Some ancient influence games.
(;CA[ISO8859-1]FF[4]ST[2]AP[GOWrite:2.2.21]GM[1]SZ[19]FG[259:]US[GoGoD95]PB[Yasui Chitetsu]GN[ ]PM[0]RE[W+10]PW[Honinbo Dosaku]KM[0.0]PC[Home of Yoshida Ian]C[*** White was one of the strongest players ever, said to be 13 p.]DT[1669-08-03 (Kanbun 9 VII 7)]
;B[qd]
;W[oc]
;B[lc]C[*** Go theory was in its infancy.]
;W[qo]
;B[cp]
;W[eq]
;B[hq]
;C[*** White has played his signature opening, the swastika 5-3 points.]W[ce]
;B[ec]
;W[cc]
;B[hc]C[*** Low.]
;W[pq]
;B[lq]
;W[qh]
;B[pc]
;W[cl]
;B[do]
;W[eo]
;B[dm]
;W[dl]
;B[en]
;W[fo]
;B[dq]
;W[ho]
;B[er]
;C[*** White plays for central influence.]W[fe]
;B[fq]
;W[lo]
;B[od]
;W[ie]
;B[id]
;W[je]
;B[fg]C[*** Black plays lightly inside White's sphere of influence.]
;W[ed]
;B[ci]
;W[fl]
;B[fj]
;W[eh]
;B[dj]
;W[ek]
;B[fh]
;C[*** Big.]W[hk]
;B[hi]
;W[jj]
;B[jh]
;C[*** Leaning attack.]W[ld]
;B[mc]
;W[ih]
;B[ig]
;W[ii]
;B[hg]
;W[gd]
;B[kg]
;W[gc]
;B[lj]
;W[ki]
;B[mh]
;W[ni]
;B[li]
;W[kl]
;B[hj]
;C[*** White makes a large framework. Last comment.]W[mk]
;B[ik]
;W[hl]
;B[nj]
;W[mj]
;B[qn]
;W[po]
;B[oi]
;W[pj]
;B[il]
;W[im]
;B[jm]
;W[jl]
;B[ij]
;W[in]
;B[jp]
;W[ip]
;B[iq]
;W[nh]
;B[rh]
;W[ri]
;B[qg]
;W[ph]
;B[gb]
;W[nd]
;B[nc]
;W[oe]
;B[pd]
;W[fb]
;B[mo]
;W[mn]
;B[ko]
;W[lp]
;B[jn]
;W[bj]
;B[bi]
;W[cj]
;B[di]
;W[fn]
;B[em]
;W[el]
;B[cm]
;W[bm]
;B[bn]
;W[bl]
;B[mp]
;W[ln]
;B[mq]
;W[kq]
;B[kp]
;W[nr]
;B[or]
;W[oq]
;B[nq]
;W[kr]
;B[lr]
;W[no]
;B[pr]
;W[ks]
;B[ns]
;W[jq]
;B[qq]
;W[jc]
;B[rp]
;W[ro]
;B[jb]
;W[ib]
;B[kb]
;W[hb]
;B[hp]
;W[io]
;B[rg]
;W[kj]
;B[ls]
;W[kn]
;B[bf]
;W[be]
;B[so]
;W[sn]
;B[sp]
;W[rn]
;B[rj]
;W[si]
;B[oh]
;W[oj]
