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Kisei
Keywords: Tournament
The Kisei (棋聖) (translation "Go Saint") is the most prestigious top title of the Japanese professional Go scene. It is sponsored by the 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.
(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. ![]() |