Terumi Koyama
Japanese Go player
Terumi Koyama (小山栄美)[1] is a Japanese professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in.[2][3][4] Her husband, son and father in law are also professional Go players.[2][3][4] Her mentor is Masao Kato.[5]
Records change
| Year | Notes[2][3][4] |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Obtained professional status |
| 1996-1998 & 2005 | Obtained the Women Grand Master title (女流名人). She defeated Tomoko Kato, Tomoko Ogawa and Izumi Kobayashi at the title match. |
| 1996 | Received the female MVP (棋道賞女流賞). She was promoted to 5 dan in this year. |
| 1997 | Finalist at the NEC Rookie Tournament[6] (ja:NEC俊英囲碁トーナメント戦). She became the first female player to be a finalist at any non-gender title matches.[7][8] |
| 1999 | Obtained 200 career wins |
| 2006 | Obtained 300 career wins |
| 2009 | Promoted to 6 dan |
Notes change
- ↑ Her former name is Terumi Nishida (西田栄美). During 1999 to 2002, she used the name "Mitsuru Koyama" (小山滿鶴).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Terumi Nishida at GoBase
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Terumi Koyama (Mitsuru Koyama) at Sensei's Library
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Official profile
- ↑ Yukari Yoshihara was also his student.
- ↑ This is a tournament limited to young professionals.
- ↑ Professional championships or tournaments that are not limited by gender.
- ↑ The next female player to achieve the equivalent status is Asami Ueno. She was a finalist at a general title match (title match by all professionals).