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Go Seigen, born Wu Chuan and also known by his courtesy name Wu Qingyuan, was a Chinese-Japanese master of the game of Go. He is considered by many players to have been the greatest Go player of the twentieth century.

Facts
Birth Year
1914 1
Birth Date
1914-06-12 1
Death Year
2014 1
Death Date
2014-11-30 1
Nationality
Chinese-Japanese 1
Career Highlight
Widely considered by many players to have been the greatest Go player of the 20th century. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, nationality there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, nationality there.
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1. Wikipedia, Go Seigen
Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, nationality clause
    Wu Chuan, courtesy name Wu qing-yuan (June 12, 1914, November 30, 2014), better known by the Japanese pronunciation of his courtesy name, Go Seigen, was a Chinese-Japanese master of the game of Go.
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, birth date parenthetical
    Wu Chuan, courtesy name Wu qing-yuan (June 12, 1914, November 30, 2014), better known by the Japanese pronunciation of his courtesy name, Go Seigen, was a Chinese-Japanese master of the game of Go.
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, birth year
    Wu Chuan, courtesy name Wu qing-yuan (June 12, 1914, November 30, 2014), better known by the Japanese pronunciation of his courtesy name, Go Seigen, was a Chinese-Japanese master of the game of Go.
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, death date parenthetical
    Wu Chuan, courtesy name Wu qing-yuan (June 12, 1914, November 30, 2014), better known by the Japanese pronunciation of his courtesy name, Go Seigen, was a Chinese-Japanese master of the game of Go.
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, death year
    Wu Chuan, courtesy name Wu qing-yuan (June 12, 1914, November 30, 2014), better known by the Japanese pronunciation of his courtesy name, Go Seigen, was a Chinese-Japanese master of the game of Go.
  • Wikipedia article lead paragraph, achievement sentence
    He is considered by many players to have been the greatest Go player in the 20th century.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    He is considered by many players to have been the greatest Go player in the 20th century.
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Wikidata: Go Seigen
Wikidata Q541005, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

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