Honinbo Dosaku's masterpiece against archrival Yasui Chitetsu in 1669

Fighting inside Dosaku's moyo
Honinbo Dosaku vs Yasui Chitetsu
1669-7-7
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Dosaku plays on the 5th line to create a moyo game, which was unusual at a time when territory was emphasized. Chitetsu shows his powerful style with a deep invasion, while Dosaku shows his flexibility in the following fight. Towards the end of the game, Dosaku displays a brilliant tesuji on the bottom side of the board.
Honinbo Dosaku (1645-1702)was an outstandingly strong player who dominated the Go scene in the 17th century. He is remembered as a theoretician who changed opening theory but was also extremely strong in tactical fighting. While pro ranks are up to 9-dan, Dosaku has been called a 13-dan because his true strength was never fully tested by his rivals and seemed to easily give handicaps to the best players of his time.
Yasui Chitetsu (1644-1700) was the 3rd leader of the Yasui school. He was a rival of Dosaku, and important events in their careers came together. They both started playing in the prestigious castle games in 1667, and Chitetsu promoted to 7-dan when Dosaku became Meijin in 1678. There are close to 50 game records of games between Chitetsu and Dosaku.
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[@frruy3892]

I really love these 20-30 min. commentaries, both from classic and recent games: short enough that I can easily watch one at some point during my day, and long enough to enjoy and learn a bit from the game. Thank you for making these.

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Completely agree! Great content too!

[@rastafari420420]

Another historical game!! Thank you! I love these the most!

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Thanks!

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Thank you!

[@Hiromanju]

Thank you, Michel, great work on KZbin.

[@sabaokangan]

Thank you so much for sharing this with us on KZbin ❤ from NYU

[@BrianFoster-ji9fp]

very nice tesuji on the lower side. Lovely.

[@toughsun2704]

Great review and explanations. Thank you!

[@robertlazenby402]

I absolutely love your reviews on famous classic games! The moves and strategies feel so bold, and they are a breath of fresh air stylistically. The lack of Komi resulted in such different tactics compared to what we currently see with AI. Please keep this type of content up if possible! I get much more of a feel for the era from your historical context as well, and prefer it to the silent games. It allows for a fun imaging of the leaders of rival Go schools battling for supremacy.

[@chessprogramming591]

Thank you for the game review, Michael, it's very interesting to see how the lack of komi affects opening choices.

[@maximmikhaylov5480]

Thank you Michal. Always watch your historic game reviews with great interest. Please keep it up!)

[@Rubrickety]

That keima at Q10 looks so odd at first, peeping at the cutting point, but once it's on the board and you realize white doesn't care about his stone at O11 it makes perfect sense. I like it a lot. It feels like the type of move I make when I'm playing well and thinking clearly about what I'm trying to accomplish (rather than playing automatic shape moves, which I tend to do when I'm tired.)

[@dansubadukuruguay]

Dosaku's magic!

[@yannick1978]

Amazing review! many thanks for doing this :)

[@alexandrebegin5595]

My favorite type of video! When will you do live stream again?

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Love your videos Michael!

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Wow!

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[@Lucas-gb9jg]

What is the name of the book on this video thumbnail and many other thumbnails?

[@MichaelRedmondsGoTV]

The title in Japanese is showing. That’s the full collection if Dosaku’s games.

[@totme1731]

How does a 9p player of that time compare to a modern 9p player?

[@MichaelRedmondsGoTV]

Meijin was equivalent to 9P in that time, so it was just the single best player. Obviously, they did not have modern opening theory and that would be a disadvantage, but apart from that a Meijin was stronger than most modern 9P players in general ability.

[@lagazettedesfrancais8155]

We are far from the new schools of players who only think through AI techniques. I have been watching quite a few of them lately, I do find them boring and lacking completely any form of poetry that can be linked to the game of Go.