In 1838, Genbi submitted a request for Sogo (official challenge match) of Nijuban against Jowa, with Gennaninseki INOUE as tengannin, since Sanchi (Shuntetsu) YASUI, the heir of Yasui family, was approved to be promoted to seventh-dan.
天保9年(1838年)に安井家の跡目安井算知(俊哲)を七段昇段を認めたことで、元美は井上幻庵因碩を添願人として、丈和との二十番の争碁願いを提出する。