Honinbo Doteki also known as Ogawa Doteki, was a professional Japanese Go

Go (board game)

Go , is an ancient board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,000 years ago...

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Go players

This page gives an overview of well-known players of the game of Go throughout the ages. The page has been divided into sections based on the era in which the Go players played and the country in which they played. As this was not necessarily their country of birth, a flag of that country precedes...

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Biography

By the time Doteki was 13, he was regarded as one of the best players, and became heir to Honinbo Dosaku

Honinbo Dosaku

Hon'inbō Dōsaku was a professional go player.- Biography :Dōsaku was one of the greatest go players in history. He was born in the Iwami province of Japan and studied Go in the Hon'inbō school, becoming Meijin at a very young age....

, his teacher. Still only 13, he had already reached 6 dan. He played in his first Castle Games in November of 1684, where he beat Yasui Sanchi

Yasui Sanchi

Yasui Sanchi was a Japanese professional go player, and second head of the Yasui house.He became Meijin-godokoro in 1668. It has always been said that this promotion was achieved by a backstairs route, with influence exerted by the head of the Matsudaira clan...

 3 games to 0. He was hailed as the best prodigy of the time. A month after beating Yasui, he was promoted to 7 dan. He was very close to attaining the title of Meijin

Meijin

Meijin , literally translated, means "Brilliant Man." It is the name of the second most prestigious Japanese Go Tournament. It also refers to a traditional Japanese title given to the strongest player of the day during the Edo period.- The tournament :...

, and even once beat his teacher, Dosaku, on even. With a full life ahead of him, he was cut short when he died in 1690 at the age of 21. Many believe that if he hadn't died so young, he would have surpassed Dosaku.