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# Games by Dosaku

Honinbo Dosaku (本因坊道策, 1645–1702) was the fourth Honinbo, the strongest player of his times. His real name was Yamazaki Sanjiro. He succeeded his teacher, the 3rd Honinbo Doetsu, in 1677, and was appointed Meijin Godokoro the next year. His younger brother Dosa had become Inoue Dosa Inseki in 1672.

This page gives the 153 games that have been preserved. Various sources have versions that differ in details.

The name "Honinbo Dosaku" is used everywhere below (and not, e.g., Yamazaki).

### Contents

- Castle games
- Peichin
- Yasui Shunchi
- Yasui Santetsu II
- Yasui Chitetsu
- Yamazaki Dosa
- Honinbo Doetsu
- Minamisato Yohei
- Fukuo Genko
- Ogawa Doteki
- Kumagaya Honseki
- Sakai Dotetsu
- Kuwabara Dosetsu
- Miscellaneous games

## Castle games

It is said that Dosaku played 16 castle games with White, and won 14. The two losses were against a 2-stone handicap, and by 1 point.

date | jdate | black | white | ha | result | #mv | sgf
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1667-12-05 | Kanbun 7-10-20 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+5 | 185 | sgf
1668-11-24 | Kanbun 8-10-20 | Honinbo Dosaku | Yasui Santetsu II |  | B+10 | 232 | sgf
1669-11-13 | Kanbun 9-10-20 | Honinbo Dosaku | Yasui Santetsu II |  | B+13 | 141 | sgf
1670-11-29 | Kanbun 10-10-17 | Yasui Santetsu II | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+9 | 244 | sgf
1671-11-21 | Kanbun 11-10-20 | Yasui Santetsu II | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+ | 174 | sgf
1672 |  | Yasui Santetsu II | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+10 |  |
1674-01-08 | Enpō 1-12-2 | Honinbo Dosaku | Yasui Santetsu II |  | B+12 | 272 | sgf
1674-12-21 | Enpō 2-11-24 | Yasui Santetsu II | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+6 | 253 | sgf
1675-12-06 | Enpō 3-10-20 | Yasui Santetsu II | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+18 | 246 | sgf
1676-11-29 | Enpō 4-10-24 | Yasui Santetsu II | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+10 | 253 | sgf
1678-01-17 | Enpō 5-12-24 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+5 | 219 | sgf
1679-11-27 | Enpō 7-10-24 | Yasui Santetsu II | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+3 | 229 | sgf
1682-01-30 | Tenna 1-12-22 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+19 | 140 | sgf
1683-01-17 | Tenna 2-12-20 | Yasui Santetsu II | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+15 | 258 | sgf
1684-01-05 | Tenna 3-11-19 | Yasui Shunchi | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+1 | 277 | sgf
1696-12-23 | Genroku 9-11-29 | Yasui Senkaku | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+1 | 264 | sgf

(ha = handicap)

The 1670-11-29 game is well-known for its first move at tengen.
The 1684-01-05 defeat by one point is known as Dosaku's "life-time masterpiece".

## Peichin

In 1682 Peichin Hamahika from the Ryukyu Islands visited.

date | jdate | black | white | ha | result | #mv | sgf
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1682-05-24 | Tenna 2-4-17 | Peichin Hamahika | Honinbo Dosaku | 4 | W+14 | 241 | sgf
1682-05-24 | Tenna 2-4-17 | Peichin Hamahika | Honinbo Dosaku | 4 | B+3 | 243 | sgf

## Games with Yasui Shunchi

Apart from the Castle Game mentioned above (the "life-time masterpiece" of both players), there are two records of games with Yasui Shunchi (1653-1689).

date | jdate | black | white | ha | result | #mv | sgf
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1672 | Kanbun 12 | Yasui Shunchi | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | W+4 | 272 | sgf
1675-09-25 | Enpō 3-8-6 | Yasui Shunchi | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+R | 146 | sgf

## Games with Yasui Santetsu II

Apart from the Castle Games mentioned above, there are five records of games with Yasui Santetsu II = Shibukawa Harumi (1639-1715), astronomer, son of Yasui Santetsu.

