Invincible: The Games of Shusaku 1982 Rare 1st. Hardcover Ed. by John Power

Description: Out of print, very rare 1st Hardcover Edition. Comes with a dust jacket. Greatest Japanese Master, Shusaku history, professionals, and historical background demonstrated with graphics, models and images. 420 pages. Clean pages, look near new, no marks, no underline, no highlights. Dust jacket has light shelf wear. See the images enlarged for more details. Shusaku (1829 - 1862), 'the invincible', was the outstanding player in an age of go geniuses and is considered by many modern professionals to be the greatest player of the historical period. Shu-saku was the heir to the 14th Honinbo, Shuwa, but he died from cholera before he had a chance to succeed Shuwa as the head of the Honinbo go house. Although he only reached 7-dan, he established himself as the top player of the day. He was victorious in every important match he played and he set an unprecedented record of nineteen straight wins over a period of thirteen years in the annual 'castle games'. His games still enjoy immense popularity in Japan and have become required reading for all serious students of the game. He left a legacy of games which have been an inspiration to succeeding generations. Even today, he remains perhaps the one player whose games are studied without fail by all serious students of the game.

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