Norio Kudo
Japanese Go player
| Norio Kudo | |
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| Full name | Norio Kudo |
| Kanji | 工藤紀夫 |
| Born | (1940-08-02) August 2, 1940 (age 83) Hirosaki, Japan |
| Residence |  Tokyo, Japan |
| Teacher | Nobuaki Maeda |
| Turned pro | 1955 |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in |
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.
Promotion record
| Rank | Year | Notes |
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| 1 dan | 1955 | |
| 2 dan | 1955 | |
| 3 dan | 1958 | |
| 4 dan | 1959 | |
| 5 dan | 1961 | |
| 6 dan | 1963 | |
| 7 dan | 1966 | |
| 8 dan | 1969 | |
| 9 dan | 1976 |
Titles & runners-up
| Title | Years Held |
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| Current | 2 |
| Tengen | 1997 |
| Oza | 1977 |
| Title | Years Lost |
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| Current | 4 |
| Tengen | 1998, 1999 |
| Oza | 1978 |
| Gosei | 1985 |
| Defunct | 2 |
| Shin-Ei | 1970 |
| Hayago Championship | 1976 |
| Continental | 1 |
 China-Japan Tengen | 1998 |
| Preceded by Masao Kato | President of the International Go Federation 2005 – 2007 | Succeeded by Hiromu Okabe |
External links
- GoBase Profile
- Nihon Ki-in Profile (Japanese)
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- Hideyuki Fujisawa (1975)
- Koichi Kobayashi (1976)
- Toshihiro Shimamura (1977)
- Masao Kato (1978–1981)
- Satoshi Kataoka (1982–1983)
- Yoshio Ishida (1984)
- Koichi Kobayashi (1985–1986)
- Cho Chikun (1987–1988)
- Rin Kaiho (1989–1993)
- Ryu Shikun (1994–1996)
- Norio Kudo (1997)
- Koichi Kobayashi (1998–1999)
- Ryu Shikun (2000)
- Naoki Hane (2001–2003)
- Keigo Yamashita (2004)
- Rin Kono (2005–2007)
- Cho U (2008)
- Keigo Yamashita (2009)
- Satoshi Yuki (2010)
- Yuta Iyama (2010–2013)
- Shinji Takao (2014)
- Yuta Iyama (2015–2018)
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