Go Seigen

Go Seigen
Go Seigen in 1952
Full nameGo Seigen
PinyinWú Qīngyuán
Born(1914-06-12)June 12, 1914
Minhou County, Fujian, Republic of China[note 1][1]
DiedNovember 30, 2014(2014-11-30) (aged 100)
Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
ResidenceTokyo, Japan
TeacherSegoe Kensaku (from 1928)
PupilRin Kaiho
Turned pro1929 (given 3 dan)
Retired1983
Rank9 dan
AffiliationNihon Ki-in
Go Seigen
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese吳清源
Simplified Chinese吴清源
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWú Qīngyuán
Wade–GilesWu Ch'ing-yüan
Southern Min
Hokkien POJNgô͘ Chheng-goân
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCNgù Chĭng-nguòng
Japanese name
Kanji呉 清源
Kanaご せいげん
Transcriptions
RomanizationGo Seigen
Wu Quan
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese吳泉
Simplified Chinese吴泉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWú Quán
Wade–GilesWu Ch'üan
Southern Min
Hokkien POJNgô͘ Choân
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCNgù Ciòng
Japanese name
Kanji呉 泉
Kanaご せん/くれ いずみ
Transcriptions
RomanizationGo 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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  1. ^ "吴清源父母喜结连理:红娘是民国大总统徐世昌". Fuzhou Evening News. 22 November 2017.