Honinbo
The Honinbo is Japanese Go's most storied title, tracing its lineage back to 1612 when the Buddhist monk Nikkai (later Honinbo Sansa) founded the Honinbo house at Jakkoji temple in Kyoto. For over 300 years, the Honinbo name passed from master to disciple -- not by blood but by merit. In 1938, the last hereditary Honinbo, Shusai, donated the title to the Nihon Ki-in. Sponsored by the Mainichi Shimbun, the title match was historically best-of-seven, though in 2023 it was reduced to best-of-five with prize money cut from 28 million to 8.5 million yen due to declining newspaper revenues. Iyama Yuta holds the remarkable record of 11 consecutive Honinbo titles (2012-2022).
Land Japan
Typ Title Match
Format League Title
Zyklus 1 J.
Komi 6.5
Ausgaben 82
1966 · Ausgabe #21
Champion:
Sakata Eio
· Zweiter:
Fujisawa Hideyuki
Final Preliminary, Round 2
1 Partie
Final
4 Partien
2nd Preliminary, Group Final
1 Partie
Preliminaries
1 Partie
League
27 Partien
24. Nov.
Yamabe Toshiro
B+2.5
Otake Hideo
24. Nov.
Fujisawa Hideyuki
B+4.5
Rin Kaiho
1. Dez.
Hashimoto Utaro
B+R
Sakakibara Shoji
22. Dez.
Sakakibara Shoji
B+1.5
Yamabe Toshiro
22. Dez.
Kano Yoshinori
W+4.5
Hashimoto Utaro
6. Jan.
Takagawa Shukaku
B+R
Kano Yoshinori
12. Jan.
Hashimoto Utaro
W+4.5
Rin Kaiho
12. Jan.
Fujisawa Hideyuki
B+8.5
Sakakibara Shoji
19. Jan.
Otake Hideo
W+3.5
Rin Kaiho
26. Jan.
Otake Hideo
W+1.5
Fujisawa Hideyuki
26. Jan.
Yamabe Toshiro
B+R
Takagawa Shukaku
2. Feb.
Kano Yoshinori
B+R
Sakakibara Shoji
2. Feb.
Hashimoto Utaro
B+R
Yamabe Toshiro
9. Feb.
Sakakibara Shoji
W+3.5
Takagawa Shukaku
16. Feb.
Otake Hideo
B+R
Hashimoto Utaro
23. Feb.
Takagawa Shukaku
B+R
Otake Hideo
23. Feb.
Yamabe Toshiro
W+R
Fujisawa Hideyuki
2. März
Yamabe Toshiro
B+R
Kano Yoshinori
2. März
Rin Kaiho
W+R
Sakakibara Shoji
2. März
Fujisawa Hideyuki
W+R
Hashimoto Utaro
9. März
Kano Yoshinori
W+R
Fujisawa Hideyuki
9. März
Sakakibara Shoji
B+R
Otake Hideo
16. März
Otake Hideo
B+R
Kano Yoshinori
16. März
Rin Kaiho
W+R
Yamabe Toshiro
17. März
Takagawa Shukaku
B+R
Hashimoto Utaro
23. März
Takagawa Shukaku
W+R
Fujisawa Hideyuki
23. März
Kano Yoshinori
W+8.5
Rin Kaiho