本因坊秀策 (Běnyīnfāng Xiùcè) · Honinbo Shusaku (1829-1862),…

Shusaku played for the Honinbo (本因坊) school, one of four official Go houses in Edo-period Japan. He went 19-0 in the Castle Games (御城碁) and is still regarded as the strongest player of the pre-modern era.

In Pop Culture

棋魂 Qí hún

Hikaru no Go

Hit manga/anime in which the ghost of Heian-era Go master Fujiwara-no-Sai inhabits modern boy Hikaru and plays through Shusaku's recorded games.

Stroke Order

本 běn

因 yīn

坊 fāng

秀 xiù

策 cè

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