Modern Master Games

Modern Master Games Vol. 1, The Dawn of Tournament Go is a go game commentary book published in e-book & book form in 2011 & 2012 respectively. It is available in e-book form via Smart Go Books and in book form via Kiseido Publishing Company. The commentary is compiled & edited by Rob van Zeijst and Richard Bozulich from professional sources, with historical notes by John Power.

Covered are eleven games from tournaments: seven Honinbo, two Judan and two Meijin titles matches. The period spans 1941-1964, during which the Honinbo title was the most prestigious in the go world.

A typical commentary occupies 17 Go World-size pages (with 16-game record diagrams and 70-explanatory diagrams).

Games

• Kato Shin - Sekiyama Riichi 1941-07-15
• Hashimoto Utaro - Iwamoto Kaoru 1945-08-04 (Atomic Bomb Game)
• Hashimoto Utaro - Iwamoto Kaoru 1946-08-19
• Kitani Minoru - Iwamoto Kaoru 1947-12-26
• Hashimoto Utaro - Sakata Eio 1951-04-14
• Sakata Eio - Hashimoto Utaro 1951-06-27
• Takagawa Kaku - Hashimoto Utaro 1952-08-08
• Fujisawa Shuko - Takagawa Kaku 1960-06-10
• Takagawa Kaku - Sakata Eio 1961-07-16
• Sakata Eio - Fujisawa Shuko 1963-09-29
• Fujisawa Hosai - Handa Dogen 1964-12-08