;B[ng]
;W[mi]
;B[og]
;W[pi]
;B[mg]
;W[ep]
;B[co]
;W[ir]
;B[hr]
;W[dr]
;B[fr]
;W[le]
;B[lk]
;W[ll]
;B[kh]
;W[bg]
;B[gk]
;W[cg]
;B[gl]
;W[fm]
;B[am]
;W[cr]
;B[bq]
;W[br]
;B[cq]
;W[gp]
;B[is]
;W[jo]
;B[gq]
;W[ar]
;B[es]
;W[js]
;B[hs]
;W[eg]
;B[op]
;W[oo]
;B[me]
;W[ji]
;B[hm]
;W[pp]
;B[md]
;W[kc]
;B[lf]
;W[lb]
;B[mb]
;W[ja]
;B[la]
;W[ff]
;B[ke]
;W[kd]
;B[jf]
;W[kf]
;B[he]
;W[hd]
;B[if]
;W[ke]
;B[hh]
;W[ei]
;B[ej]
;W[np]
;B[gm]
;W[fi]
;B[ai]
;W[ag]
;B[dh]
;W[dg]
;B[aj]
;W[ak]
;B[ck]
;W[bk]
;B[dk]
;W[qp]
;B[rq]
;W[pg]
;B[pf]
;W[sh]
;B[sg]
;W[gf]
;B[hf]
;W[ao]
;B[an]
;W[aq]
;B[ap]
;W[bp]
;B[ds]
;W[jr]
)
(;CA[ISO8859-1]FF[4]ST[2]AP[GOWrite:2.2.21]GM[1]SZ[19]FG[259:]US[GoGoD95]PB[Sakaguchi Sentoku]GN[ ]PM[0]RE[B+R]PW[Honinbo Retsugen]KM[0.0]PC[Residence of Lord Tanuma of Noto]C[*** Black was known for his center oriented play.]DT[1771-12-03 (Meiwa 8 X 27)]
;B[qd]
;W[dc]
;B[ep]
;W[oq]
;B[po]
;W[qp]
;B[qo]
;W[rp]
;B[qk]
;W[oc]
;B[pe]
;W[cf]
;B[nd]
;W[mc]
;B[kc]
;W[md]
;B[hc]
;W[iq]
;B[np]
;W[ro]
;B[qm]
;W[nq]
;B[mp]
;W[ne]
;B[co]
;W[er]
;B[fq]
;W[fr]
;B[hq]
;W[gq]
;B[gp]
;W[gr]
;B[hp]
;W[hr]
;B[ip]
;W[jq]
;B[cj]C[*** Black makes a large framework.]
;W[fc]
;B[ke]
;W[jd]
;B[kd]
;W[od]
;B[pg]
;W[jc]
;B[jb]
;W[ib]
;B[kb]
;W[ic]
;B[je]
;W[hb]
;B[mf]
;W[nf]
;B[ng]
;W[mg]
;B[lf]
;W[qb]
;B[nh]C[*** Now Black has a huge framework.]
;W[jp]
;B[jo]
;W[ko]
;B[kp]C[*** Black builds a wall.]
;W[jn]
;B[io]
;W[lp]
;B[kn]
;W[lo]
;B[ln]
;W[mo]
;B[mn]
;W[no]
;B[nn]
;C[*** White reduces Black's framework.]W[ej]
;B[cg]
;W[dg]
;B[ch]
;W[dh]
;B[bf]
;W[ci]
;B[df]
;W[ce]
;B[di]
;W[bi]
;B[eh]C[*** Black builds another wall.]
