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Best Game of the Era
   

The Best Game Of The Era
April 10,30,May 14,15 1820
White : Yasui Senchi (Nakano Chitoku)
Black: Honinbo Jowa

Move 101,the winning move:

[Diagram]
Diag.: 1:The situation after 101

Jowa took three hours to think of the move. It is claimed that he figured out the remainder of the moves afterwards-in other words,he knew he would win by 2 points. Senchi took three hours as well to come up with his reply. The signifigance of move 101,even though it dies is that it set up a massive invasion of the top by Jowa as follows:


[Diagram]
Diag.: 2:101-110

[Diagram]
Diag.: 3: Moves 111-117

This sequence of moves assured White of little territory at the top and center of the board.

--TimBrent



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