The game of the century (Go)
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The game of the century refers to a famous game of go between Honinbo Shusai (white) and Go Seigen (black) that was played to celebrate the 60th birthday of Honinbo Shusai. The game began on October 16, 1933 and finished on January 29, 1934. Each player was given twenty-four hours of thinking time.
Go Seigen was said to have had played the entire Honinbo house, considering moves weren't sealed (put in an envelope and sealed from the public and players) and were allowed to be analyzed during adjournments, to the point where Honinbo Shusai took thirteen adjournments. Since Shusai was the Honinbo, he was given special regards and was allowed these adjournments during his move. The game has been clouded with controversy, as the breaks would come at critical parts of the game.
A myoshu move played by Honinbo Shusai was said to have been discovered by Nobuaki Maeda, who denies ever doing so, during one of the adjournments. Before the move, Shusai had been behind for most of the game. Shusai would eventually win by 2 points.
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- ^ All information from Sensei's Library article on Honbinbo Shusai and Sensei's Library article on Go Seigen.
