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Ear Reddening Game
    Keywords: Culture & History

Hmmm - it looks to me like the name of this should be EarReddeningMove - and lo, there is an older page by that name, with more information. Perhaps they should be merged? NealMcBurnett.

Famous game between Gennan Inseki and Shusaku. At move 127, all the spectators still thought Gennan was winning. Only a doctor, watching the game, disagreed. When pressed to give his opinion, he said "I don't know much about go, but upon seeing 127, Gennan's ears flushed red. That was a sign of him being upset. The move must have taken him by surprise."

Shusaku went on to win the game, and in the analysis move 127 was marked as being the turning point. The deepness of the move, but especially the extraordinary observation of the doctor, made this move probably the most famous move in Go history.

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Move 127

For the game record, see [ext] http://gobase.org/gallery/brilliant/



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