Norio Kudo

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Norio Kudo

Full name	Norio Kudo
Kanji	工藤紀夫
Date of birth	August 2, 1940 (age 66)
Place of birth	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.

[edit] Biography

Kudo turned professional in 1955 and was promoted to 9 dan in 1976. He didn't win many tournaments, but he was known for helping many people with Go. If they were just starting to learn, or were about to turn 1 dan, Kudo was there to help. He succeeded the late Kato Masao as president of the International Go Federation in 2005.