is a

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Biography

Katsunori became a professional in 1992. He was promoted to 8 dan in 2002.

Promotion record

Trivia

* On

Pandanet Pandanet (originally and sometimes called IGS, short for Internet Go Server), located in Tokyo, Japan, is a server that allows players of the game of Go to observe and play against others over the Internet. Started February 2, 1992, by Tim Casey, ...

he plays as ''Yanaka''

References

External links

Nihon Ki-in profile
1971 births Japanese Go players Living people {{Japan-Go-bio-stub