Ear reddening game

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The ear reddening game is a famous game of go of the Edo period of Japan, played in 1846 between Honinbo Shusaku (black) and Inoue Genan Inseki (white). The game is most notable as Shusaku's most famous game, as it contained the "ear reddening move", also famous.

Shusaku met Genan Inseki in July 1846 when he returned to Edo after staying in Onomichi for eighteen months. Shusaku was 14 years old and a 4-dan player at the time, while Genan was nearing his fifties and was ranked at 8-dan. The first game they played, Genan allowed Shusaku to play with a two stone handicap. Realizing he had no chance of winning, Genan abandoned the game and played Shusaku in an even game without any handicaps.

Known as Shusaku's most famous game, he made a mistake early on in the taisha joseki, but would play well throughout the rest of the match to win by 2 points.

1 The ear reddening move
2 See also
3 Notes
4 External link

[edit] The ear reddening move

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The ear reddening move

The ear reddening move was given the name when a doctor who had been watching the game took note to Genan as his ears flushed red when Shusaku played the move, indicating he had become upset. The move gave influence to all four directions. While expanding the top, it also saves the four black stones on the bottom (m4, m5, m6, and k6), reduces the white group on the right side, and also looks to reduce the white group on the left side. ^[1]