Yasui Sanchi
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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
. A related anecdote has Honinbo Sanetsu
facing down Lord Matsudaira during an earlier official oshirogo
against Sanchi.
The Honinbo house did not take this lying down. From 1668 to 1675 Honinbo Doetsu
played a twenty game match against Sanchi (they had played in 1649, but after that there was a dearth of competitive games). Doetsu had the better of it with Black, earning the right to a game with White (as at sen-ai-sen).
He became 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 :...
-godokoro
Godokoro
is a title that was given in Japan from the beginning of the Edo period until the Meiji Restoration. In that period it was the highest official standing that could be attained by a go player. Literally it is a metonym, meaning the 'go office'....
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
Matsudaira clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province . Over the course of its history, the clan produced many branches, most of which also centered around Mikawa Province...
. A related anecdote has Honinbo Sanetsu
Honinbo Sanetsu
Hon'inbō Sanetsu was a professional Go player, and second head of the Honinbo house.- Biography :Sanetsu was the second Honinbo. 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...
facing down Lord Matsudaira during an earlier official 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...
against Sanchi.
The Honinbo house did not take this lying down. From 1668 to 1675 Honinbo Doetsu
Honinbo Doetsu
Hon'inbō Dōetsu was a Japanese professional go player, who became the third head of the Honinbo house. His surname was Niwa, and he used a Buddhist name Nissho.-Biography:...
played a twenty game match against Sanchi (they had played in 1649, but after that there was a dearth of competitive games). Doetsu had the better of it with Black, earning the right to a game with White (as at sen-ai-sen).