Michael Redmond
Michael Redmond (born May 25, 1963) is a Nihon Ki-in professional Go player.
Redmond was born on May 25th, 1963 in Santa Barbara, California, United States. Redmond began playing Go at age 11. At age 14 he became an insei for the Nihon Ki-in.
Redmond is a student of Oeda Yusuke 9-dan. Redmond became a professional 1-dan at age 18 and promoted to 2-dan during the same year.
He was promoted to:
- 5-dan in 1985
- 8-dan in 1996
- 9-dan in 2000 (the first Western Go Professional to ever reach 9-dan)
Redmond was one of sixteen participants in the 54th (2006) Oza Tournament.
Redmond is the author of The ABC's of Attack and Defense (Slate and Shell, 2002).
Redmond is married to Xian-Xian Niu?, a Chinese 3-dan professional. They have two daughters, Yumi and Emi. Redmond worked with the AGA and the Ing Foundation to create the Redmond Cup as well as the Ing Redmond Tournament, a tournament for American players stronger than 5D and under 30.
(This info from
AGA,
GoBase.org, and
GoGameWorld.com websites.)