Cho Koharu

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Cho Koharu’s Nihon Ki-In photo

Cho Koharu (Kanji: 張心治; Katakana: チョウ コハル, b. 10 November 2009 in Tokyo) is a Japanese female professional of the Nihon Kiin. She began her career in April 2022.

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Family

Koharu is the younger sister of Cho Kosumi, the daughter of Cho U and Kobayashi Izumi, the granddaughter (through Izumi) of Kobayashi Koichi and Kobayashi Reiko (nee Kitani), and the great-granddaughter (through Reiko) of Kitani Minoru and Kitani Miharu.

Excerpted material from the AGA E-Journal

([ext] source: The Power Report, 27 Feb 2022)

For the first time ever, two elementary-school pupils met in the deciding game in the 2022 Women’s Special Professional Qualification League. The two were Yanagihara Saki (aged 11) and Cho Koharu (aged 12). … I have no information about Saki, but she still has a chance of making pro while in elementary school. Saki did make pro the following year.?

Koharu is eight months younger than Nakamura Sumire, so she will be the youngest active player at the Nihon Ki-in (she will be 12 years four months; Sumire turns 13 on March 2). Sumire’s record of debuting at ten years of age no months is still safe. …

Her father offered some interesting background information about her given name. “Koharu” sounds like a typical girl’s name, but usually it would be written “small spring” 小春 . In Cho’s case, her name is written 心治. The first character is “kokoro”, which means “heart”, though only the first syllable is used. Go players who know kanji will immediately recognize the second character as the “chi” in Cho Chikun’s name. Cho U greatly respects Cho Chikun and actually asked him for permission to use the character from his name. The core meaning of this character is something like “cure” or “make better” or “regulate”.

Replaced as youngest Japanese female pro

On 1 April 2023, Cho’s rival Yanagihara Saki replaced her as the youngest Japanese female professional by 11 months. Then on 1 April 2024, Yanagihara was replaced as the youngest by Takayama Nonoka, by two months.

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Photos

Cho Koharu between her parents after qualifying to become a pro, 2022 (Image credit: zhuanlan.zhihu.com)
Cho Koharu with her parents Cho U and Kobayashi Izumi after qualifying to become a pro (Image credit: zhuanlan.zhihu.com

Cho Koharu between her parents after qualifying to become a pro, 2022 (Image credit: zhuanlan.zhihu.com)
Cho Koharu with her parents Cho U and Kobayashi Izumi after qualifying to become a pro (Image credit: zhuanlan.zhihu.com

Cho Koharu as a baby with her parents and older sister, 2010 (Image credit: vip.udn.com)
Cho Koharu as a baby with her parents Cho U and Kobayashi Izumi and older sister Cho Kosumi, 2010 (Image credit: vip.udn.com

Cho Koharu with her father Cho U and grandfather Kobayashi Koichi 2020 (Image credit: ports.sina.cn)
Cho Koharu with her father Cho U and grandfather Kobayashi Koichi 2020 (Image credit: ports.sina.cn


Cho Koharu last edited by Jono64a on November 28, 2024 - 05:08
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