Immediately after that, however, Shuho died on October 14, and Shuei asked Kamesaburo NAKAGAWA for Sogo (official challenge match) to succeed the title of Honinbo but was declined, and therefore Shuei succeeded the Honinbo family again to be Honinbo the 19th.
しかし直後の10月14日に秀甫が没し、秀栄は中川亀三郎に本因坊位継承のための争碁を申し込むが断られ、再び本因坊家を継いで十九世本因坊となる。