Hon'inbō Hakugen (本因坊伯元, 1726–1754) was a Japanese professional go player, and eighth head of the
Hon'inbō
In the history of Go (board game), Go in Japan, the four Go houses were four major schools of Go instituted, supported, and controlled by the state, at the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate. (There were also many minor houses.) At roughly the s ...
house. He reached 6 ''dan'' level.
External links
Page at Sensei's Library
1726 births
1754 deaths
Japanese Go players
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