Fujisawa Hideyuki
Fujisawa Hideyuki (藤沢 秀行, born 1925), commonly called Fujisawa Shuko (藤沢 秀行 Fujisawa Shūkō), is a retired Japanese 9-dan Go professional.
Has won many titles, including the Kisei (6 times), the Meijin (twice), the Tengen (once) and the Oza (5 times). He has a reputation for winning the first edition of many titles: the first Prime Minister's Cup (1957), the first Nihon Ki-in Number One Position? (1959), the first Meijin (1962), the first Haya-Go Championship (1969), the first Tengen (1976), and the first Kisei (1977)...
According to Mrs. Guo Juan, Shuko Sensei went to China every year to teach, bringing his students, beginning in the early 1980s. At first he used his own money, later acquiring sponsors.
Fujisawa has a reputation for liking to drink and gamble. See Alcohol and Go.
His Name
Fujisawa's name was originally Tamotsu, but he changed it to Hideyuki, which may also be pronounced Shuko.The character shu (秀, shū) is the same as the one in many Honinbo names, such as Shuwa, Shusaku, Shusai, Shuei.
It is fair to say that he is best known as Shuko in Japan. He also regularly uses Shuko in his book titles, for example:
- Shuko no Sekai (this 6 volume set is even copyright Fujisawa Shuko)
- Shuko Ryuu Kono Itte (this one is copyright Fujisawa Hideyuki)
On the other hand when the Yomiuri Shimbun published the games from the first five Kisei matches (that earned him the title of Honorary Kisei - Meiyo Kisei), they titled the book Fujisawa Hideyuki Meiyo Kisei e no Michi
- DrStraw: If the two are alternative pronunciations of the same Japanese characters how is it possible for the Yomiuri to indicated which reading is meant? Surely they do not add the furigana.
Bob McGuigan: Probably they did what is common practice in Japanese books and used furigana on the official publication information page, usually at the end of the book.
More about pronouncing his name on /Discussion.
Some of his books:
- Fujisawa Tesuji Dictionary
- The Nadare Joseki (Go Super Books #1)
Some references:
Great background on Fujisawa Hideyuki in Mindzine
A brief profile in The Magic of Go column in the Yomiuri On-Line
- Jan van der Steen's
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