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Kisei
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The Kisei (棋聖) (translation "Go Saint") is the most prestigious top title of the Japanese professional Go scene. It is sponsored by the [ext] Yomiuri Shinbun. The title comes with a cool 42 million Yen in prize money.

As with all of the seven Japanese top titles, the title holder is challenged by the winner of a preliminary tournament (in this case a very long one). The final is a best of seven, played in January and February. Both players have 8 hours of thinking time, so every game is played during two consecutive days.

-- Stefan

Two players of the Japanese classical period are given the title 'Kisei': Dosaku and Shusaku.

Dave Sigaty: See [ext] Honinbo Jowa - Sage or Scoundrel by John Fairbairn that describes his elevation to the "status" of Kisei and his subsequent downfall from that position among the elite.

(written in February 2003 - SV)

Charles Matthews: Yamashita Keigo is the new Kisei, having beaten O Rissei 4-1. The final game, just ended, lasted for 364 moves and saw Yamashita win by 1.5 as White; there were of course numerous ko fights.

A further thought. They presumably exchanged prisoners right at the end. Is there etiquette for doing this? Has it happened before in a big title game?


The 28th Kisei-sen will start on January 15, 2004 in Seattle, USA. The challenger is Hane Naoki Tengen.


A List of the Kisei Title Results



This is a copy of the living page "Kisei" at Sensei's Library.
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