Norio Kudo

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

Norio Kudo
Full name	Norio Kudo
Kanji	工藤紀夫
Born	(1940-08-02) August 2, 1940 (age 85) Hirosaki, Japan
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Teacher	Nobuaki Maeda
Turned pro	1955
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

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
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
Current	2
Tengen	1997
Oza	1977

Title	Years Lost
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)