Keiko Kato
Japanese Go player
Keiko Kato is a Japanese professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in.[1][2][3] Her husband is also a professional Go player. She has several title match appearances since the 2000s.
Records change
| Year | Notes[1][2][3] |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Obtained professional status by passing the general examination. She is the 3rd female player to pass the general examination.[4] She was also the finalist at the challenger determination tournament for the Women Board Master title (女流棋聖). |
| 2001, 2003 & 2009 | Finalist at the Women Board Master title |
| 2002 | Obtained 100 career wins |
| 2005 & 2006 | She was the finalist at the challenger determination tournament for the Women Honinbo title (女流本因坊) |
| 2005 | Obtained 12 consecutive wins in official games. This is the 3rd record among female players. |
| 2006 | Promoted to 5 dan |
| 2007 | Obtained 200 career wins. She also obtained the Women Grand Master title (女流名人) |
| 2008 | Obtained 6 dan and the Women Champion title (女流最強位). She was also qualified to the main tournament of the Tengen title[5] (天元). |
| 2012 & 2013 | Qualified to the challenger determination league for the Women Grand Master title |
| 2014 | Finalist at the Women Grand Master title |
References and notes change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Keiko Kato at GoBase
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Keiko Kato at Sensei's Library
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Official Profile
- ↑ Xie Yimin was the 4th female player to do this.
- ↑ Only few female players have reached to this status.