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| Full name | Catalin Taranu |
| Kanji | タラヌ・カタリン |
| Date of birth | March 31, 1973 |
| Place of birth |  , Romania |
| Teacher | Saijo Masataka |
| Rank | 5 dan |
| Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in |
Cătălin Țăranu (タラヌ・カタリン, born March 31, 1973 in Romania) is a professional go player.
Biography
Catalin started learning go when he was 16 in 1989 from Cristian Cobeli. His first tournament was a 10-4 kyu group in which he was a 6 kyu. He won all eight games. He moved up to 1 dan in a year, and just a year later moved up to 4 dan. He started winning small tournaments in Romania around this time. He was invited to Japan by Saijo Masataka in 1995. He quickly joined the Nagoya branch of the Nihon-Kiin and became an insei. After two years he became the first European to pass the professional examination. It took Catalin just 4 years to reach 5p.
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