25th Meijin · Final Preliminary, Group 1, Round 1
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Each tile is a move you could play next. Tap one to play it: it lands on the board as a numbered stone, and this panel refills with the options that follow. Keep tapping to build a line.
- The Variation panel above lists the moves you've played. Tap any of them to rewind there; tap ← Main line to return to the game.
- Tap Preview on the current move to lay the whole continuation on the board at once — the AI's best line, or the recorded one if the game has it. Tap again to clear.
- Tiles tagged sgf are variations saved in the game record.
- Each tile's corner shows how good the move is — from blue (best) through green and yellow to red — the same color it has on the board. The blue-highlighted tile is the AI's top choice.
- The move actually played in the game isn't shown here — only the alternatives.
New lines you play here are read to 100 visits — quick, but shallow. A deeper read finds longer, stronger continuations.
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The Meijin ("Master") carries more historical weight than any other Go title. During Japan's Edo period, "Meijin" was a singular honor bestowed on the player acknowledged as the strongest of his generation -- legend has it the title originated when warlord Oda Nobunaga exclaimed "Meijin!" after witnessing a brilliant move by Honinbo Sansa in the late 1500s. The modern tournament was established in 1962 by the Yomiuri Shimbun; sponsorship transferred to the Asahi Shimbun in 1976, at which point the editions were renumbered. The winner today receives 30 million yen. A nine-player round-robin league determines the challenger, who then faces the defending Meijin in a best-of-seven title match. Holding the Meijin remains the ultimate mark of prestige in Japanese Go.
- Date
- 1999-09-30
- Moves
- 198
- Komi
- 5.5
- Rules
- Japanese (assumed)
- Result
- W+R
- Game record
- GoGoD