Daisuke Murakawa | |
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Full name | Daisuke Murakawa |
Kanji | 村川大介 |
Born | December 14, 1990 Hyōgo, Japan |
Residence | Osaka, Japan |
Teacher | Naoki Moriyama |
Turned pro | 2002 |
Rank | 5 dan |
Affiliation | Kansai Ki-in |
Daisuke Murakawa (村川大介 Murakawa Daisuke , born December 14, 1990) is a professional Go player.
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. Murakawa is currently 7 dan. He has also won the Nagai award.