date | jdate | black | white | result | #mv | sgf
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1667-1668 | Kanbun 7 or 8 | Honinbo Dosaku | Yasui Santetsu II | B+12 | 88 | sgf
1668-07-26 | Kanbun 8-6-18 | Honinbo Dosaku | Yasui Santetsu II | B+R | 137 | sgf
1668-11-22 | Kanbun 8-10-18 | Yasui Santetsu II | Honinbo Dosaku | Jigo | 80 | sgf
1668-11-29 | Kanbun 8-10-25 | Honinbo Dosaku | Yasui Santetsu II | B+18 | 111 | sgf
1669-09-16 | Kanbun 9-8-21 | Honinbo Dosaku | Yasui Santetsu II | B+10 | 155 | sgf

## Games with Yasui Chitetsu

Apart from the Castle Games mentioned above, there are 45 records of games with Yasui Chitetsu (1644-1700), the 3rd head of the Yasui house.

date | jdate | black | white | ha | result | #mv | sgf
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
ca. 1665 | Kanbun era | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+2 | 111 | sgf
ca. 1665 | Kanbun era | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+9 | 123 | sgf
ca. 1665 | Kanbun era | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | B+9 | 144 | sgf
ca. 1665 | Kanbun era | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+3 | 146 | sgf
ca. 1665 | Kanbun era | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | B+11 | 149 | sgf
ca. 1665 | Kanbun era | Honinbo Dosaku | Yasui Chitetsu |  | B+10 | 159 | sgf
1666-06 | Kanbun 6-5 | Honinbo Dosaku | Yasui Chitetsu |  | B+13 | 197 | sgf
1668-07-10 | Kanbun 8-6-2 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+2 | 204 | sgf
1668-07-12 | Kanbun 8-6-4 | Honinbo Dosaku | Yasui Chitetsu |  | B+4 | 145 | sgf
1668-07-16 | Kanbun 8-6-8 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+4 | 188 | sgf
1668-08-02 | Kanbun 8-6-25 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+2 | 130 | sgf
1668-08-02 | Kanbun 8-6-25 | Honinbo Dosaku | Yasui Chitetsu |  | B+14 | 185 | sgf
1668-08-27 | Kanbun 8-7-20 | Honinbo Dosaku | Yasui Chitetsu |  | B+17 | 125 | sgf
1668-08-29 | Kanbun 8-7-22 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | B+5 | 89 | sgf
1668-10-03 | Kanbun 8-8-27 | Honinbo Dosaku | Yasui Chitetsu |  | B+4 | 216 | sgf
1669-01-20 | Kanbun 8-12-18 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+11 | 151 | sgf
1669-07-29 | Kanbun 9-7-2 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+4 | 266 | sgf
1669-08-03 | Kanbun 9-7-7 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+10 | 232 | sgf
1669-09-02 | Kanbun 9-8-7 | Honinbo Dosaku | Yasui Chitetsu |  | B+ | 105 | sgf
1669-09-22 | Kanbun 9-8-27 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+2 | 158 | sgf
1669-11-07 | Kanbun 9-10-14 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+4 | 158 | sgf
1670-09-22 | Kanbun 10-8-9 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | B+R | 139 | sgf
1670-10-10 | Kanbun 10-8-27 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+4 | 200 | sgf
1670-10-20 | Kanbun 10-9-7 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+10 | 154 | sgf
1670-10-31 | Kanbun 10-9-18 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+5 | 168 | sgf
1670-11-02 | Kanbun 10-9-20 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+13 | 238 | sgf
1671-08-25 | Kanbun 11-7-21 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+2 | 152 | sgf
1672-10-28 | Kanbun 12-9-8 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+8 | 263 | sgf
1673-09-03 | Kanbun 13-7-23 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | W+8 | 240 | sgf
1674-08-22 | Enpō 2-7-21 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | Jigo | 294 | sgf
1674-08-30 | Enpō 2-7-29 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+5 | 261 | sgf
1674-09-24 | Enpō 2-8-25 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+2 | 314 | sgf
1674-10-02 | Enpō 2-9-3 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | B+6 | 279 | sgf
1674-10-17 | Enpō 2-9-18 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+14 | 210 | sgf
1674-10-22 | Enpō 2-9-23 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+R | 150 | sgf
1674-12-06 | Enpō 2-11-9 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | W+1 | 207 | sgf
1674-12-07 | Enpō 2-11-10 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | B+2 | 244 | sgf
1674-12-08 | Enpō 2-11-11 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | W+R | 177 | sgf
ca. 1675 | Enpō era | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | B+1 | 180 | sgf
1676 | Enpō 4 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+8 | 167 | sgf
1676 | Enpō 4 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+7 | 184 | sgf
1676 | Enpō 4 | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+9 | 265 | sgf
1678 | Enpō era | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+7 | 113 | sgf
1678 | Enpō era | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+R | 125 | sgf
1678 | Enpō era | Yasui Chitetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+R | 204 | sgf

