Kisei

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Kisei (棋聖) is Japanese for Go Saint. Prior to 1976 when the Kisei Go Tournament was established, the term kisei was conferred on two people only: Dosaku and Shusaku, two players of the Japanese classical period.

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


The [ext] Kisei Go Tournament, established in 1976, is the most prestigious top title of the Japanese professional Go scene. It is sponsored, since its inception, 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.

A List of the Kisei Title Results


Contributors: Stefan, Dave Sigaty, Charles


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