Kaori Chinen
Japanese Go player
Kaori Chinen (知念かおり) is a Japanese professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in.[1][2] She is known for holding female titles from the 1990s to the 2000s.
Records
change| Year | Notes[1][2] |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Ranked-in at top 32 of the junior high school championship.[3] She also ranked-in at top 16 of the All Japan Women Amateur Championship.[3] |
| 1993 | Obtained professional status |
| 1995 | Finalist at the Women Honinbo (女流本因坊). She also won at the professional pair Go championship. |
| 1997-1999, 2004 | Obtained the Women Honinbo title. |
| 1999 and 2004 | Received the women MVP (棋道賞女流賞) |
| 2002 | Finalist at the Women Honinbo (女流本因坊). |
| 2000-2003, 2005 | Obtained the Women Board Master title (女流棋聖). She became the first player to hold multiple women titles in a same year. |
| 2004 | Obtained 200 career wins & 1st place at the annual women player prize money ranking. |
| 2009 | Finalist at the Women Grand Master title (女流名人) |
| 2010 | Obtained 300 career wins. |
Notes
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kaori Chinen at Sensei's Library
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kaori Chinen at GoBase
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 In Japan, there are many female professional players who have experienced/participated this tournament.