Ryūkyū Kingdom was an independent kingdom which ruled most of the Ryukyu Islands from the 15th century to the 19th century. The Kings of Ryūkyū unified Okinawa Island and extended the kingdom to the Amami Islands in modern-day Kagoshima Prefecture, and the Sakishima Islands near Taiwan...
a two-stone handicap, when the latter came to Japan with a Ryukyuan embassy in 1634.
The high point of his professional career came in a challenge match against Yasui Sanchi
Yasui Sanchi
Yasui Sanchi was a Japanese professional go player, and second head of the Yasui house.He became Meijin-godokoro in 1668. It has always been said that this promotion was achieved by a backstairs route, with influence exerted by the head of the Matsudaira clan...
. From 1645 to 1653 they played six games of oshirogo
Oshirogo
A castle game , in relation to high-level go played in Japan during the Edo period, was an official match played by representatives of the four go houses in the castle of the shogun...
, but the result was 3-3. Neither player therefore made the step up from 8 dan to Meijin
Meijin
Meijin , literally translated, means "Brilliant Man." It is the name of the second most prestigious Japanese Go Tournament. It also refers to a traditional Japanese title given to the strongest player of the day during the Edo period.- The tournament :...
.