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Go Seigen

Chinese-Japanese go player · Japan · On the map · Lived 1914 to 2014 · aged 100

Wu Chuan, courtesy name Wu qing-yuan, better known by the Japanese pronunciation of his courtesy name, Go Seigen , was a Chinese-Japanese master of the game of Go. He is considered by many players to have been the greatest Go player in the 20th century.

Go Seigen is read about 145 times a day, in 24 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.

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Awards

Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class
Honorary Doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

About this person

Country
Japan
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 2014 · aged 100