Igo Senshuken Explained

The Igo Senshuken was a Go competition.

Outline

The final of the Igo Senshuken was decided in a best-of-five match. Each player had 6 hours to think. The challengers came from a knock-out with 16 players.^[1]

Past winners and runners-up

Player	Years Held
Sakata Eio	1958 ^[2]
Shimamura Toshihiro	1965 ^[3]

Player	Years Lost
Kitani Minoru	1958
Yamabe Toshiro	1965

Notes and References

1. Web site: Igo Senshuken tournament. GoBase. 22 June 2011.
2. Web site: Igo Senshuken, 2nd edition 1958. GoBase. 22 June 2011.
3. Web site: Igo Senshuken, 8th edition 1965. GoBase. 22 June 2011.