Genjō was the eleventh Hon'inbō. His rival and great friend was Yasui Chitoku, who had advanced to 8 dan at the same time as Genjō. Both were at the level of Meijin strength, but their respect for each other was so great, neither took the Meijin post, since there could only be one Meijin.[1]
inbō, genjō, honinbō, genjō, 本因坊元丈, 1775, 1832, professional, player, honinbō, genjōfull, namehoninbō, genjōkanji本因坊元丈born1775japandied1832japanrank8, danbiography, editgenjō, eleventh, inbō, rival, great, friend, yasui, chitoku, advanced, same, time, genjō, b. Honinbō Genjō 本因坊元丈 1775 1832 was a professional Go player Honinbō GenjōFull nameHoninbō GenjōKanji本因坊元丈Born1775JapanDied1832JapanRank8 danBiography editGenjō was the eleventh Hon inbō His rival and great friend was Yasui Chitoku who had advanced to 8 dan at the same time as Genjō Both were at the level of Meijin strength but their respect for each other was so great neither took the Meijin post since there could only be one Meijin 1 Notes edit This information was found here Preceded byHon inbō Retsugen Hon inbō1809 1839 Succeeded byHon inbō Jōwa nbsp This biographical article relating to a Japanese Go figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hon 27inbō Genjō amp oldid 1134477598, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
