Cho Chikun

Cho Chikun

male, 53 years old
Cho Chikun "25h Honinbo" "Honorary Meijin" "Judan" (Japanese: 趙治勲, チョウチクン Chō Chikun, Korean: 조치훈, 趙治勲, RR: Jo Chi-hun, MC-R: Cho Ch'i-hun, bo...
Honinbo Sansa

Honinbo Sansa

male, deceased (1623)
Honinbō Sansa was the assumed name of Kanō Yosaburo (加納 與三郎), one of the strongest Japanese Go players of the Edo period (1603-1867), and founder...
Honinbo Jowa

Honinbo Jowa

male, deceased (1847)
Honinbo Jowa served as 12th Honinbo from 1827 and Meijin Godokoro from 1831 until 1839, when he was forced into retirement. Jowa was born in...
Karigane Junichi

Karigane Junichi

male, deceased (1959)
Karigane Junichi was a Japanese professional go player. One of the strongest players of the first part of the twentieth century, and involved in...
Honinbo Shuwa

Honinbo Shuwa

male, deceased (1873)
Honinbo Shuwa was a Japanese professional Go player. One of the Tempo Four group of players of the first half of the nineteenth century, and...
Honinbo Doetsu

Honinbo Doetsu

male, deceased (1727)
Honinbo Doetsu was a Japanese professional go player, who became the third head of the Honinbo house. His surname was Niwa, and he used a Buddhist...
Honinbo Chihaku

Honinbo Chihaku

male, deceased (1733)
Honinbo Chihaku was a Japanese professional go player, and sixth head of the Honinbo house. He was a nephew of Honinbo Dochi. He died young, before...
Honinbo Shugen

Honinbo Shugen

male, deceased (1917)
Honinbo Shugen was a Japanese professional go player. He was twice head of the Honinbo house, being both the sixteenth and the twentieth head.
Honinbo Shuhaku

Honinbo Shuhaku

male, deceased (1741)
Honinbo Shuhaku was a Japanese professional go player, and seventh head of Honinbo house. His succession to his sort-lived predecessor, in 1733,...
Honinbo Shuetsu

Honinbo Shuetsu

male, deceased (1890)
Honinbo Shuetsu was a Japanese professional go player, and fifteenth head of the Honinbo house.