Akaboshi Intetsu
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was a Japanese
professional 7 dan Go
player
.
of Inoue
. By 1834, the former had attained the rank of 7 dan
.
Genan desired the prestigious position of the Meijin
godokoro, but was unsuccessful as a result of political manoeuvres by Honinbo Jowa
. Instead, the title and office were obtained by Jowa with the aid of Hayashi Gembi, an ally within the government. In response, Genan sought to use Akaboshi, his prodigy, in an attempt to embarrass Jowa into retirement.
The "Blood-vomiting game
" was the famous match between Akaboshi, 7 dan as black, and Jowa, 9 dan as white. It took place at the Matsudaira Go Party from 13–21 August 1835. Black succeeded in building an early lead, utilising one of House Inoue's secret taisha joseki
. However, Jowa played a sequence of three brilliant tesuji
that turned the tide of the match in his favour, ultimately leading to black's resignation after 246 moves. According to Invincible, Akaboshi's health was already in decline when the game began, but after it had ended he coughed up blood over the board and collapsed.
On 20 October 1835, Akaboshi died of tuberculosis.
, published in 1833. It features a total of 69 problems, with the first turn alternating between black and white.
Japanese people
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professional 7 dan Go
Go (board game)
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Go players
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Biography
Born 1810, Akaboshi rose to prominence as a student of Inoue Genan Inseki, head of the HouseFour go houses
In the history of go in Japan, the Four go houses were the four academies of Go instituted, supported, and controlled by the state, at the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate. At roughly the same time shogi was organised into three houses. Here 'house' implies institution run on the recognised...
of Inoue
Inoue house
The Inoue house was one of the four go houses, the state-supported schools for the game of go in Japan during the Edo period.The numbering of the heads of the house is that introduced by Inoue Genan Inseki, at the start of the nineteenth century, and including Nakamura Doseki for reasons of prestige...
. By 1834, the former had attained the rank of 7 dan
Dan (rank)
The ranking system is a Japanese mark of level, which is used in modern fine arts and martial arts. Originally invented in a Go school in the Edo period, this system was applied to martial arts by Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo and later introduced to other East Asia countries.In the modern...
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Genan desired the prestigious position of the Meijin
Meijin
Meijin , literally translated, means "Brilliant Man." It is the name of the second most prestigious Japanese Go Tournament. It also refers to a traditional Japanese title given to the strongest player of the day during the Edo period.- The tournament :...
godokoro, but was unsuccessful as a result of political manoeuvres by Honinbo Jowa
Honinbo Jowa
Honinbo Jowa served as 12th Honinbo from 1827 and Meijin Godokoro from 1831 until 1839, when he was forced into retirement....
. Instead, the title and office were obtained by Jowa with the aid of Hayashi Gembi, an ally within the government. In response, Genan sought to use Akaboshi, his prodigy, in an attempt to embarrass Jowa into retirement.
The "Blood-vomiting game
Blood-vomiting game
The blood-vomiting game is a famous game of go of the Edo period of Japan, played on June 27, 1835 between Honinbo Jowa and Intetsu Akaboshi...
" was the famous match between Akaboshi, 7 dan as black, and Jowa, 9 dan as white. It took place at the Matsudaira Go Party from 13–21 August 1835. Black succeeded in building an early lead, utilising one of House Inoue's secret taisha joseki
Taisha joseki
The taisha joseki is the Japanese term for the most celebrated of all joseki in the game of go. It is often described in go literature as having a thousand variations ; this is more than a figure of speech, since many hundreds of subvariations have been documented, in high-level games, books and...
. However, Jowa played a sequence of three brilliant tesuji
Tesuji
A Japanese term used in the games of go or Shogi. A tesuji is a clever play, the best play in a local position, a skillful move. Tesuji is derived from suji , which means "line of play"....
that turned the tide of the match in his favour, ultimately leading to black's resignation after 246 moves. According to Invincible, Akaboshi's health was already in decline when the game began, but after it had ended he coughed up blood over the board and collapsed.
On 20 October 1835, Akaboshi died of tuberculosis.
Publications
Akaboshi authored the Genran, a collection of tsumegoTsumego
is the Japanese term for a Go problem based on life-and-death. The term likely comes from , as means mating in Shogi but has no meaning in Go. Tsumego problems are common in newspaper columns; the usual format is of a position set up on some delimited area of the board, and the instruction reads...
, published in 1833. It features a total of 69 problems, with the first turn alternating between black and white.