;W[eg]
;B[fg]
;W[ef]
;B[ff]
;W[ee]
;B[ei]
;W[bj]
;B[ck]
;W[bk]
;B[cl]
;C[*** Is it too late? Last comment.]W[hf]
;B[hg]
;W[if]
;B[ig]
;W[jf]
;B[kh]
;W[bl]
;B[bm]
;W[dj]
;B[fj]
;W[fk]
;B[fi]
;W[ek]
;B[hj]
;W[hk]
;B[dm]
;W[jh]
;B[jg]
;W[kf]
;B[le]
;W[kg]
;B[lg]
;W[ij]
;B[gj]
;W[ki]
;B[lh]
;W[gh]
;B[gg]
;W[dp]
;B[do]
;W[cp]
;B[ie]
;W[he]
;B[hd]
;W[ge]
;B[fe]
;W[gd]
;B[ed]
;W[de]
;B[fd]
;W[gb]
;B[lq]
;W[kq]
;B[oo]
;W[kp]
;B[gk]
;W[rc]
;B[pq]
;W[pp]
;B[op]
;W[mq]
;B[qq]
;W[rq]
;B[rr]
;W[or]
;B[rn]
;W[qr]
;B[rd]
)
(;CA[ISO8859-1]FF[4]ST[2]AP[GOWrite:2.2.21]GM[1]SZ[19]FG[259:]US[GoGoD95]PB[Inoue Intatsu]RU[Chohan (=nigiri)]GN[ ]EV[Castle Game]PM[0]RE[W+3]PW[Sakaguch Sentoku I]KM[0.0]DT[1774-12-19 (An'ei 3 XI 17)]RO[O-konomi]
;B[cp]
;W[po]
;B[qe]
;W[od]
;B[pc]
;W[oc]
;B[pb]
;W[ed]
;B[jc]
;W[hc]
;B[lc]
;W[of]
;B[pe]
;C[*** High, wide, and handsome.]W[lf]
;B[oe]
;W[md]
;B[mc]
;W[ne]
;B[nc]
;W[nd]
;B[ob]
;W[qk]
;B[ph]
;W[eq]
;B[iq]
;C[*** Ditto.]W[io]
;B[lq]
;W[hq]
;B[hr]
;W[hp]
;B[dq]
;W[do]
;B[co]
;W[dn]
;B[cm]
;W[dr]
;B[cr]
;W[dp]
;B[cq]
;C[*** Shades of Dosaku!]W[lo]
;B[jr]
;W[oj]
;B[oi]
;W[nj]
;B[mh]
;W[mq]
;B[mr]
;W[nq]
;B[nr]
;W[pq]
;B[lp]
;W[mo]
;B[dm]C[*** Big.]
;W[cd]
;B[fm]
;W[ch]
;B[ce]
;W[de]
;B[cf]
;W[eg]
;B[bd]
;W[cc]
;B[bc]
;W[bb]
;B[ab]
;W[cb]
;B[bh]
;W[bi]
;B[bg]
;W[di]
;B[cj]
;W[ci]
;B[af]
;W[qi]
;B[qh]
;W[ni]
;B[nh]
;W[pi]
;B[oh]
;C[*** Good point. Flexible. Last comment.]W[kg]
;B[kh]
;W[jh]
;B[ki]
;W[or]
;B[gr]
;W[gm]
;B[gn]
;W[fn]
;B[en]
;W[fo]
;B[hn]
;W[eo]
;B[em]
;W[in]
;B[hm]
;W[ie]
;B[hh]
;W[ji]
;B[jj]
;W[ig]
;B[im]
;W[kn]
;B[ii]
;W[kk]
;B[hg]
;W[ic]
;B[jd]
;W[hf]
;B[jf]
;W[je]
;B[jg]
;W[kf]
;B[ih]
;W[er]
;B[gf]
;W[ge]
;B[if]
;W[he]
;B[rh]
;W[jl]
;B[sk]
;W[sl]
;B[sj]
;W[ri]
;B[si]
;W[rl]
;B[bk]
;W[dj]
;B[dk]
;W[ek]
;B[jb]
;W[ib]
;B[jm]
;W[km]
;B[fh]
;W[kd]
;B[ld]
;W[ke]
;B[ej]
;W[ei]
;B[fj]
;W[bj]
;B[ck]
;W[fi]
;B[gi]
;W[gj]
;B[fk]
