In 1876, he played 10 matches against Kamesaburo NAKAGAWA, 20 matches against Tetsujiro KOBAYASHI, and 10 matches against Hosaku FUJITA, in which he performed Josen (the same as sen above) to Kobayashi.
1876年(明治9年)、中川亀三郎と十番碁、小林鉄次郎と二十番碁、藤田方策と十番碁を打ち、小林には定先に打ち込む。