Nakamura Doseki
Japanese Go player
About Nakamura Doseki
Lived 1582 – 1630 (aged 47–48). Nakamura Doseki was a Japanese go player.
Nakamura Dōseki (中村 道碩, 1582–1630) was a Japanese professional Go player. Tradition counts him as the founder of the Inoue house. This was in fact a retrospective inclusion, essentially a fabrication of the early nineteenth century by Inoue Gennan Inseki. It accounts for the name Inoue Nakamura Dōseki sometimes given.
Nakamura was taught by Hon'inbō Sansa. He was the first Inoue go house leader, and second head of the Meijin post.
He was the second Meijin. He is quite famous for his game against Yasui Santetsu, in which the first play was at a 3–10 point on a side, going against the orthodoxy about starting in a corner.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Nakamura Doseki?
Japanese Go player
When was Nakamura Doseki born?
Nakamura Doseki was born in 1582.
When did Nakamura Doseki die?
Nakamura Doseki died in 1630.
What was Nakamura Doseki's occupation?
Nakamura Doseki was a go player.
What nationality was Nakamura Doseki?
Nakamura Doseki was Japanese.
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