Inoue Genan Inseki
Japanese Go player
About Inoue Genan Inseki
Lived 1798 – 1859 (aged 60–61). Inoue Genan Inseki was a Japanese go player.
was a Japanese professional go player, and head of the Inoue house from 1824 to 1846. He proposed a changed numbering that made him the eleventh head (rather than tenth), by including Doseki at the head of the list.
At various times he was known as Hattori Rittetsu, Inoue Ansetsu, Intetsu, Gennan Inseki, Inoue Gennan Inseki. He was involved in one of the most famous games, the so-called Ear-reddening game against Hon'inbō Shūsaku.
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Who was Inoue Genan Inseki?
Japanese Go player
When was Inoue Genan Inseki born?
Inoue Genan Inseki was born in 1798 in Japan.
When did Inoue Genan Inseki die?
Inoue Genan Inseki died in 1859 in Japan.
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Inoue Genan Inseki was a go player.
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Inoue Genan Inseki was Japanese.
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