is an 8-dan
professional
A professional is a member of a profession or any person who work (human activity), works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the partic ...
Go player
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Role or adjective
* Player (game), a participant in a game or sport
** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games
** Athlete, a player in sports
** Player character, a character in a video game or role playing game who i ...
.
Biography
Kikuyo joined the
Nihon Ki-in
The Nihon Ki-in (), also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, overseeing Japan's professional system and issuing diplomas for amateur dan rankings. It is based in Tokyo. The other major Go associat ...
in 1981. She is the sister of
Shinichi Aoki
is a Japanese professional Go (board game), Go Go players, player.
Biography
Shinichi is the older brother of female 8 dan go player, Kikuyo Aoki. He studied under Yasuro Kikuchi. He has over 400 wins as a professional in his career.
Titles
...
, who is a 9 dan professional at the Nihon Ki-in. Kikuyo has won 10 major titles.
Promotion Record
Titles
See also
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International Go Federation
The International Go Federation (IGF) is an international organization that connects the various national Go federations around the world.
Role
The role of the IGF is to promote the sport of Go throughout the world, promote amicable relations ...
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List of Go organizations
List of Go organizations:
International
* International Go Federation (IGF) (1982)
Continental
In 2021:
* European Go Federation (2010) (EGF), for Europe
* Asian Go Federation (2015), for Asia
* Ibero-American Go Federation ( Federación ...
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List of professional Go tournaments
This is a list of professional go (game), Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of ''Go''. The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo, Honinbo Tournament in Japan, is for an event to be run annually, leading up to a title match and the a ...
References
1968 births
Japanese female Go players
Living people
21st-century Go players
20th-century Japanese sportswomen
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