- Games played before 1900 (245 games)
- In this period we see Tamura Hoju (Honinbo Shusai) grow in strength from 1 dan to 5 dan professional.
- Games played after 1900 (175 games)
- His strength reaches the top (8 dan) and Tamura Hoju eventually becomes Honinbo Shusai.
- Handicap games (348 games)
- Honinbo Shusai played lots of handicap games, the collection features games with 2 and 3, 4 and 5 handicap.
- Rengo collection (16 games)
- In the past it was not uncommon to play ren-go (team playing team, each team-member playing a move in turn). In these games Honinbo Shusai was one of the players.
