| However, the system of inherited Hon-inbo (Grand Master) names changed to a merit-based system from 1939 onwards whereby the Hon-inbo became a title for the winner of a traditional `Go` board game tournament. |
しかし本因坊制度は1939年以降実力制になり、棋戦の勝者たるタイトルの称号としての本因坊となった。 |