Michael Redmond
Keywords: People
- Born 1963 (Santa Barbara, California, US)
- Began playing at age 11
- Nihon Ki-in insei at age 14
- Student of Oeda Yusuke 9-dan
- Pro 1-dan at age 18
- 5-dan in 1985
- 9-dan in 2000 (the first "western" 9-dan)
(This info from
American Go Association,
Jan van der Steen,
American Ing Goe, and
American Go Federation websites.)
Author of The ABC's of Attack and Defense (Slate and Shell, 2002).
Mr. Redmond and his family are sponsors of many Go activities for children in America, such as the Redmond Cup and the Redmond Handicap Tournament (see http://www.usgo.org/teach/opportunities.html).