guoshou

    Keywords: Culture & History

Since historic Chinese go didn't have institutions, in the way that Japan did in the Edo period, it is less clear-cut who were the strongest players. The title guoshou (国手, literally, national hand; cf. the Korean kuksu) is what we have to go on. The following players were accorded it (provisional list):

In places in China where go was played quite actively, the guoshou title may only have indicated the acknowledged top-level players.


Guoshou Tournament

valerio: I think Fang Weijin is not the correct name; I think the right name is Liang Weijin.


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