Richard Bozulich, an American Go player, author, publisher and college math instructor, died on March 9, 2026, at age 90.
He co-founded Ishi Press and was the founding publisher of Kiseido Publishing Co., which produced Go books in English. Bozulich worked with several Japanese professional players and wrote a regular Go column for The Daily Yomiuri, then Japan’s largest English-language newspaper.
He also taught mathematics at Shonan Institute of Technology until 2005 and lived in Chigasaki, Japan.
Richard Bozulich (January 21, 1936 – March 9, 2026) was an American author, publisher of Go books in English and college math instructor. He co-founded the Ishi Press and was the founding publisher of Kiseido Publishing Co. He has worked with several Japanese professional players. He had a regular Go column in The Daily Yomiuri, which at that time was Japan’s largest English-language newspaper.