Hideya Honinbo: Born in 1874, the tenth famous chess player and the twenty-first Honinbo. He was originally a chess player in the Fangyuan Club, but later joined the sect of Hideei Honinbo. The chess style is good at killing and strategy, and is good at using fierce and strange moves to win unexpectedly. Wu Qingyuan's "Celebrity Chess" is known as the "Famous Game of the Century". In 1934, he defeated the "victorious general" Nozawa Taketomo with two pieces, which shocked the chess world. Hideya's "undefeated" status is suspected to be due to his celebrity status. Kensaku Segoe, Tamejiro Suzuki, etc. all had good records against him, but unfortunately he never had the chance to play against him first. Hideya gave up (or sold) the title of "Honinbo" in his later years, which can be regarded as a major contribution to the progress of the game system and also put an end to the history of the old system of Go. Regardless of his chess skills, Xiuzai's character is not worthy of admiration.
Hideya Honinbo
1874 (the seventh year of Meiji) - 1940 (the fifteenth year of Showa)
Born in Shiba Sakurada Town, Tokyo, his real name was Yasuju Tamura. His father's name was Hounaga, which was his old flag. He joined the Shoui Corps during the Restoration, and after the fall of Aizu, he became a junior official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He learned chess at the age of ten and showed his talent at the age of eleven. After being inspected by Xiufu, he became a student of Fangyuan Society. The next year, his mother died and he officially moved into Fangyuan Society and became a disciple. During this period, Wuzi received guidance from Xiufu.
Known as the "Three Little Monks of the Fangyuan Society" together with Ishii Chiji and Yamaoka Eijiro in the society, his future seemed infinitely bright. However, his father passed away in the early years of the Jin Dynasty, and he admired the power of high-ranking officials after the Reform. Suddenly, Feeling disgusted with Go, he left the Fangyuan Society in 1891 (the 24th year of Meiji). This move greatly hurt the feelings of Tetsujiro Kobayashi and Chiji Hayashi (Ishii), and soon an announcement about Tamura's expulsion was published in the newspaper.
After leaving the Fangyuan Society, he stayed with Hideo's adopted son Murase Biao, and started a business partnership. After failure, he stayed at a temple in Chiba to teach chess, and was later introduced to Hideo's family by Jin Yujun. With Xiu Rongyi, he won two games with three sons and one game with two sons. He officially became a fourth-dan player at the age of nineteen. Then he attended Xiurong's Go award party and officially settled his relationship with Fangyuan Society.
In 1895 (the 28th year of Meiji), which was the so-called Fangyuansha era, the Juban chess competition between Yasuju and Ishii Senji began. Initially, the chess board for Baoshou was to receive the first move. In the 40th year of the Meiji period, the fifth Juban Kai defeated Chiji as the first mover. In the 30th year of the Meiji period, when he and Chiji's chessboard were preceded by each other, he was promoted to the fifth dan at the age of twenty-three, and Hideei's chessboard was taken first. He was promoted to the 6th dan at the age of 27 in the 33rd year of Meiji. The year before Hideo was promoted to the 9th dan of the celebrity, he was promoted to the 7th dan in the 38th year of the Meiji era.
All the chess players in the world and Xiu Rongyi start from second to first, but only one person in Tiancun can maintain the first to resist. Tamura also played white chess against other chess players, and in his own consciousness he regarded himself as Hideei's heir. However, his tacit understanding with Hideei did not advance but retreat, and the two gradually became alienated. Since Hideei introduced Tamura's five-year-old Junichi Yankane from Fangyuansha in 1905 (Meiji 38), Tamura's excessive self-esteem has been greatly hurt.
Nozawa Takeuchi believed that Tamura was "born with strong self-esteem, careful in everything and very tolerant" and pointed out that he also had the flaw of "colonialism". Originally, Hideei stipulated that the game fee was one yuan per game, but Tamura It should have been seven yuan, but he often got two yuan more. Therefore, although he is strong, it is inevitable that he will be hated by Xiu Rong. But the decisive factor was that at the celebration party for Xiuzai's promotion, Xiuzai begged Yanjin to play fake chess for the sake of face. After Xiurong found out, he became more and more disgusted with Xiuzai, so he decided to humiliate Xiuzai. A certain romance novel has a vivid description of this:
"In August of the 38th year of the Meiji period, one month after Hoju was promoted to the seventh dan, the "Japanese Go Club" actively planned by Hideei was announced. Shuei appointed himself the president, and invited celebrities such as Takeshi Inukai to serve as honorary members, preparing to make a splash before the founding meeting. The "Jiji Shinpo", which was good at maneuvering, wanted to bring President Shuei and Yasuju Tamura to the meeting. Playing a game of commemorative chess. Unexpectedly, Hideei remained silent for a long time when this comment came out. The organizer, Akio Yano, was very obedient and quickly smoothed things over, saying: "This is such a grand event, and the chess game is just for fun. How about we try to win or not lose?" Xiu Rong agreed, Baoshou did not dare to object.
