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By the time Doteki was 13, he was regarded as one of the best players, and became heir to Honinbo Dosaku, his teacher.
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By the time Doteki was 13, he was regarded as one of the best players, and became heir to Honinbo Dosaku, his teacher.
Still only 13, he had already reached 6 daughter He played in his first in November of 1684, where he beat Yasui Sanchi 3 games to 0. He was hailed as the best prodigy of the time.
A month after beating Yasui, he was promoted to 7 daughter
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.
Because of these facts he has sometimes been referred to as "Honinbo" Doteki. 1684-1612-16 Yasui Shunchi - Honinbo Doteki, B+7
1685-1611-30 Honinbo Doteki - Yasui Shunchi, West+3
1686-1612-19 Honinbo Doteki - Yasui Shunchi, B+5
1688-1612-12 Yasui Chitetsu - Honinbo Doteki, B+12
1689-1612-19 Honinbo Doteki - Yasui Chitetsu, West+17.