Shusaku's Obscure Opponents (version 2)

Thia page is designed to be a landing point for anyone searching for one of the many opponents of Shusaku who are now obscure, sometimes extremely so, at least in Western sources.

The idea is to make all the listed names aliases of this page.

• Itagaki Chuzo, 2d. Played once vs S. in 1839.
• Hori Risaburo, 3d. Played once vs S. in 1839.
• Imai Hanshichi, 3d. Played once vs S. in 1840.
• Ishikawa Otojiro, 2d. Played twice vs S. in 1842.
• Shiraki Sukeemon, 3d. Played once vs S. in 1842 and twice in 1851.
• Yasuda Kinzaburo, 3d. Played once vs S. in 1842 and once in 1857. He might have some connection to Shusaku, since both had the name Yasuda.
• Yamamoto Kinnosuke, 3d. Played once vs S. in 1843.
• Kato Seitetsu, 3d. Played once vs S. in 1843.
• Sanai Tokujiro, 4d. Played 10x vs S. between 1843 and 1845.
• Ito Tokubee, 5d. Played 13x vs S. between 1844 and 1846.
• Ogura Takami. Played once vs S. in 1844.
• Mitamura Kisaburo, 2d. Played once vs S. in 1844.
• Wada Kintaro. Played 7x vs S. in 1848.
• Wada Ikkei, 2d. Played 4x vs S. between 1848 and 1850. Probably Wada Kintaro.
• Udono Tokuzo, 1d. Played once vs S. in 1948.
• Sato Unji, 3d 4d. Played 4x vs S. between 1847 and 1857. Not Sato Shuseki, since Shuseki didn't become 4d until 1862.
• Morimoto Ikuemon, 1d. Played once vs S. in 1851.
• Soya Seijuro. Played once vs S. in 1851.
• Fujita Kisaburo. Played once vs S. in 1854.
• Sakata Shunosuke, 4d. Played once vs S. in 1854.
• Arai Chujiro, 2d. Played once vs S. in 1854.
• Hattori Hajime, 6d. Played once vs S in 1855 and once in 1856. Clearly a member of the Hattori school. Played a jubango against Shuho in 1857, losing 2-1-7. Possibly Hattori Seitetsu.
• Muramatsu Shunsho, 3d. Played once vs S. in 1856.
• On Keiji, 3d. Played once vs S. in 1857.
• Mikami Gozan, 3d. Played once vs S. in 1857. Noted for the appearance of a 4-4 point low approach tsukenobi hamete in his 1852 game against Genan Inseki.
• Kimura Genboku. Played once vs S. in 1857.
• Kajikawa Shurei, 3d. Played 9x vs S. in 1857. Played a jubango against Shuho in 1859, narrowly losing by 4-1-5.
• Yamana Eiki, 4d. Played once vs S. in 1858.
• Ninomiya Kaizo, 4d. Played once vs S. in 1859.
• Mukai Shoso. Played once vs S. in 1862.

Players better known by another name

• Tsuchiya Shuwa --> Honinbo Shuwa, aka Shuwa
• Murase Yakichi / Murase Shuho --> Honinbo Shuho, aka Shuho
• Ito Matsujiro --> Ito Showa
• Kadono Chuzaemon / Mizutani Junsaku --> Inoue Setsuzan Inseki, aka Setsuzan
• Kadono Kamesaburo is almost certainly Nakagawa Kamesaburo.