Go Seigen

Go Seigen (1914–2014) was a Chinese-born professional Go player who spent most of his career in Japan. He reshaped modern play through innovative opening strategies and dominated elite competition for decades.

Kamakura Jubango: A 1940s series of ten Go matches between Go Seigen and Kitani Minoru. Go Seigen’s decisive victory over Kitani Minoru established his supremacy in their era.
Fuseki: The opening phase of a Go game, when players establish influence and claim strategic positions. Go Seigen’s most influential innovations appeared in this phase.
Kitani Minoru: A Japanese professional Go player who co-developed New Fuseki with Go Seigen. Their partnership produced the opening movement that defined Go Seigen’s early influence.
Wuxi: A city in Jiangsu province, China, where Go Seigen was born. His early life began in Wuxi before his Go career brought him to Japan.
Go Seigen–Honinbo Shusai jubango: A 1933 match between Go Seigen and Honinbo Shusai, the last hereditary head of the Honinbo house. The match became famous for disputes over playing order and the changing status of professional Go.
Go opening theory: The study of established strategies and variations for the opening phase of Go. His experiments challenged conventional opening evaluations and patterns.
Honinbo Shusai: A Japanese Go master and the last hereditary head of the Honinbo house. His 1933 match with Go Seigen symbolized a clash between old and new professional Go.
Japan Go Association: The principal organization governing professional Go in Japan. Go Seigen built his professional career within Japan’s organized Go world.
Go Seigen–Kitani Minoru jubango: A series of ten-match Go contests between Go Seigen and Kitani Minoru. Their encounters tested the New Fuseki ideas they had developed together.
Influence (Go): Strategic potential in Go positions that can support future territory or attacks. New Fuseki treated influence as an immediate strategic asset rather than a distant possibility.

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