Short Biography

Honinbo Shusaku

Native name: 本因坊秀策

Also known as: Kuwabara Torajiro, Shusaku Honinbo, Shusaku Hon'inbo, Shusaku Kuwahara, Shūsaku Honʼimbō, Shūsaku Kuwabara, Shūsaku Honʼinbō, Honinbó Šúsaku, Hon’inbō Shūsaku, Hon'inbō Shūsaku, Shūsaku Hon'inbō, Shūsaku Honʾinbō, Shūsaku Yasuda, Eisai Yasuda, Hon′inbō Shūsaku

Place of birth:

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Birth date:

1829-06-06 • Birth Sign: Gemini

Citizenship:

Japan

Death date:

1862-09-03 (33 years old)

Short Bio:

Shusaku (本因坊秀策, Yasuda Eisai, Kuwahara Shusaku, Invincible Shusaku, born Kuwabara Torajiro (桑原虎次郎); June 6, 1829 – September 3, 1862) was a Japanese professional Go player during the 19th century. He is known for his undefeated streak of 19 games during the annual castle games; his thirty-game match with Ota Yuzo; the eponymous Shusaku opening; and his posthumous veneration as a "Go sage". Next to his teacher, Hon'inbō Shūwa, he is considered to have been the strongest player from 1847/8 to his death in 1862.

He was nicknamed Invincible Shusaku because of his castle games performance.

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