;W[gk]
;B[el]
;W[ik]
;B[gl]
;W[kp]
;B[kq]
;W[ak]
;B[al]
;W[ai]
;B[eh]
;W[dg]
;B[aj]
;W[be]
;B[ac]
;W[ak]
;B[bn]
;W[kc]
;B[kb]
;W[jk]
;B[lj]
;W[lk]
;B[mj]
;W[mk]
;B[mf]
;W[mg]
;B[ng]
;W[nf]
;B[lg]
;W[le]
;B[jp]
;W[ko]
;B[fq]
;W[fp]
;B[ff]
;W[fg]
;B[gg]
;W[df]
;B[ae]
;W[cs]
;B[bs]
;W[ds]
;B[br]
;W[pf]
;B[qf]
;W[fr]
;B[gq]
;W[ho]
;B[fs]
;W[ja]
;B[ka]
;W[ia]
;B[fe]
;W[fd]
;B[rk]
;W[ql]
;B[ij]
;W[hj]
;B[hl]
;W[hk]
;B[mp]
;W[np]
;B[lr]
;W[pd]
;B[qd]
;W[id]
;B[lb]
;W[rj]
;B[sh]
;W[ns]
;B[ms]
;W[os]
;B[pg]
;W[mi]
;B[li]
;W[ip]
;B[ee]
;W[ah]
;B[ba]
;W[ca]
;B[bf]
;W[aj]
;B[aa]
)
(;CA[ISO8859-1]FF[4]ST[2]AP[GOWrite:2.2.21]GM[1]SZ[19]FG[259:]US[GoGoD95]PB[Okunuki Chisaku]GN[ ]PM[0]RE[B+R]PW[Hayashi Genbi]KM[0.0]C[*** Chisaku's great sacrifice.]DT[c. 1810]GC[The only known game between these two (record was property of Watanabe Hideo 7d)]
;B[cp]
;W[pe]
;B[qp]
;W[eq]
;B[oq]
;W[ce]
;B[hq]
;W[qj]
;B[ep]
;W[dp]
;B[do]
;W[dq]
;B[fp]
;W[cq]
;B[bo]
;W[fq]
;B[gp]
;W[bp]
;B[co]C[*** Black makes a wall.]
;C[*** Some people would say that this move kills Black's influence.]W[cj]
;B[ed]
;W[dc]
;B[ec]
;W[db]
;B[pc]
;W[qc]
;B[qb]
;W[qd]
;B[ob]
;W[hd]
;B[md]
;W[ef]
;B[ee]
;W[df]
;B[ff]
;W[fg]
;B[gf]
;W[gd]
;B[fd]
;W[gh]
;B[if]
;W[fb]
;B[eb]
;W[ea]
;B[gc]
;W[fc]
;B[gb]
;W[fa]
;B[dd]
;W[cc]
;B[ic]
;W[id]
;B[jc]
;W[jd]
;B[kc]
;W[kd]
;B[ld]
;C[*** Now starts a big battle in the center.]W[kf]
;B[hh]
;W[hg]
;B[hf]
;W[ih]
;B[eg]
;W[cd]
;B[gg]
;W[hi]
;B[fh]
;W[kh]
;B[gi]
;W[hc]
;B[hh]
;W[lc]
;B[lb]
;W[gh]
;B[ch]
;W[dh]
;B[dg]
;W[cg]
;B[bg]
;W[cf]
;B[ci]
;W[di]
;B[bj]
;W[dj]
;B[bk]
;W[gj]
;B[fi]
;W[fj]
;B[hj]
;W[hk]
;B[ij]
;W[cl]
;B[ig]
;W[bl]
;B[bi]
;W[en]
;B[bq]
;W[br]
;B[ap]
;W[gr]
;B[eo]
;W[ah]
;B[ak]
;W[bm]
;B[bf]
;W[be]
;B[ai]
;W[af]
;B[bh]
;C[*** It looks like White is going to build a wall.]W[jk]
;B[ej]
;W[ek]
;B[ik]
;W[il]
;B[gk]
;W[fk]
;B[hl]C[*** But Black protests.]
