is a professional Go

Go (board game)

Go , is an ancient board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,000 years ago...

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Go players

This page gives an overview of well-known players of the game of Go throughout the ages. The page has been divided into sections based on the era in which the Go players played and the country in which they played. As this was not necessarily their country of birth, a flag of that country precedes...

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Biography

Murakawa was still just a 6th grader when he became a professional Go player at the Kansai Ki-in

Kansai Ki-in

The Kansai Ki-in , i.e., Kansai Go Association, is an organizational body for the game of Go in Japan, which was founded by Hashimoto Utaro in 1950...

. He was only one month older than Cho Chikun

Cho Chikun

Cho Chihun 25th Honinbo Honorary Meijin is a professional Go player. His total title tally of 71 titles is the most in the history of the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. Cho is the only player to hold the top three titles—Kisei, Meijin, and Honinbo—simultaneously which he did for 3 years in a row...

, 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

Tsumego

is the Japanese term for a Go problem based on life-and-death. The term likely comes from , as means mating in Shogi but has no meaning in Go. Tsumego problems are common in newspaper columns; the usual format is of a position set up on some delimited area of the board, and the instruction reads...

 (life and death) problem creator and number created. His rival is Iyama Yuta from the Nihon Ki-in

Nihon Ki-in

The Nihon Ki-in , also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, overseeing Japan's professional system and issuing diplomas for amateur dan rankings. It is based in Tokyo. The other major Go association in Japan is Kansai Ki-in.Nihon Ki-in was established...

. Murakawa is currently 7 dan. He has also won the Nagai award.

External Links

• GoBase Profile
• Sensei's Library
• Kansai Ki-in Profile (Japanese)