Segoe Kensaku
Segoe Kensaku[1] (瀬越憲作, 1889-1972) was a professional Go player, first at Hoensha, Hiseikai, then in the Nihon Ki-in. He achieved 8-dan in 1942 and was later made Honorary 9 dan.
Segoe was the teacher of Go Seigen, Hashimoto Utaro and Cho Hun-hyeon. Segoe was a prolific author; his works include Tesuji Dictionary (with Go Seigen) and Go Proverbs Illustrated.
Segoe was the official referee for the atomic bomb game.
Segoe commited suicide in 1972.
In 2009, Segoe was inducted into the Nihon Ki-in Hall of Fame.
Further Reading
Books
- Segoe Tesuji Dictionary
- Segoe Tsumego Dictionary
- Go Proverbs Illustrated
- 囲碁の力を強くする本 (The Book to Increase Your Fighting Strength at Go) -- A modern classic. Still in print after almost 40 years.
- 围棋死活辞典 (Weiqi Life and Death Dictionary) -- 1000 Life and Death Problems in 30 Categories. Out of print, but may be the rare out of print life and death book for professionals by Segoe Kensaku that Kobayashi Koichi has worked through 20 times (as of Go World 37, Autumn 1984)." ISBN 7-5337-0315-5 The chinese name and ISBN given here are for the chinese version of the book printed in Shanghai.
- Oshiro Gofu. Complete collection of Oshirogos, in 10 volumes, edited in 1950-1951.
Segoe's Pupils
- Hashimoto Utaro
- Go Seigen
- Seo Hisashi
- Hisai Keishi
- Sanno Hirotaka
- Cho Hun-hyeon
- Iyomoto Momoichi
- Yoneyama Toku
- Inoue Ichiro
- Suzuki Keizo
- Matsuzawa Tsujiro
Notes:
[1] Segoshi Kensaku (an alias for this page) is an alternate reading of Segoe Kensaku. It is considered incorrect by John Fairbairn. However, it appears in some Japanese and English sources.