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In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu (Go).
Go Seigen
Go Seigen in 1952
Full name
Go Seigen
Pinyin
Wú Qīngyuán
Born
(1914-06-12)June 12, 1914 Minhou County, Fujian, Republic of China[note 1][1]
Died
November 30, 2014(2014-11-30) (aged 100) Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Residence
Tokyo, Japan
Teacher
Segoe Kensaku (from 1928)
Pupil
Rin Kaiho
Turned pro
1929 (given 3 dan)
Retired
1983
Rank
9 dan
Affiliation
Nihon Ki-in
Go Seigen
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
吳清源
Simplified Chinese
吴清源
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wú Qīngyuán
Wade–Giles
Wu Ch'ing-yüan
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Ngô͘ Chheng-goân
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUC
Ngù Chĭng-nguòng
Japanese name
Kanji
呉 清源
Kana
ご せいげん
Transcriptions
Romanization
Go Seigen
Wu Quan
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
吳泉
Simplified Chinese
吴泉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wú Quán
Wade–Giles
Wu Ch'üan
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Ngô͘ Choân
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUC
Ngù Ciòng
Japanese name
Kanji
呉 泉
Kana
ご せん/くれ いずみ
Transcriptions
Romanization
Go Sen/Kure Izumi
Wu Chuan (Chinese: 吳泉), courtesy name Wu Ching-yuan (Chinese: 吳清源)[note 2] (June 12, 1914 – November 30, 2014), better known by the Japanese pronunciation of his courtesy name, Go Seigen (ご せいげん), was a Han Chinese master of the game of Go. He is considered by many players to have been the greatest Go player in the 20th century.
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