Retired go master Go dies at 100

Retired go master Go dies at 100

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on August 1997 shows Go Seigen, retired Japanese go master, who died on Nov. 30, 2014, at 100 due to senile deterioration at a hospital in Odawara, near Tokyo. China-born Go obtained Japanese nationality in 1979 and educated many go players. He retired in 1984.

Memorial gathering for 'go' board game master Go Seigen in Tokyo

Memorial gathering for 'go' board game master Go Seigen in Tokyo

Rin Kaiho or Lin Haifeng, a Japan-based professional "go" board game player from Taiwan, places a go stone on a board during a memorial gathering for the late Chinese-born go master Go Seigen or Wu Qingyuan in Tokyo on April 5, 2015. Wu passed away in November 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Temple shows board inscribed with Korean envoy's poem from 1607

Temple shows board inscribed with Korean envoy's poem from 1607

A priest at the Seigen-ji temple in the city of Shizuoka, central Japan, points to a wooden board (above) inscribed with a Chinese-style poem written by Yo Ugil, chief Korean envoy dispatched by the Yi dynasty to Japan in 1607, on March 27, 2015. ==Kyodo

Board inscribed with poem by Korean envoy to Japan in 1607 on show

Board inscribed with poem by Korean envoy to Japan in 1607 on show

A wooden board bearing the inscription of a Chinese-style poem written by Yo Ugil, chief Korean envoy dispatched by the Yi dynasty to Japan in 1607, is exhibited at the Seigen-ji temple in the city of Shizuoka, central Japan, on March 27, 2015. ==Kyodo

Retired go master Go dies at 100

Retired go master Go dies at 100

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on August 1997 shows Go Seigen, retired Japanese go master, who died on Nov. 30, 2014, at 100 due to senile deterioration at a hospital in Odawara, near Tokyo. China-born Go obtained Japanese nationality in 1979 and educated many go players. He retired in 1984. (Kyodo)