Michael RedmondMichael Redmond was born in California on May 25, 1963. Started studying to become a professional go player in 1978 as a disciple of Oeda Yusuke 9-dan. Became 1-dan in 1981and 9-dan in 2000. He is the third Westerner to become a professional in Japanand the most successful one to date. In 2009, he reached a milestone of 500 wins in Japanese professional tournaments. In 1991, he reached the quarter finals of the 4th Fujitsu Cup World Go Championship, and, in 1993, the quarter finals in 5th Dongyang Securities World Cup. His best results in Japanese tournaments for players under 25 were first place in the 9th Ryuen Cup, a lightning go tournament (1985), second place in the 5th NEC Shun-Ei Cup (NEC Rising Stars) (1990), and second place in the 17th Shinjin-O (King of the New Stars) (1992). His best results in Japanese tournaments for all professionals were perfect records in the 1984 and 1989 Oteai promotion tournaments and the semifinals of the 28th Gosei challenger's tournament (2003). He is the author of several books in Japanese and one in English: Patterns of the Sanrensei, published by Smart Go for the iPad and Slate & Shell in the printed version. Read More Read Less