Daisuke Murakawa
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| Daisuke Murakawa | ||
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| Full name | Daisuke Murakawa | |
| Kanji | 村川大介 | |
| Date of birth | December 14, 1990 (age 16) | |
| Place of birth |  Hyogo, Japan |
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| Residence | Osaka, Japan |
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| Teacher | Naoki Moriyama | |
| Turned pro | 2002 | |
| Rank | 3 dan | |
| Affiliation | Kansai Ki-in | |
Daisuke Murakawa (村川大介 Murakawa Daisuke?, born December 14, 1990) is a professional Go player.
[edit] Biography
Murakawa was still just a 6th grader when he became a professional Go player at the Kansai Ki-in. He was only one month older than Cho Chikun, making him the second youngest professional in Japan. This also made him the youngest Kansai Ki-in professional, edging out Yuki Satoshi by a small margin. Murakawa is the youngest ever tsumego (life and death) problem creator and number created. His rival is Iyama Yuta from the Nihon Ki-in. Over the last three years, Murakawa has gone up three dan ranks. He is currently 3 dan. He has also won an award, the Nagai award.
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