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{{Short description|German chemist and Go player (1853–1940)}}
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'''Oskar Korschelt''' (September 18, 1853 in [[Berthelsdorf]] – July 4, 1940 in [[Leipzig]]; some sources erroneously give him the name '''Oscar''' or '''Otto''') was a German chemist and engineer who introduced the Asian strategy [[board game]] of [[Go (board game)|Go]] to Europe, especially to [[Germany]] and [[Austria]].

He was an industrial chemist working in the brewing industry. He arrived in Japan in 1875, teaching at [[Tokyo Medical School]], which next year was merged into [[Tokyo University]]. In 1880 he gave up his academic position, then working on [[soil analysis]] for the Japanese government. He left Japan in 1884.

He learned about the game from [[Honinbo Shuho]] while in Japan. It is reported that they played on a six-stone handicap. After his return he lived in [[Leipzig]].

He published a detailed article ''Das japanisch-chinesische Spiel Go, ein Konkurrent des Schach'' on Go in the journal ''Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Natur und Völkerkunde Ostasiens'' in 1880/1. This report contained detailed commentaries on expert games. A few years later he published a book based on articles ''Das "Go"-Spiel'' from 1884, drawing on several Japanese sources.

==References==
* Gogod Encyclopedia, CD-ROM
* Korschelt, Oscar: ''The Theory and Practice of Go'' ({{ISBN|0-8048-3225-0}}). Tuttle.

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