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“The day before the conference, the two of them worked hard to make a draw at Xiurong. They played back and forth to win the black chess, which was very nerve-wracking. It turns out that it is very easy to make a chess game to win the middle game, but it is very difficult to make a draw game. It is simply more difficult than playing a game. What's more, making a draw at this time is no longer as good as before. In the past, as long as the chess records were kept secret and not disclosed by those present, it would be difficult for outsiders to know; now, chess records must be published in newspapers and made public, and any chess move whose meaning is unclear will inevitably be suspected by experts. Not only that, as Xiurong's identity, this game must not only be seamless, but also played brilliantly. There must be no slow move, let alone a wrong move. Therefore, the two of them couldn't make it despite half a day's efforts. So Yano suggested that the game be changed to two games, with one win and one loss, so that both sides would not lose face. Of course, Hideei would win the first game. Baoshou had no choice but to agree. ”
“Xiu Rong won the first game easily and followed up with the second game. At the beginning of Baoshou, he thought he had an appointment and couldn’t help but relax. Unexpectedly, Xiu Rong was merciless and pressed hard with every move. Baoshou was frightened and angry. Although he tried his best to fight, it was too late. After 160 moves, Baoshou surrendered. Although Baoshou was so angry that he had no choice but to hold the "handle" in Xiurong's hands, he had to admit that he was unlucky. Later, Yano felt ashamed of Baoshou, and finally leaked the matter in the article "Secrets in the Chess World". ”
In the autumn of 1906 (Meiji 39), the dislike between Hideei and Tamura became increasingly obvious, and the two parties did not meet at all. Tamura, who had a great sense of crisis towards the successor to the Bo family, resigned in the following year As the vanguard of the Fangshe resistance, Xiurong issued a declaration of war, but Xiurong died ten days later.
After Xiurong died, it was Tamura who was isolated and helpless in the Fangmen. On March 27, 1907 (the 40th year of Meiji), Hidee's younger brother, the 16th Honinbo, Hidemoto came to visit the 20th Honinbo again. In the following year, Hideo was replaced by Hideo on February 10, one week after his death. House Governor Yu Tamura, the 21st Honinbo Hideya was born. According to Nozawa's proposal, it would be best for Hidemoto, who once took the position of Honinbo who was supposed to be the leader in shogi due to his lack of experience, to take over the imitation position. The solution was that Xiuyuan would definitely support Tamura, who was a powerful writer in Fangmen due to his own experience. This result naturally hurt Yan Jin, and it was not until 1920 (the ninth year of Taisho) that Yano Yu, a reporter at Jiji Shinbo, Under Jiro's mediation, he played two games with Hideya, winning one and losing one.
As the 21st Honinbo, Hideya tried his best to maintain his position as the second best player against the powerful chess players. 》Ten consecutive victories in the ring competition, Shi Erzi defeated Taketomo Nozawa with one eye, and defeated Suzuki Tamajiro, Segoshi Kensaku and others. Finally, in February of 1914 (the third year of Taisho), he was forty-one years old. He became a celebrity in his prime, and reached the peak of celebrity while trying to reunify the chess world.
Hideya became more and more domineering. In 1917 (the sixth year of Taisho), he was defeated by Taketo Nozawa. He praised and criticized his past chess reviews in the "Comments of Review" column of "Go Reference" and used his power to force "Go Reference" to stop publishing "Reviews of Reviews". Nozawa had to switch to "Go Review" to publish them. Hideza heard about his own opinions and wrote a warning: "Mr. Taketomo Nozawa, the magazine "Go Review" that recently published "Comments on Comments" and "Monthly Edition of the Chess World" is a sign of your great influence on the master's family as a disciple of ours. If you act carelessly, please change it quickly. I would like to warn you with this friendship. "Nozawa continued to go his own way, so Hideya simply expelled Nozawa from the Central Chess Academy, and also fired Inoue Kohei for publishing chess games at will. This was the "breaking case" that shocked the moment.
1922 (Taisho 11th) (Year) Fangyuansha merged with the Honinbo family to establish the Central Chess Academy. However, due to a financial dispute soon after, the Katoensha group headed by Nobu Kato believed that they had suffered a loss, so they restored the old concept. The Central Chess Academy used the properties of the Fangyuansha. , Hideya's office moved to Nihombashi Kawazeishicho. At that time, under the influence of chess players, it was the era of the three pillars of the Central Chess Institute, Fangyuan Society, and Bishengkai under the so-called Bo family. The three factions were constantly fighting and damaging the chess world. This situation lasted until the Great Kanto Earthquake on September 1, 1923 (the 12th year of Taisho). On July 1 of the following year, under the promotion of Baron Taicang, the Nippon Chess Academy was established and the magazine "Kai Dao" was published. Work hard to expand the influence of Go.
