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In this 3rd video of The Golden Era of Go, Doseki against Monnyusai.

Nakamura Dōseki (中村道碩, 1582-1630) was a disciple of Honinbo Sansa and succeeded Sansa to become the second Meijin. When Sansa died, Doseki became the guardian of Honinbo Sanetsu, Sansa’s adopted 13-year-old successor and reestablished the Honinbo school when Sanetsu reached he adult age of 20. Doseki also petitioned for his disciple Inoue Genkaku Inseki to receive a stipend, thereby founding the Inoue house. Although he was never an active leader of the Inoue school himself, the Inoue school later included him in their lineage to call him the first leader of the Inoue school. Nakamura Doseki was the leader of the Go community as the four schools became formalized, and the scene was set for a scheduled Castle Game system.



Hayashi Monnyusai was the 1st leader of the Hayashi school. Being the first Hayashi Monnyu, he is often called Monnyusai to distinguish him from later Hayashi leaders of the same name. Japan's political leader, Tokugawa Ieyasu reportedly called him "Shima-bō" (縞坊, "the striped monk") due to his preference for striped clothing. Ieyasu apparently had a habit of giving nicknames to his friends and associates, in this case indicating that Monnyusai probably accompanied Honinbo Sansa, Rigen, and Nakamura Doseki on the times when they visited the Edo Castle. However, we have only one remaining game record for Hayashi Monnyusai, causing speculation as to what name(s) he might have used before becoming the Hayashi school leader or after retirement. His final rank was Jun-Meijin, or 8-dan.

Other videos in the Golder Era playlist:

Honinbo Sansa vs. Rigen

https://youtu.be/Wjw-2u-Pr3I

Nakamura Doseki vs. Yasui Santetsu

https://youtu.be/_X_FwZzX_AI

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