Izumi_Kobayashi
Izumi Kobayashi
Japanese Go player
Izumi Kobayashi (小林 泉美, Kobayashi Izumi, born June 20, 1977) is a professional Go player.[1]
Quick Facts Full name, Kanji ...
Izumi Kobayashi | |
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Full name | Izumi Kobayashi |
Kanji | 小林泉美 |
Born | (1977-06-20) June 20, 1977 (age 46) Tokyo, Japan |
Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
Teacher | Koichi Kobayashi |
Turned pro | 1995 |
Rank | 7 dan |
Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in |
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Izumi Kobayashi grew up in a family of accomplished Go players. She has joked that she first played Go in her mother's womb. Her father is Koichi Kobayashi, the man who ranks third in number of titles held in Japan. Her maternal grandfather was Kitani Minoru, one of the leading players and probably the greatest Go teacher. Her mother was Reiko Kobayashi née Kitani (1939–1996), 6 dan, who won the All-Japan Women's Championship several times. She became a professional go player in 1995, and was promoted to her current rank, 6 dan, in 2004. She is married to Cho U, one of the top players in Japan.
More information Rank, Year ...
Rank | Year | Notes |
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1 dan | 1995 | |
2 dan | 1997 | |
3 dan | 1998 | |
4 dan | 1999 | |
5 dan | 2001 | |
6 dan | 2004 | |
7 dan | 2021 | |
8 dan | ||
9 dan |
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More information Title, Years Held ...
Title | Years Held |
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Current | 9 |
Women's Honinbo | 2001–2003 |
Women's Meijin | 2001, 2003, 2004 |
Women's Kisei | 1998, 1999 |
Women's Saikyo | 2005 |
Defunct | 1 |
Women's JAL Super Hayago | 2004 |
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More information Title, Years Lost ...
Title | Years Lost |
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Current | 6 |
Women's Honinbo | 1999, 2004 |
Women's Meijin | 2000, 2002, 2005 |
Women's Kisei | 2000 |
Defunct | 3 |
Women's Kakusei | 1996, 1999, 2001 |
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- 小林 泉美|財団法人日本棋院 (in Japanese). Nihon Ki-in. Retrieved 29 December 2010.