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Kurotaki Masanori
Kurotaki Masanori8-dan
"A Kisei section champion who taught Go at the University of Tokyo."
An 8-dan who taught Go as a project lecturer at the University of Tokyo. Faces Cho U 9-dan in Tengen Preliminary A on Oct 5.
MIRUGO WATCH POINT
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Against Cho U 9-dan, watch his choice of joseki in the opening and how he puts his stones to work afterward. Moves with good form appear everywhere.
WATCHING CHARACTER
Personality that shows
on the board.
Has won the Kisei 1-dan and 4-dan sections. MIRUGO focuses on his play with good form, befitting a player who can put the meaning of each move into words.
PROFILE
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A 8-dan of the Nihon Ki-in Tokyo Main Branch, from Hirosaki, Aomori. Turned pro in 1990. Served as a project lecturer at the University of Tokyo from Dec 2008. Faces Cho U 9-dan in Tengen Preliminary A on Oct 5. Basic information and records are based on the Nihon Ki-in's official profile (checked 2026-10-03); the watching points are arranged for viewers by the MIRUGO editorial team.
- Rank
- 8-dan
- Affiliation
- Nihon Ki-in, Tokyo Main Branch
- Hometown
- Hirosaki, Aomori
- Date of birth
- 1975-07-23
- Turned pro
- 1990
- Strengths
- Go lectures, writing introductory books
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