Daisuke Murakawa
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Daisuke Murakawa | ||
Name | Daisuke Murakawa | |
Kanji | 村川大介 | |
Born | December 14, 1990 | |
Birthplace | Hyogo, Japan | |
Residence | Osaka, Japan | |
Teacher | Naoki Moriyama | |
Rank | 3 dan | |
Affiliation | Kansai Ki-in |
Daisuke Murakawa (村川大介, 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.