Ogawa Doteki (本因坊道的, 1669–90), also known as Honinbo Doteki, was a professional Japanese Go

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of the

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house.

Biography

By the time Doteki was 13, he was regarded as one of the best players, and became heir to

Honinbo Dosaku In the history of 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 same time shogi w ...

, his teacher. Still only 13, he had already reached 6 dan. He played in his first Castle Games in November 1684, where he beat

Yasui Sanchi Yasui Sanchi (安井算知, 1617–1703) was a Japanese professional Go player, and second head of the Yasui house. He became ''Meijin''-'' godokoro'' in 1668. It has always been said''Go Monthly Review'' 1963/5 p.54 that this promotion was achi ...

3 games to 0, and was hailed as the best prodigy of the time. A month after beating Yasui, he was promoted to 7 dan. He was very close to attaining the title of

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, and even once beat his teacher, Dosaku, on even. With a full life ahead of him, he was cut short when he died in 1690 at the age of 21. Many believe that if he hadn't died so young, he would have surpassed Dosaku. Because of these facts he has sometimes been referred to as 'Honinbo' Doteki.

Castle games

* 1684-12-16 Yasui Shunchi - Honinbo Doteki, B+7 * 1685-11-30 Honinbo Doteki - Yasui Shunchi, W+3 * 1686-12-19 Honinbo Doteki - Yasui Shunchi, B+5 * 1688-12-12 Yasui Chitetsu - Honinbo Doteki, B+12 * 1689-12-19 Honinbo Doteki - Yasui Chitetsu, W+17 1669 births 1690 deaths Japanese Go players 17th-century Go players {{Japan-Go-bio-stub