## Games with Yamazaki Dosa

Yamazaki Dosa (d. 1697), the brother of Dosaku, was the second head of the Inoue house.

date | jdate | black | white | ha | result | #mv | sgf
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1660s | Kanbun era | Yamazaki Dosa | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | Unfinished | 109 | sgf
1660s | Kanbun era | Yamazaki Dosa | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+17 | 60 | sgf
1660s | Kanbun era | Yamazaki Dosa | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | W+ | 73 | sgf
1669-02-14 | Kanbun 9-1-14 | Yamazaki Dosa | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | W+R | 85 | sgf
1678-03-04 | Enpō 6-1-12 | Inoue Dosa Inseki | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | Jigo | 239 | sgf
1678-11-27 | Enpō 6-10-14 | Inoue Dosa Inseki | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+14 | 172 | sgf
1680s | Tenna era | Inoue Dosa Inseki | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+6 | 208 | sgf
1683-02-24 | Tenna 3-1-28 | Inoue Dosa Inseki | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+13 | 239 | sgf

## Games with Honinbo Doetsu

Honinbo Doetsu (1636-1727) was the third head of the Honinbo house, the teacher of Dosaku.

date | jdate | black | white | result | #mv | sgf
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
| Kanbun era | Honinbo Dosaku | Honinbo Doetsu | B+10 | 71 | sgf
1660s |  | Honinbo Doetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | W+6 | 165 | sgf
1660s |  | Honinbo Dosaku | Honinbo Doetsu | B+R | 198 | sgf
1660s | Kanbun era | Honinbo Doetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | B+R | 204 | sgf
1669-02-11 | Kanbun 9-1-11 | Honinbo Dosaku | Honinbo Doetsu | B+1 | 87 | sgf
1669-07-16,17,18 | Kanbun 9-6-19,20,21 | Honinbo Doetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | B+3 | 147 | sgf
1670s | Kanbun era | Honinbo Dosaku | Honinbo Doetsu | B+R | 151 | sgf
1680-06-01 | Enpō 8-5-5 | Honinbo Dosaku | Honinbo Doetsu | B+3 | 230 | sgf
1681-11-08 | Enpō 9-9-28 | Honinbo Doetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | W+R | 154 | sgf
1681-11-09 | Tenna 1-9-29 | Honinbo Doetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | Jigo | 240 | sgf
| Tenna era | Honinbo Doetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | B+3 | 141 | sgf

## Games with Minamisato Yohei

date | jdate | black | white | result | #mv | sgf
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1660s | Kanbun era | Honinbo Dosaku | Minamisato Yohei | B+12 | 99 | sgf
1661-01-06,07 | Kanbun era | Minamisato Yohei | Honinbo Dosaku | B+R | 79 | sgf
1672-06-11 | Kanbun 12-5-16 | Minamisato Yohei | Honinbo Dosaku | W+R | 138 | sgf
1672-06-25 | Kanbun 12-6-1 | Honinbo Dosaku | Minamisato Yohei | B+R | 177 | sgf
ca. 1665 | Kanbun era | Honinbo Dosaku | Minamisato Yohei | B+10 | 105 | sgf

