Katsugo Shinpyo

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Katsugo Shinpyo,

John Fairbairn states: Katsugo Shinhyou (or Katsugo Shinpyou)[1] is a book compiled by Shinozaki Kotake? and published in 1848. However, it has a preface by Kishimoto Saichiro and a publisher's logo of Kitsudo-zo. Since the scholarly Kishimoto used the pen-name Kitsudo and the quality of the problems is so high, it seems justifiable to speculate that he, as a pro, had at least a hand in putting the book together.

I have not been able to get a copy, nor have I ever seen it listed for sale, but from descriptions of it, it is in two volumes and seems to have about 520 problems.

There is a separate Katsugo Shinpen of 1878 by Yokoo Kenkichi? which has the distinction of being the first go book to get a book review in a newspaper.


Katsugo Shinpyo (活棋新評) is listed with the author as Kishimoto Saichiro (岸本左一郎). There seems to be a 2 volume version of the book listed on amazon.co.jp which were published in 1956.

筋と形〈上〉―新訂活碁新評 (1956年)

筋と形〈下〉―新訂活碁新評 (1956年)

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[1]tderz: in [ext] John Fairbairn's own rec.games.Go entry he called it Katsugo Shinpyo. Should the title of this page adapted OR can all those different spellings - 5 now on this page - piecefully coexist?

John F. The pronunciation is Shimpyo but best practice is to follow the transliteration standards and use Shinpyo for casual use or ditto with a macron on the o for pedagogic use. I tend to use Shinpyou as macrons are not always available. This is an acceptable usage among Japanologists.

If you write Shimpyo you have to write Honimbo, as some people do, but it gets very messy. Stick with the standards.

tderz: In conclusion, I understand from your reply above to my question that you prefer to change the page title to 'Katsugo Shinpyo '.
Who can change page titles? We could also create aliases.


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