Hans Pietsch
Five years ago today Hans Pietsch was murdered by robbers in Guatemala, while on an official Nihon Ki-in tour to spread Go in South America.
Hans was my sempai while we were both insei in Japan. He was both a great person and Go player.
Hans became 1-dan professional in 1997, then advanced to 4-dan. He was posthumously promoted to 6-dan.
More details about his Go career at Sensei’s Library.
