Go Seigen

Go Seigen (呉清源) has a rating of 1741.

Retired. The rating shown is the rating at retirement.

Go Seigen呉清源Nihon Ki-in
Rating1741
Rank
1-year change
Peak rating
Last 10LossLossWinWinLossWinWinWinLossLoss81-66
1976 record
1-2
Record since 1927
81-66(1 jigo)
Win rate
.551

Rating at retirement (not included in the rating list)

The rating is calculated from published game results. It does not include any adjustment for playing Black.

Recent games

Up to 20 games, newest first. “Change” is the rating movement.
DateOpponent and tournamentResultChange
September 17, 1976Ohira ShuzoNHK Cup Round 1 as WhiteLoss↓16
March 19, 1976Sakata EioNHK Cup Final as BlackLoss↓8
January 1, 1976Kubouchi ShuchiNHK Cup Round 3 as WhiteWin↑13
December 19, 1975Hashimoto ShojiNHK Cup Round 2 as WhiteWin↑19
September 12, 1975Kato MasaoNHK Cup Round 1 as WhiteWin↑25
February 14, 1975Takemiya MasakiNHK Cup Round 3 as BlackLoss↓10
January 17, 1975Kato MasaoNHK Cup Round 2 as BlackWin↑24
October 11, 1974Hashimoto ShojiNHK Cup Round 1 as WhiteWin↑25
October 26, 1973Fujisawa ShukoNHK Cup Round 1 as BlackLoss↓14
September 19, 1973Handa DogenJudan Losers' Section Round 2 as BlackLoss↓16
July 11, 1973Kato MasaoJudan Winners' Section Round 2 as BlackLoss↓10
July 1, 1973Ohira ShuzoOza Round 1 as BlackLoss↓16
June 21, 1973Fujisawa HosaiJudan Winners' Section Round 1 as BlackWin↑17
December 1, 1972Hashimoto ShojiNHK Cup Round 2 as BlackLoss↓14
November 1, 1972Shimamura ToshihiroNHK Cup Round 1 as WhiteWin↑21
October 19, 1972Takagawa ShukakuOza Round 3 as BlackLoss↓13
September 21, 1972Takagawa ShukakuJudan Losers' Section Round 2 as BlackLoss↓14
July 20, 1972Kajiwara TakeoJudan Losers' Section Round 1 as BlackWin↑16
July 5, 1972Fujisawa ShukoOza Round 2 as BlackWin↑21
June 22, 1972Magari ReikiOza Round 1 as BlackWin↑12

Head-to-head

Up to 10 opponents, most-played first. Records are from Go Seigen's point of view; jigo and no-result games are not counted as wins or losses. Only games from 1927 onward are included.
OpponentTotalAs BlackAs White
Hashimoto Shoji8-5.6155-33-2
Kitani Minoru8-4.6675-13-3
Sakata Eio5-6.4551-34-3
Fujisawa Shuko1-10.0911-50-5
Hashimoto Utaro5-5.5003-22-3
Fujisawa Hosai4-6.4003-11-5
Takagawa Shukaku4-6.4003-31-3
Ohira Shuzo3-3.5003-20-1
Handa Dogen3-2.6003-10-1
Kato Masao3-1.7501-12-0

Record by year

Counted by calendar year, January to December (default wins and losses are included; jigo and no-result games are not). Only games from 1927 onward are counted, so these totals do not match the career records published by the two Ki-in.

YearRecordWin rate
19761-2.333
19753-1.750
19741-01.000
19731-4.200
19726-6.500
19713-4.429
19703-3.500
19693-4.429
19683-4.429
19673-3.500
19662-1.667
19651-6.143
19644-4.500
19636-3.667
19626-1.857
19614-3.571
19605-2(1 jigo).714
19593-3.500
19584-2.667
19577-2.778
19450-1.000
19440-2.000
19422-2.500
19414-1.800
19403-2.600
19393-01.000
Total81-66(1 jigo).551

Calculated from games played between 1927 and 2026 (as of September 17, 2026).