Fukui Masaaki

(福井 正明) (b.1944) Nihon Ki-in professional 9 dan. He was a student of Iwamoto Kaoru. A noted expert on the classical Go in Japan and authored many books on the subject.

Promotion History:

• 1d 1962
• 2d 1962
• 3d 1964
• 4d 1965
• 5d 1967
• 6d 1972
• 7d 1975
• 8d 1984
• 9d 2003

Author of:

• How to Improve on a 5x5 Board - 囲碁特訓 五×五―五道盤上達法 (碁スーパーブックス)
• Goshin Dosaku (碁神道策), a collection of all Dosaku games known today (2003).