Nirensei v Nirensei first game

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Onoda-Go

In what was possibly the first high-level nirensei v nirensei game on July 23, 1936, Go Seigen as White replied to Onoda Chiyotaro's approach (B1 of the diagram) with the highly-original high wedge, W2.

John F. Eh? I count 26 double nirenseis before this, most involving Go and going back to 1934. One special thing about this game is that 3.5 komi applied, as it did to a clutch of the other double nirensei games in 1936 (previously komi was 0 or, once, 2.5) That may have affected the strategy. However, no-one has since tried to follow Go's odd move.

Also, though it's pedantic, the game was not on 23 July. That was when it was published.


It would be nice, on pages like this referencing real games, to finish with a diagram listing the next 20 or so moves, as a reference for what kind of full-board strategy each player might have had in mind... or an external link to the entire game. --Sj


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