Hello, were can i find a database for ancient games? As an example the edo period would be interesting for me. Otherwise, not a databse but just a collection of older games. would be cool if it is in SGF and/or commentated.
And another question i have: A 9 dan player of this ancient times, how good are they compared to todays 9 dan players?
thank you
Thé websites go4go.net and ps.waltheri.net have a lot of games from the Edo era or games of players like Huang Longshi, Dosaku, Shusaku, Yasui Sanchi, Shuei, etc. which can be searched for by players or dates, if I recall correctly.
There’s also Gobase to search on, for example :
There are some interesting Chinese editions of classic games; for example:
The complete games of the Qing Dynasty Masters (Fan Xiping, Shi Xiangxia, and Huang Longshi): three grandmaster full spectrum of ancient China (9787500933502) by MA ZHENG BIAN ZHU @ BookFinder.com
The complete games of Honinbo Dosaku: Complete Works of Honinbo Dosaku (Chinese Edition) (9787807059813) by Shu Rong @ BookFinder.com
There is also a fancy Chinese edition of the complete games of Go Seigen: 吴清源围棋对局全集(全8卷)(精) (9787500917267) by 程晓流 @ BookFinder.com
SGFs: https://gogodonline.co.uk/ has excellent coverage of both Edo period and ancient Chinese games.
Books: lots from John Fairbairn (same link as GoGoD above), and Appreciating Famous Games at Sensei's Library
