Rivalries
Keywords: Culture & History
Over the course of go history there have been several rivalries, which contested the domination of the national or international scene. In the classical era, such rivalries are mostly known from the Japanese scene. In the years of professionalism, Chinese and Korean masters have taken part in such renowned rivalries.
The Classic Era
- Honinbo Sansa - Kashio Rigen
- Huang Longshi - Zhou Donghou
- Fan Xiping - Shi Ding'an
- Chitoku - Genjo
- Gennan Inseki - Jowa
- Shusaku - Shuwa, perhaps not really a rivalry as Shusaku always took an inferior position in games with Shuwa and wasn't trying to supercede him.
- Shusaku - Ota Yuzo (they played a 30 game match)
- Shusai - Karigane Junichi
The Modern Era
- Takagawa Kaku - Hashimoto Utaro rivalry in Japan
- Sakata Eio - Rin Kaiho rivalry in Japan
- Cho Chikun - Takemiya Masaki rivalry which was mostly known for its clash of playing styles
- Cho Chikun - Kobayashi Koichi rivalry in Japan
- Ma Xiaochun - Nie Weiping rivalry in China
- Cho Hunhyeon - Seo Pong Su rivalry in Korea
- Lee Changho - Cho Hunhyeon rivalry between teacher and pupil
- Lee Changho - Yoo ChangHyuk early rivalry, Lee came out on top
- Lee Changho - Yoda Norimoto international rivalry
- Lee Changho - Lee Sedol rivalry, in which Sedol overtook the leading position in Korea
- Lee Sedol - Gu Li rivalry
The Go Seigen Rivalries
Arguably the best player of all times and definitely the best in his time, Go Seigen had many successive rivalries, most notably
- with Kitani Minoru
- with Sakata Eio
- with Fujisawa Hosai
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