Ma Xiaochun (; born 26 August 1964) is a

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Biography

Ma was born in

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, China. He began playing Go at the age of nine and was awarded 7 dan rank in 1982. In 1983, Ma was promoted to 9 dan. He visited Japan in 1982 and later won the

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in 1983. Ma won the 2nd Mingren title in 1989 and successfully defended it for thirteen straight years, second most behind Cho Hunhyun's sixteen Paewang titles.

Titles and runners-up

Ranks #1 in total number of titles in China.

References

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