Retired go master Go dies at 100

Retired go master Go dies at 100

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on August 1997 shows Go Seigen, retired Japanese go master, who died on Nov. 30, 2014, at 100 due to senile deterioration at a hospital in Odawara, near Tokyo. China-born Go obtained Japanese nationality in 1979 and educated many go players. He retired in 1984.

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