Norio Kudo

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Norio Kudo
Full name	Norio Kudo
Kanji	工藤紀夫
Date of birth	August 2, 1940 (1940-08-02) (age 67)
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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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