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Kikuchi Yasuro
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Kikuchi Yasuro, Japanese 8-dan amateur, born in 1929. Has won many amateur titles, including the World Amateur Go Championship in 1992.

In 1975 he founded the Ryokusei Academy, a go school which has produced many professional players, including Yamashita Keigo. John Fairbairn has written [ext] an article on the Ryokusei Academy.

On March 10, 2003, at age 73, he defeated a top professional, Ryu Shikun 7-dan, by 3.5 points in the 10th Agon Kiriyama Cup.


Kikuchi's pupils



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