Csaba Mérő is an amateur Go

Go (board game)

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 player

Go players

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Biography

Mérő began playing Go when he was 14. He is the son of Hungarian mathematician László Mérő

László Méro

László Mérő is a Hungarian research psychologist and popular science author. He is a lecturer at the Experimental Psychology Department of Eötvös Loránd University and at the business school Kürt Academy. He is also a founder and leader of a software company producing computer games...

. By 1996 he had already won the European Youth Go Championship

European Youth Go Championship

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 and Hungarian Championship. After he finished secondary school he moved to Japan

Japan

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 in 1999. He was an insei

Insei

In Japan, an ' is a student at an institution, usually a graduate school. The word may also refer to a student of Go at the Nihon Ki-in or the Kansai Ki-in seeking to become a professional player....

 there for two and a half years. His teacher was Chizu Kobayashi. He was given the chance to study with some of Japan's top players including Satoru Kobayashi

Satoru Kobayashi

is a professional Go player.- Biography :Satoru Kobayashi is a professional Go player, who plays for the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. His rank is 9 dan, and he is known for his pincer style. He has one brother and sister, who are also professionals - Chizu Kobayashi and Kenji Kobayashi.- Suspension :In...

 and Cho U

Cho U

Cho U Kisei, Oza is a professional Go player. He currently ranks 6th in the most titles won by a Japanese professional; his NEC Cup win in 2011 put him past his teacher Rin Kaiho and Norimoto Yoda. Cho is the only player in history to have held five of the top seven major titles...

. After he failed the professional test, he moved back to Europe

Europe

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 in 2001. After returning to Europe, a French summer Go camp invited Csaba to become an instructor for the summer. With his experience in Japan as an insei, Csaba came back much stronger and quickly rose to the top of the European standings. He studied sociology

Sociology

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 at ELTE

Elte

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 university in Budapest between 2002 and 2007.
He was the president of the Hungarian Go Association between 2006 and 2008.

Past titles and Runners-up

Title	Years Held
European Ing Cup	2003
European Youth Go Championship European Youth Go Championship The European Youth Go Championship is a championship for young players of the board game of Go. It is held annually, and first started in Băile Felix, Romania in 1996...	1996
Hungarian Championship	1996–1998, 2001–2005, 2008

Title	Years Lost
Paris Toyota Denso Cup Finals Paris Go Tournament The Paris Go Tournament is a tournament organized by the French Go Federation.The Pandanet Go European Finals takes place during this tournament.- Awards :...	2003

External links

• Csaba Mérő's homepage (English)
• Mérő Csaba honlapja (Hungarian)
• Mero Csaba at Sensei's Library