Hoen Shinpo

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Hoen Shinpo
By: Honinbo Shuho
1882

Hoen Shinpo 方圓新法 written by Honinbo Shuho in 1882 is a classic Japanese Go reference. The books consists of two parts: the first contains handicap openings for four, three and two stones games; the second contains 30 even game openings and 20 commented games played by Shuho against Shusaku and Shuwa.

Hoen Shinpo served as the basis for Oscar Korschelt's The Theory and Practice of Go.

A translation of Hoen Shinpo is available on the GoGoD CD.

See also Shuho's Opening Theory.

Information for this entry taken from GoGoD.

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Table of Contents

  • Book 1
    • Preface by Shigeno Yasutsugu
    • Four-stone openings
    • Three-stone openings
    • Two-stone openings
  • Book 2
    • Even-game openings
    • Commented games
      • Shuwa vs Shuho (ten games)
      • Shusaku vs Shuho (ten games)
  • Afterword by Miyoshi Kitoku

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