Chizu Kobayashi
Chizu Kobayashi is a Japanese professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in.[1][2] She has several professional Go players in her relatives. Her brother is the president of Nihon Ki-in.
Records
| Year | Notes[1][2] |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Semi-finalist at the All Japan Female Amateur Go Championship (ja:全日本女流アマチュア囲碁選手権大会) |
| 1972 | Obtained professional status |
| 1976 & 1977 | Received female MVP (棋道賞女流賞) |
| 1986 | Published a Go book with Tomoko Ogawa (『女流プロにチャレンジ 実力アマ血涙十戦譜-プロ・アマ読み筋くらべ』) |
| 1989, 1993 & 1997 | Obtained the female Kakusei (女流鶴聖, sponsored by JAL) |
| 1997 | Published a Go comic book by NHK (『コミックでおぼえる囲碁』) |
| 2000 | Obtained 300 career wins |
| 2007 | Elected to the cultural exchange ambassador by the government |
| 2011 | Elected to the Matsue sightseeing ambassador |
| June 2010 - June 2012 & June 2016 - June 2018 | Served as the director of Nihon Ki-in |
| 2016 | Promoted to 6 dan |
Go promotion activities
She was sent to Europe and the United States for the promotion of Go.[1][2] Due to this activity, she has several students from Europe. Some of them eventually obtained professional status at Nihon Ki-in.[1][2]
Family
Satoru Kobayashi is the strongest player in her family. He has obtained many domestic titles/awards and published many books. In 2016, he obtained 1100 career wins. He is the president of Nihon Ki-in since 2019.
References
Other websites
- Official website
- Personal website Archived 2019-09-13 at the Wayback Machine