Hon'inbō Shūgen

Hon'inbō Shugen (本因坊 秀元, 1854 – 5 September 1917) was a Japanese professional go player. He was twice head of the Hon'inbō house, being both the sixteenth and the twentieth head.

Hon'inbō Shūgen
Full nameHon'inbō Shūgen
Kanji本因坊 秀元
Born1854
Japan
DiedSeptember 1917 (aged 6263)
Japan

Biography

While not an outstanding exponent of the game by the standards set earlier in the 19th century, Shugen twice took over Honinbo leadership, essentially as a stopgap leader. On the first occasion, the go world was coping with the declining interest in the game produced by the Meiji Restoration.

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Preceded by
Hon'inbō Shūetsu
Hon'inbō
18791884
Succeeded by
Hon'inbō Shūei
Preceded by
Hon'inbō Shūei
Hon'inbō
19071908
Succeeded by
Hon'inbō Shūsai


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