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Go Seigen

Wu Chuan (Chinese: 吳泉), courtesy name Wu qing-yuan (Chinese: 吳清源) (June 12, 1914 – November 30, 2014), better known by the Japanese pronunciation of his courtesy name, Go Seigen (ご せいげん), was a Chinese-Japanese master of the game of Go. He is considered by many players to have been the greatest Go player in the 20th century.

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Affiliation
Nihon Ki-in
Born
(1914-06-12)June 12, 1914 Minhou County, Fujian, Republic of China[note 1]
Died
November 30, 2014(2014-11-30) (aged 100) Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Full name
Go Seigen
Native name
Wú Qīngyuán (Pinyin)
Pupil
Rin Kaiho

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Go Seigen

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Go Seigen

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related to Biography · 24
Go Seigen → Baron Kihachiro Okura, Born, By, China, Cho Hunhyun, Fujian Province, Go, Go Seigen's, Hashimoto Utaro, He, His, Honinbo Dosaku, Honinbo Shuho, Honinbo Shusaku, In, Inoue Kohei, Inukai Tsuyoshi, Iwamoto Kaoru, Japan, Japanese
related to Notable game against Honinbo Shusai · 22
Go Seigen → As, At, Before, China, During, Honinbo, Honinbo Shusai, Honinbo Shusai Meijin, Hoshi, In, Japan, Japanese, Meijin, Nihon Ki-in, October, San San, Shin Fuseki, Shusai, Such, Tengen
related to Matches against the Honinbos · 21
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related to Professional record · 16
Go Seigen → Fujisawa, Fujisawa Hosai, Go, Go's, Hashimoto Utaro, He, However, Iwamoto Kaoru, Karigane Junichi, Kitani Minoru, Nihon Ki-in, Oteai, Sakata Eio, Some, Takagawa Kaku, These
related to Retirement and death · 16
Go Seigen → After, Century, Defense, Fuseki, Go, Go Seigen's, He, In, Michael Redmond, Middle-game Attack, Modern Joseki Application Dictionary, Play, Rissei, Rui Naiwei, The, Way
related to In popular culture · 14
Go Seigen → Chang Chen, China, Chinese, In, In An Unfinished Game, Japan, People's Republic, Sino-Japanese, Taiwanese, The, The Go Master, The Go Masters, Tian Zhuangzhuang, United States
related to Theory · 8
Go Seigen → As, Go, He, Honinbo Shuei, In, It, Kitani Minoru, Takagawa Kaku
related to Style · 5
Go Seigen → He, His, It, Like, Shusaku Opening
Affiliation · 1
Go Seigen → Nihon Ki-in
Born · 1
Go Seigen → (1914-06-12)June 12, 1914 Minhou County, Fujian, Republic of China[note 1]

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go seigen game shusai honinbo match player japan matches professional jubango kitani two played players notable first time years games

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Go SeigenAffiliationNihon Ki-in1.00infobox
Go SeigenBorn(1914-06-12)June 12, 1914 Minhou County, Fujian, Republic of China[note 1]1.00infobox
Go SeigenDiedNovember 30, 2014(2014-11-30) (aged 100) Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan1.00infobox
Go SeigenFull nameGo Seigen1.00infobox
Go SeigenNative nameWú Qīngyuán (Pinyin)1.00infobox
Go SeigenPupilRin Kaiho1.00infobox
Go SeigenRank9 dan1.00infobox
Go SeigenRetired19831.00infobox
Go SeigenTeacherSegoe Kensaku (from 1928)1.00infobox
Go SeigenTurned pro1929 (given 3 dan)1.00infobox
O Risseiinstance ofGo Seigen held study sessions with other professional players0.80text
Michael Redmondinstance ofGo Seigen held study sessions with other professional players0.80text

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