Karigane Junichi

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(1879-1959) Probably number two player in Japan for the period between 1907 and 1926 when he was in the shadow of Shusai. Didn't join the Nihon Ki-in; his rival organisation Kiseisha played a match against the Ki-in, in which the 'group-capturing masterpiece' game of 1926 Karigane-Shusai occurred - it became the most anthologised game of the period (see Killer of Go).

Later founded Keiinsha. He returned to top-level competition for an unfinished jubango against Go Seigen in 1941.

In 1899 he played Korean champion Paek Nam-kyu, with alternate games being sunjang baduk.


Karigane's pupils


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