## Games with Fukuo Genko

date | jdate | black | white | ha | result | #mv | sgf
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1678-05-23 | Enpō 6-4-3 | Fukuo Genko | Honinbo Dosaku | 3 | B+5 | 151 | sgf
1678-10-17 | Enpō 6-9-2 | Fukuo Genko | Honinbo Dosaku | 3 | B+1 | 154 | sgf
1679-02-24 | Enpō 7-1-14 | Fukuo Genko | Honinbo Dosaku | 3 | B+4 | 103 | sgf
1679-05-12 | Enpō 7-4-3 | Fukuo Genko | Honinbo Dosaku | 3 | W+3 | 139 | sgf
1679-10-02 | Enpō 7-8-28 | Fukuo Genko | Honinbo Dosaku | 3 | B+11 | 124 | sgf
1679-12-24 | Enpō 7-11-22 | Fukuo Genko | Honinbo Dosaku | 3 | W+R | 181 | sgf

## Games with Ogawa Doteki

Ogawa Doteki (1669-1690) was a pupil of Dosaku, to be his heir (and therefore also called Honinbo Doteki), but he died young.

date | jdate | black | white | ha | result | #mv | sgf
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1682-02-21 | Tenna 2-1-14 | Ogawa Doteki | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+R | 92 | sgf
1682-12 | Tenna 2-12 | Ogawa Doteki | Honinbo Dosaku |  | B+1 | 142 | sgf
1683 |  | Ogawa Doteki | Honinbo Dosaku |  | Unfinished | 63 | sgf
1687-12-12 | Jōkyō 4-11-8 | Honinbo Dosaku | Ogawa Doteki |  | B+1 | 112 | sgf
1688-10-16 | Jōkyō 5-9-23 | Ogawa Doteki | Honinbo Dosaku |  | B+R | 87 | sgf

## Games with Kumagaya Honseki

Kumagaya Honseki was a pupil of Dosaku. He died young.

date | jdate | black | white | result | #mv | sgf
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1697-06 |  | Kumagaya Honseki | Honinbo Dosaku | Jigo | 54 | sgf
1697-08-07 | Genroku 10-6-21 | Kumagaya Honseki | Honinbo Dosaku | W+1 | 204 | sgf
1697-08-10 | Genroku 10-6-24 | Kumagaya Honseki | Honinbo Dosaku | B+1 | 190 | sgf
1697-08-12 | Genroku 10-6-26 | Kumagaya Honseki | Honinbo Dosaku | W+R | 130 | sgf
1697-08-12 | Genroku 10-6-26 | Kumagaya Honseki | Honinbo Dosaku | B+1 | 201 | sgf
1697-09-24 | Genroku 10-8-10 | Kumagaya Honseki | Honinbo Dosaku | B+1 | 278 | sgf
1697-09-26 | Genroku 10-8-12 | Kumagaya Honseki | Honinbo Dosaku | W+3 | 257 | sgf
1697-09-26 | Genroku 10-8-12 | Kumagaya Honseki | Honinbo Dosaku | W+1 | 242 | sgf

## Games with Sakai Dotetsu

Sakai Dotetsu was a pupil of Dosaku.

date | jdate | black | white | ha | result | #mv | sgf
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1697 | Genroku era | Sakai Dotetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | W+R | 133 | sgf
1697-07-20 | Genroku 10-6-3 | Sakai Dotetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+6 | 124 | sgf
1697-07-22 | Genroku 10-6-5 | Sakai Dotetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+1 | 213 | sgf
1697-07-25 | Genroku 10-6-8 | Sakai Dotetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+2 | 220 | sgf
1697-07-26 | Genroku 10-6-9 | Sakai Dotetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | W+R | 39 | sgf

## Games with Kuwabara Dosetsu

Kuwabara Dosetsu = Inoue Dosetsu Inseki (1646-1719) was a pupil of Dosaku, later the third head of the Inoue house, and author of Igo Hatsuyoron.

date | jdate | black | white | ha | result | #mv | sgf
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1683 | Tenna 3 | Kuwahara Dosetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+R | 126 | sgf
1683 | Tenna 3 | Kuwahara Dosetsu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | W+R | 217 | sgf

