Shusaku opening

The Shusaku opening, or Shusaku fuseki (秀策流布石), is a famous^[1]^[2] traditional fuseki for black stones in the game of Go. It was developed to perfection (but not invented) by Honinbo Shusaku^[3] and passed down to the Meiji, Taishō, and Shōwa eras.^[4]

With its variants, it constituted the basis of the major theories of fuseki for nearly a century, until the 1930s, at which point the introduction of komidashi and major innovations under the shinfuseki opening occurred.^[5] However, as a testimony to its effectiveness, this type of opening is still played by professionals when playing without a komi handicap.

The orthodox Shusaku fuseki is as follows:^[2]^[6]

Shusaku (black) vs. Ōta Yūzo (white), 1853^[6]

Move 7 is famous Shusaku's kosumi,^[7] which, Shusaku said, would not be a bad move no matter how Go theories develop.^[8]

The opening was displayed in a Google doodle on 6 June 2014 – the 185th anniversary of Honinbo Shusaku's birth.^[9]^[10]

References[]

^ Go, Seigen (2006). 吳清源世紀圍棋戰術大公開 (in Traditional Chinese). 漢宇. p. 107. ISBN 9789867046024. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ ^a ^b Rin, Kaiho (2013). 布石と置碁の急所 (in Japanese). マイナビ. p. 78. ISBN 9784839947941. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
^ "秀策流（しゅうさくりゅう）" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ Kiriyama, Keiichi (2009). 呉清源とその兄弟 (in Japanese). Iwanami Shoten. p. 412. ISBN 9784006031909. Retrieved 9 September 2021. この秀策流の布石が、明治・大正・昭和と受け継がれてきている。
^ Chen, Shi-chang (2003). "旅日棋士三代情－張栩繼承香火榮登本因坊". (in Traditional Chinese) (189): 79. Retrieved 9 September 2021. [吳清源]和木谷實一起研究,發表了打破日本圍棋傳統「秀策流」布石理論的「新布石」
^ ^a ^b Li, Jie (2019). AI时代的点三三 (in Simplified Chinese). Qingdao Press. p. 9. ISBN 9787555291916. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
^ Hane, Naoki (2012). わかる! 勝てる!! 囲碁序盤の打ち方 (in Japanese). マイナビ. p. 182. ISBN 9784839944919. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
^ Go, Seigen (2004). 人生十八局: 现在我将这样下 (in Simplified Chinese). CITIC Press Group. p. 54. ISBN 9787800738494. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ Honinbo Shusaku's 185th Birthday, 6 June 2014
^ Elaine Burke (6 June 2014), "'Invincible' Go player Honinbo Shusaku's 185th birthday played out in Google Doodle", Silicon Republic

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[Go2006-1] Go, Seigen (2006). 吳清源世紀圍棋戰術大公開 (in Traditional Chinese). 漢宇. p. 107. ISBN 9789867046024. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[Rin2013-2] Rin, Kaiho (2013). 布石と置碁の急所 (in Japanese). マイナビ. p. 78. ISBN 9784839947941. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

[3] "秀策流（しゅうさくりゅう）" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[Kiriyama2009-4] Kiriyama, Keiichi (2009). 呉清源とその兄弟 (in Japanese). Iwanami Shoten. p. 412. ISBN 9784006031909. Retrieved 9 September 2021. この秀策流の布石が、明治・大正・昭和と受け継がれてきている。

[5] Chen, Shi-chang (2003). "旅日棋士三代情－張栩繼承香火榮登本因坊". (in Traditional Chinese) (189): 79. Retrieved 9 September 2021. [吳清源]和木谷實一起研究,發表了打破日本圍棋傳統「秀策流」布石理論的「新布石」

[Li2019-6] Li, Jie (2019). AI时代的点三三 (in Simplified Chinese). Qingdao Press. p. 9. ISBN 9787555291916. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

[7] Hane, Naoki (2012). わかる! 勝てる!! 囲碁序盤の打ち方 (in Japanese). マイナビ. p. 182. ISBN 9784839944919. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

[Go2004-8] Go, Seigen (2004). 人生十八局: 现在我将这样下 (in Simplified Chinese). CITIC Press Group. p. 54. ISBN 9787800738494. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[9] Honinbo Shusaku's 185th Birthday, 6 June 2014

[10] Elaine Burke (6 June 2014), "'Invincible' Go player Honinbo Shusaku's 185th birthday played out in Google Doodle", Silicon Republic

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