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Kurahashi Masayuki
Kurahashi Masayuki9-dan
"Run ahead, never hand over the initiative."
A 9-dan described as a front-runner. I want to watch the tempo of stepping ahead from the opening and forcing the opponent to choose.
MIRUGO WATCH POINT
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Right after the opponent answers, watch where he gets ahead. The appeal of a front-runner shows in the tempo of holding the initiative move after move.
WATCHING CHARACTER
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In the official profile he describes his style as "people often say I'm a front-runner?" MIRUGO focuses on games where he keeps the initiative and keeps posing questions to the opponent.
PROFILE
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A Kansai Ki-in 9-dan from Osaka. Turned pro in 1986, 9-dan in Sep 1999. His record includes runner-up in the Kansai Ki-in First Place decision match, and the Kansai Ki-in's 2025 win rankings list him at 23 wins, 6 losses, win rate 0.79. In the official profile he describes his style as "people often say I'm a front-runner?" Basic information and the player's own words are based on Kansai Ki-in official information; the watching points are arranged for viewers by the MIRUGO editorial team.
- Rank
- 9-dan
- Affiliation
- Kansai Ki-in
- Hometown
- Osaka
- Date of birth
- 1972-12-07
- Turned pro
- 1986
- Strengths
- Runner-up, Kansai Ki-in First Place decision match
RECENT MATCHES
Recent games
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