## Miscellaneous games

date | jdate | black | white | ha | result | #mv | sgf
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1660s |  | Masaki Shukei | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+R | 142 | sgf
1660s |  | Masaki Shukei | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+R | 158 | sgf
1660s |  | Masaki Shukei | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+R | 158 | sgf
1660s |  | Masaki Shukei | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | W+R | 163 | sgf
1660s |  | Kawai Chodayu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+2 | 285 | sgf
1660s |  | Honinbo Dosaku | Aoki Guseki |  | B+15 | 141 | sgf
1665 | Kanbun 5 | Honinbo Dosaku | Aoki Guseki |  | B+18 | 121 | sgf
1669 | Kanbun 9 | Itagaki Zenbei | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+4 | 145 | sgf
1669 | Kanbun 9 | Honinbo Dosaku | Itagaki Zenbei |  | B+9 | 157 | sgf
1669-02-10 | Kanbun 9-1-10 | Honinbo Dosaku | Itagaki Zenbei |  | B+13 | 149 | sgf
1669-04-11 | Kanbun 9-3-11 | Honinbo Dosaku | Sugimura Saburozaemon |  | B+15 | 189 | sgf
1669-10-16 | Kanbun 9-9-22 | Sugimura Saburozaemon | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+6 | 124 | sgf
1670-05-06 | Kanbun 10-3-17 | Kikugawa Yuseki | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | W+R | 143 | sgf
1670-05-11 | Kanbun 10-3-22 | Ono Genka | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | W+ | 108 | sgf
1672-07 | Kanbun 12-06 | Honinbo Dosaku | Aoki Guseki |  | B+R | 219 | sgf
1675-01-04 | Enpō 2-12-9 | Kawai Chodayu | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+R | 224 | sgf
1676-12-26 | Enpō 4-11-22 | Nagata Jyutoku | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | W+4 | 202 | sgf
1677-09-17 | Enpō 5-8-21 | Hayashi Monnyu | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | W+1 | 240 | sgf
1678 | Enpō 6 | Higashiyama Chojinbo | Honinbo Dosaku |  | W+5 | 206 | sgf
1678-03-04 | Enpō 6-1-12 | Imataki Tarobee | Honinbo Dosaku | 4 | W+4 | 255 | sgf
1678-03-12 | Enpō 6-1-20 | Yoshiwa Dogen | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | W+2 | 233 | sgf
1678-12-02 | Enpō 6-10-19 | Higashiyama Chojinbo | Honinbo Dosaku |  | B+5 | 179 | sgf
1681 | Tenna 1 | Kawai Chodayu | Honinbo Dosaku | 3 | B+3 | 314 | sgf
1682 | Tenna 2 | Yoshiwa Dogen | Honinbo Dosaku |  | Jigo | 188 | sgf
1682-07-18 | Tenna 2-6-14 | Sendai Jiseibo | Honinbo Dosaku | 3 | W+21 | 157 | sgf
1684-06-06 | Jōkyō 1-4-23 | Hoshiai Hasseki | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+12 | 198 | sgf
1685-12-13 | Jōkyō 2-11-18 | Hoshiai Hasseki | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+R | 134 | sgf
1691-03-12 | Genroku 4-2-13 | Okochi Giemon | Honinbo Dosaku | 4 | Unfinished | 31 | sgf
1697-07-19 | Genroku 10-6-2 | Takahashi Yuseki | Honinbo Dosaku | 3 | W+R | 137 | sgf
1697-07-23 | Genroku 10-6-6 | Ogura Doki | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | W+R | 169 | sgf
1697-07-27 | Genroku 10-6-10 | Ogura Doki | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | B+5 | 189 | sgf
1697-08-14 | Genroku 10-6-28 | Ogura Doki | Honinbo Dosaku | 2 | W+5 | 216 | sgf
1690s | Genroku era | Honinbo Sakugen | Honinbo Dosaku |  | B+R | 33 | sgf
| Genroku era | Hinaya Rippo | Honinbo Dosaku | 5 | W+R | 149 | sgf