Editing Go Seigen (section)

== Biography ==
Born on June 12, 1914,<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140626130720/http://gogameguru.com/go-seigen/ Go Seigen]}} (Go Game Guru)</ref><ref>{{Citation | url   = http://www.usgo.org/news/2011/06/world-go-news-round-up-june-6-13/ | title = WORLD GO NEWS ROUND-UP June 6–13: Go Seigen's Birthday, Kong Jie Wins Asian TV Cup, LG Cup Begins | work  = American E-Journal | publisher  = [[American Go Association]] | date = June 13, 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160924151419/http://www.usgo.org/news/2011/06/world-go-news-round-up-june-6-13/ | archive-date= September 24, 2016}}</ref> in [[Minhou County]], [[Fujian]] Province, southeast [[Republic of China (1912–49)|China]], Go Seigen did not start learning Go until he was nine, a relatively late age for a professional ([[Honinbo Dosaku]] first learned go at seven and [[Honinbo Shusaku]] before he was six). His father, who had taken go lessons from [[Honinbo Shuho]] while studying in Japan, was responsible for introducing him to the game. Go Seigen quickly excelled and soon became known as a Go <ref name="name2" group=note>After days and nights, the shape of his left index finger changed, bending backwards. At that time, probably no other Chinese player was studying Japanese game records as deeply as he.</ref> [[Child prodigy|prodigy]].  By the time he was 12, less than three years after first learning the game, he was already of professional strength, as evidenced by his games against the visiting Japanese player [[Iwamoto Kaoru]], [[Go ranks and ratings|6p]] in 1926. 
[[File:Go Seigen teaching to a young Rin Kaiho.jpg|thumb|Go Seigen teaching his pupil Rin Kaiho|left]]

The next year, he was able to reach a draw in a two-game match against another Japanese professional, Inoue Kohei, 5p. In 1928, still only 14 years old, he twice defeated [[Hashimoto Utaro]], 4p. Go Seigen's reputation spread to [[Japan]], then the leading Go powerhouse, and a movement was started there to bring him to Japan. He subsequently emigrated to Japan in 1928, at the invitation of [[Baron Kihachiro Okura]] and [[Inukai Tsuyoshi]] (later prime minister of Japan), and embarked on a professional career. He was tutored by [[Segoe Kensaku]], the same teacher as [[Hashimoto Utaro]] and [[Cho Hunhyun]].<ref name=SEN/>

Go Seigen began his rise to the top of the professional go world early. By the time he was 18 he was already a top-flight player belonging to a very small elite. In 1933, along with his great friend [[Kitani Minoru]], Go Seigen developed and popularized the ''[[Shinfuseki]]'' that broke away from the traditional opening patterns. It is for this very important contribution that Go Seigen and Kitani are recognized as the fathers of modern Go.<ref name=AUK/>

Starting in 1939, Go Seigen began a spectacular series of [[Jubango]] matches against other top players of the day. It was through these matches that Go Seigen convincingly demonstrated an overwhelming dominance over his contemporaries. Go Seigen had only two formal disciples—[[Rin Kaiho]], Honorary [[Tengen (Go)|Tengen]]<ref name=AUK/> and [[Rui Naiwei]], who was the strongest female go player ever and won open [[Guksu]] title.

In the 1940s, Go Seigen became involved in the Jiu ({{lang|zh|璽宇}}) [[shinshūkyō]], which sprouted out of [[Oomoto]]. After the [[Jikōson#Kanazawa incident|Jikoson incident]] in 1947, he and his wife distanced themselves from the cult. In November 1948, both had formally left.

===Retirement and death===
In the summer of 1961, Go Seigen was struck by a [[motorcycle]] and was hospitalized for two months, and again for a longer period a year later. He suffered [[nerve damage]], and his [[Endurance|stamina]] and concentration greatly deteriorated as a result. The accident marked the beginning of the end for Go Seigen's career, as he was unable to play effectively in grueling long matches due to [[nausea]] and [[vertigo|dizziness]]. He gradually played less and less often, and went into virtual retirement in 1964, although he did not "officially" retire until 1983.

After his retirement, Go Seigen remained active in the Go community by teaching, writing, and promoting the game around the world. He authored a number of books on go, some of which include ''A Way of Play for the 21st Century'', ''Modern Joseki Application Dictionary'', and ''Fuseki and Middle-game Attack and Defense''. Go Seigen held study sessions with other professional players such as [[O Rissei]], [[Michael Redmond (Go player)|Michael Redmond]], [[Rui Naiwei]], and others.

In 1987, Go Seigen was awarded the Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Rising Sun]], 3rd Class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, for his lifetime contributions to Go.

In 1999 Mr. Teramoto, Go Seigen's manager, told go writer Pieter Mioch "He [Go Seigen] is one of three Go players who will still be notable several hundred years from now. The other two are [[Honinbo Dosaku|Dosaku]] (1645 &ndash; 1702) and [[Honinbo Shusaku|Shusaku]] (1829 &ndash; 1862)."<ref>[http://gobase.org/studying/articles/mioch/goseigen/interview-1.html The Pieter Mioch interviews Go Seigen (part 1)] (GoBase.org)</ref>

In the early morning of 30 November 2014, Go Seigen died of natural causes at a hospital in [[Odawara]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture]], Japan, at the age of 100.<ref>{{Citation  | url   =http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001757079  | title   =Go master Seigen Go dies  | work   =Japan News  | date   =1 December 2014  | access-date   =1 December 2014  | archive-date   =1 December 2014  | archive-url   =https://web.archive.org/web/20141201074552/http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001757079  | url-status   =dead  }}</ref> 

According to his wishes, he was buried at his hometown Fuzhou, China.<ref>{{Citation | url   =https://www.sohu.com/a/207644805_349398  | title ="棋圣"吴清源归葬福州故里，海内外亲人团圆在鼓楼   | work  =Sohu News  |date = 17 November 2017| access-date = 17 November 2017 }}</ref>