 Yasui Senkaku had originally refused to play the relatively untested Dōchi; the match had been set up by Ohashi Sokei, the "shogidokoro", who was a conventional go-between, and the celebrated game occurred in his official residence.It was reproduced, according to the custom of the time, as a castle go game.The next year he played a "jubango" against Dōsetsu, but lost heavily 3½–6½ taking Black (he was 6 "dan" at the time, Dōsetsu 8 "dan").