;W[ii]
;B[jj]
;W[kj]
;B[jl]
;C[*** Let's make a deal.]W[ji]
;B[kk]
;C[*** Black has sacrificed many stones for a center wall.]W[hh]
;B[lj]
;W[ki]
;B[qh]C[*** Black invades to make use of his wall. Last comment.]
;W[pi]
;B[ph]
;W[oh]
;B[og]
;W[ng]
;B[nh]
;W[oi]
;B[nf]
;W[mg]
;B[lg]
;W[kg]
;B[pf]
;W[mf]
;B[ne]
;W[qn]
;B[on]
;W[po]
;B[op]
;W[ir]
;B[fl]
;W[el]
;B[fm]
;W[em]
;B[fn]
;W[jf]
;B[ql]
;W[pp]
;B[pq]
;W[qq]
;B[rq]
;W[qr]
;B[rp]
;W[qm]
;B[nm]
;W[pl]
;B[jq]
)
(;CA[ISO8859-1]FF[4]ST[2]AP[GOWrite:2.2.21]GM[1]SZ[19]FG[259:]US[GoGoD95]PB[Yasuda Shusaku]OH[-B-]BR[4d]GN[ ]PM[0]RE[B+2 {B connects the ko}]KM[0.0]PW[Inoue Genan Inseki]PC[Day 1 {to move 89}, residence of Tsuji Chujiro, Tennoji-ya, Naniwa, then residence of Hara Saichiro {to move 141} and then meeting organised by Nakagawa Junsetsu at Nakanoshima Kamiya Inn]C[*** Very famous game. Black was also one of the strongest players ever.]DT[1846-09-11,14,15 {Koka 3-VII-21, 24, 25}]GC[The Ear-reddening Game. Traditional records give the result as B+3.]WR[8d]
;B[qd]
;W[dc]
;B[pq]
;W[oc]
;B[cp]C[*** Shusaku plays his trademark opening.]
;W[cf]
;B[ep]
;W[qo]
;B[pe]C[*** Also a trademark play.]
;W[np]
;B[po]
;W[pp]
;B[op]
;W[qp]
;B[oq]
;W[oo]
;B[pn]
;W[qq]
;B[nq]
;W[on]
;B[pm]
;W[om]
;B[pl]
;W[mp]
;B[mq]
;W[ol]
;B[pk]
;W[lq]
;B[lr]
;W[kr]
;B[lp]
;W[kq]
;B[qr]
;W[rr]
;B[rs]
;W[mr]
;B[nr]
;W[pr]
;B[ps]
;W[qs]
;B[no]
;W[mo]
;B[qr]
;W[rm]
;B[rl]
;W[qs]
;B[lo]
;W[mn]
;B[qr]
;W[qm]
;B[or]
;W[ql]
;B[qj]
;W[rj]
;B[ri]
;W[rk]
;B[ln]
;W[mm]
;B[qi]
;W[rq]
;B[jn]
;W[ls]
;B[ns]
;W[gq]
;B[go]C[*** Big.]
;W[ck]
;B[kc]
;W[ic]
;B[pc]
;C[*** Big.]W[nj]
;B[ke]
;W[og]
;B[oh]
;W[pb]
;B[qb]
;W[ng]
;B[mi]
;W[mj]
;B[nd]
;W[ph]
;B[qg]
;W[pg]
;B[hq]
;W[hr]
;B[ir]
;W[iq]
;B[hp]
;W[jr]
;B[fc]
;W[lc]
;B[ld]
;W[mc]
;B[lb]
;W[mb]
;B[md]
;W[qf]
;B[pf]
;W[qh]
;B[rg]
;W[rh]
;B[sh]
;W[rf]
;B[sg]
;W[pj]
;B[pi]
;W[oi]
;B[oj]
;W[ni]
;B[qk]
;W[ok]
;B[qe]
;W[kb]
;B[jb]
;W[ka]
;B[jc]
;W[ob]
;B[ja]
;W[la]
;B[db]
;W[cc]
;B[fe]
;W[cn]
;B[gr]
;W[is]
;B[fq]
;W[io]
;B[ji]C[*** A physician who was watching the game noticed that Inoue's ears turned red after this play. From that he predicted that Black would win. This play has powerful influence. It extends the Black framework on the top side, supports the weak Black group on the bottom side, and supports an invasion or reduction on the left side. It also hinders White from extending his framework in the center.]
