Kazuko Konishi
Kazuko Konishi is a Japanese professional Go player at Kansai Ki-in, Osaka. She is known as one of the strongest female Go player in the Kansai region.[1][2]
Records
| Year | Notes[1][2] |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Obtained professional status |
| 1997 | Finalist at the Women's Kakusei (女流鶴聖, sponsored by JAL) |
| 2001 | Reached to 7-dan rank (In Japan, only few female players have reached to this rank). |
| 2004 | Reached to 8-dan rank. She is the 2nd female Kansai Ki-in player to reach this rank.[3] |
| 2005 and 2006 | Finalist at the Women's Champion title (女流最強位) |
| 2006 | Victory at the Kansai Ladies Go Tournament |
| 2014 | Finalist at the Women's Shusaku Cup (女流秀策杯[4]) |
| 2015 | Finalist at the Women's Board Master title (女流棋聖)[5] |
Awards from Kansai Ki-in
| Name of award | Notes[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Rookie Award (新人賞) | Received in 1995 |
| Dogen Award (道玄賞[6]) | Received 2 times |
| Yamano Award (山野賞[6]), Nagai Award (永井賞[6]), and the Special Award | Received Once |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kazuko Konishi at Sensei's Library
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kazuko Konishi at GoBase
- ↑ Mika Yoshida was the 1st.
- ↑ This tournament was named after Shusaku (本因坊秀策), one of the strongest Japanese player in the 19th century.
- ↑ Her opponent at the title match was Xie Yimin.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 This is an award named after a famous player at Kansai Ki-in