Full name Norio Kudo Residence Tokyo, Japan Kanji 工藤紀夫 Teacher Nobuaki Maeda | Rank 9 dan Affiliation Nihon Ki-in Name Norio Kudo Turned pro 1955 | |
Born August 2, 1940 (age 83)
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
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