Honinbo Shugen
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| Honinbo Shugen | ||
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| Full name | Honinbo Shugen | |
| Kanji | 本因坊 秀元 | |
| Date of birth | 1854 | |
| Place of birth |  , Japan |
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| Date of death | 1917 | |
| Place of death | , Japan |
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Honinbo Shugen (本因坊 秀元. 1854-1917) was a Japanese professional go player. He was twice head of the Honinbo house, being both the sixteenth and the twentieth head.
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Not an outstanding exponent of the game, by the standards set earlier in the nineteenth century, Shugen twice took over the headship but essentially as a stopgap leader. On the first occasion the go world was coping with some difficulty with the changes rapidly produced by the Meiji Restoration, a low ebb for the fortunes of the game.
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| Preceded by Honinbo Shuetsu |
Honinbo 1879–1884 |
Succeeded by Honinbo Shuei |
| Preceded by Honinbo Shuei |
Honinbo 1907–1908 |
Succeeded by Honinbo Shusai |
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