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Full name
  
Norio Kudo

Residence
  
Kanji
  
工藤紀夫

Teacher
  

Rank
  
9 dan

Affiliation
  
Name
  
Norio Kudo

Turned pro
  
1955

Born
  
August 2, 1940 (age 84) Hirosaki, Japan (
1940-08-02
)

Norio Kudo (工藤 紀夫, Kudō Norio, born August 2, 1940) is a professional Go player.

Biography

Kudo turned professional in 1955 and was promoted to 9 dan in 1976. Although he did not win many tournaments, he was known for teaching Go to many people, even if they were just starting to learn, or were about to turn 1 dan. He succeeded the late Masao Kato as president of the International Go Federation in 2005.

References

Norio Kudo Wikipedia


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