;W[eb]
;B[fb]
;W[eg]
;B[dj]C[*** The shoulder blow for reduction. Last comment.]
;W[dk]
;B[ej]
;W[cj]
;B[dh]
;W[ij]
;B[hm]
;W[gj]
;B[eh]
;W[fl]
;B[fg]
;W[er]
;B[dm]
;W[fn]
;B[dn]
;W[gn]
;B[jj]
;W[jk]
;B[kk]
;W[ii]
;B[ik]
;W[jl]
;B[kl]
;W[il]
;B[jh]
;W[co]
;B[do]
;W[ih]
;B[hn]
;W[hl]
;B[bl]
;W[dg]
;B[gh]
;W[ch]
;B[ig]
;W[ec]
;B[cr]
;W[fd]
;B[gd]
;W[ed]
;B[gc]
;W[bk]
;B[cm]
;W[gs]
;B[gp]
;W[li]
;B[kg]
;W[in]
;B[lj]
;W[lg]
;B[gm]
;W[jf]
;B[jg]
;W[im]
;B[fm]
;W[kf]
;B[lf]
;W[mf]
;B[le]
;W[gf]
;B[hf]
;W[ff]
;B[gg]
;W[lk]
;B[kj]
;W[km]
;B[lm]
;W[ll]
;B[jm]
;W[ge]
;B[he]
;W[ef]
;B[ea]
;W[cb]
;B[fr]
;W[fs]
;B[dr]
;W[qa]
;B[ra]
;W[pa]
;B[rb]
;W[da]
;B[gi]
;W[fj]
;B[fi]
;W[fa]
;B[ga]
;W[gl]
;B[ek]
;W[em]
;B[ho]
;W[el]
;B[en]
;W[jo]
;B[kn]
;W[ci]
;B[lh]
;W[mh]
;B[mg]
;W[di]
;B[ei]
;W[lg]
;B[qn]
;W[rn]
;B[re]
;W[sl]
;B[mg]
;W[bm]
;B[am]
;W[lg]
;B[eq]
;W[es]
;B[mg]
;W[ha]
;B[gb]
;W[lg]
;B[ds]
;W[hs]
;B[mg]
;W[sj]
;B[si]
;W[lg]
;B[sr]
;W[sq]
;B[mg]
;W[hd]
;B[hb]
;W[lg]
;B[ro]
;W[so]
;B[mg]
;W[ss]
;B[qs]
;W[lg]
;B[sn]
;W[rp]
;B[mg]
;W[cl]
;B[bn]
;W[lg]
;B[ml]
;W[mk]
;B[mg]
;W[pj]
;B[sf]
;W[lg]
;B[nn]
;W[nl]
;B[mg]
;W[ib]
;B[ia]
;W[lg]
;B[nc]
;W[nb]
;B[mg]
;W[jd]
;B[kd]
;W[lg]
;B[ma]
;W[na]
;B[mg]
;W[qc]
;B[rc]
;W[lg]
;B[js]
;W[ks]
;B[mg]
;W[hc]
;B[id]
;W[lg]
;B[fk]
;W[hj]
;B[mg]
;W[hh]
;B[hg]
;W[lg]
;B[gk]
;W[hk]
;B[mg]
;W[ak]
;B[lg]
;W[al]
;B[bm]
;W[nf]
;B[od]
;W[ki]
;B[ms]
;W[kp]
;B[ip]
;W[jp]
;B[lr]
;W[oj]
;B[mr]
;W[ea]
;B[sr]
)