But there are still some complicated officials left on the board. I finished desperately. When I took the time to go to the bathroom, I accidentally saw a group of disciples of the famous Xiuzai gathered in the rest room of the game venue. They held many chess records in their hands, and they had already thoroughly studied the various playing methods from the end to the end. The chess record. Seeing such an extremely tense atmosphere, I was frightened, so I quickly asked Mr. Segoshi for help. Mr. Segoshi immediately invited Mr. Yoshida Soko, a giant in the Kyoto Go world and the organizer of the Yoshida Private School, to serve as a notary. Later, even Mr. Yoshida, who served as an emergency notary, was shocked when he saw the heavily guarded formation. , I feel that the situation is not trivial. "In the end, Hideya Shirajime won. And this game of chess also made the "Yomiuri Shimbun" from a third-rate tabloid to a national major newspaper due to the gathering of ears and eyes in the world. The Japan Broadcasting Association also took this opportunity to launch a Go column, and many plans were launched from this Yan.
Contrary to Xiuzai's assumptions, although Wu lost the game, the new layout was not affected, and the unfair treatment of Wu during the game deeply stimulated everyone. Most chess players took the opportunity to innovate and set off a craze for fair competition. The concept of closed games was established and the hand-closing system was implemented, making this game known as "the most famous game of the twentieth century" and also became a modern Go and modern Go game. A sign of division. I'm afraid Hideya, who had racked his brains and tried every possible means, didn't expect this.
Now some people defend Hideya by saying that he did this to protect the "undefeated celebrity". His authority is understandable, but a closer analysis shows how despicable Hideya is. In the Edo period, Sushou enjoyed the privilege of playing at any time, but since there was no time limit at that time, this privilege was more of respect for Sushou. Research, although it goes against the nature of Go, at that time both sides of the chess game had a lot of staff, which ensured a certain degree of fairness. In the game between Xiuzai and Wu, Xiuzai obviously used the big to bully the small. The tyranny really lost the style of the top master and tarnished Go.
In 1936 (the 11th year of the Showa era), the selection method of Honinbo was established as a strong player system, and the title of Honinbo was transferred in 1939. To the Mainichi Shimbun, it contributed to the birth of the Honinbo Battle. Since the death of Souji Ogishi, the successor chosen by Meme, based on his own experience, he believed that the heir to the Shomon should be selected based on the actual situation. This is a modern shogi battle. At the beginning of its birth, Hideya also received millions in transfer fees. After relinquishing the right to issue certificates to the Central Chess Academy in January 1923 (the twelfth year of Taisho), he entrusted the decision of the purpose to the Honinbo War, ending the Hoinbo War. The historical mission of the family.
In 1938 (the 13th year of the Showa era), Kitani retired from chess. He learned from Wu Qingyuan's lesson and asked for a closed hand system to teach Hideya no way to cheat. Under such circumstances, Hideya was unable to use his privileges, which made him angry and sad. Coupled with his inability to adapt to the new system, he failed early and lost the game by five eyes.
On January 18, 1940 (Showa 15), Hideya, who witnessed the birth of the first Honinbo, passed away at the age of sixty-seven at the Atami Rinya Hotel. It was the day after Hideya's death. Kang Chengyin supplemented the book "Celebrity" with a record of the celebrity's retirement from the chess game. The tone of the book is extremely sad. By derogating the celebrity's opponent Otake Shidan (the prototype is Kitani Minoru), the tall image of the celebrity in the book is highlighted, just like Kawabata. Kawabata's suicide can also provide clues to it.
Hideya grew up in a time when chess was in decline, but he did not contribute much to the revival of chess. While Rong Jing was working hard to revitalize the Fang family, Xiu Zai escaped from Go, which seemed to have no future. And when he was in poverty and had no food and clothing, it was Go that saved him, and finally he enjoyed the success and became a celebrity. People can't help but doubt the authenticity of "the way of heaven has no relatives and always associates with good people" like Sima Qian.
But that’s not what’s so hateful about Hideya. The reason why Xiuzai is hateful is that as a celebrity in the old system, he has sufficient feudal authority and at the same time enjoys enough money in the capitalist era. In other words, Hideya has power but does not assume obligations, which is the main reason why he attracts hatred.
Take the transfer of the Honinbo title as an example. This title was originally a public property of the world's shogi players, but Hideya took out the Honinbo title and sold it to a news agency. He used the money to buy himself a piece of land and gave nothing to the Nippon Chess Academy. and the Go world. Therefore, Master Wu Qingyuan commented that "Xiu Zai is a bad person." After the death of Hideya's disciples and descendants, the Nippon Chess Academy, which kept pace with the times, finally sent his bronze statue to the warehouse to eat ashes. Did he ever think of this day when he acted arbitrarily and suppressed the underachievers?
You deserve it.