Umezawa Yukari

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Born 1973-Oct-04. Japanese pro 5-dan[2] in the Nihon Ki-in, credited with technical advice for Hikaru no Go[1]. She stars as the teacher in Go Go Igo.

Here is [ext] her official website.

Jan van der Steen's brief [ext] GoBase biography links to 15 games by Umezawa-san, and let me find [ext] photo albums at Nihon Ki-in.

A fan has collected [ext] some photos of her (this link appears to be dead). There is a short [ext] Umezawa Yukari profile at MSOworld.


[1] Regarding Hikaru no Go, [ext] Pieter Mioch wrote in rec.games.go (2001-Dec-02):

The number of children coming every Sunday to the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-In to join the Children's Go Class has doubled in one month time. This is without a doubt the "Hikaru No Go Effect" the cartoon is still going strong and finally seems to move youngsters to pick up the game.
Umezawa 4p admits she does not actually supervise the technical aspects of "Hikaru No Go" although her name is on the front cover with the claim she does. A source working at a TV station mentioned that during a later cut part of an interview Umezawa Yukari said she never read through the books before they'd hit the press. For technical support the writer of HikaGo, Mrs. Hotta Yumi, often contacts pros from the Central Japan Branch of the Nihon Ki-In. During the first books especially her former go-teacher, Mizuno Yoshika 2p from Gifu pref often helped Mrs. Hotta out.

TakeNGive

[2]: September 11, 2002 - The Nihon Ki-in's [ext] news in English reports that Umezawa Yukari has been promoted to 5 dan. Apparently celebrity status and a busy agenda dominated by Hikaru do not prevent her from performing well in the Oteai. --Stefan

Her record can be found on her website. This busy August she was 4:1. --HolIgor


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