Three Crows

Three Crows (三羽烏) can refer to a Japanese naming convention given to three prominent players of a generation and to a go position.

1) A recurring Japanese name for a group of three prominent, perhaps rival, players in a generation. Some examples of past Three Crows, in chronological order, are:

• Hashimoto Utaro, Murashima Yoshinori and Shinohara Masami.

• Fujisawa Kuranosuke, Takagawa Kaku and Tanaka Fujio. (When Tanaka died young, he was replaced by Sakata Eio.)

• Apres Guerre 3 Crows: Fujisawa Hideyuki, Suzuki Keizo and Yamabe Toshiro. (When Suzuki died young, he was replaced by Kajiwara Takeo.)

• Ishida Yoshio, Kato Masao and Takemiya Masaki. (Three Crows of the Kitani dojo.)

• Reiwa 3 Crows 令和三羽烏: Ichiriki Ryo, Kyo Kagen, Shibano Toramaru.

2) A corner enclosure created by 3-5, 4-4 and 5-3 stones. It is described in § 2 of the 4-4, 3-5 enclosure and is considered safe, but slow. One black stone can be at a.

Three Crows