Hosai Fujisawa

Hosai Fujisawa
Hosai Fujisawa
	Honinbō Shūsai
Rank	9 dan

Hosai Fujisawa (藤沢朋斎, Fujisawa Hōsai, born as Kuranosuke Fujisawa (藤沢庫之助 Fujisawa Kuranosuke), March 5, 1919 – August 2, 1993) was a

professional Go player. Hideyuki Fujisawa is his uncle.^{[citation needed}

]

Biography

Hosai Fujisawa was born in

imitation go

.

In 1939 and 1940, Fujisawa played a

josen

handicap throughout.

He was the first player to be promoted to 9 dan in the Oteai system when he won the Oteai seven times. He was known for playing two jubango matches with Go Seigen some 10 years after the first jubango. These matches occurred in 1951 and 1952, the time when Fujisawa and Go were the only 9 dans. Fujisawa lost both of the matches.