Kim Eunsun

Kim Eunsun (Hangul: 김은선 Hanja: 金恩善, RR: Gim Eun-seon, M–R: Kim Ŭn-sŏn, born 12 September 1988) is a Korean female 6 dan. She was on the team that represented Korea in the 3rd Cheongkwanjang Cup.

Winner of the Amateur Women’s National Go Championship in March 2002, and became a professional later that year.

Winner of the Baduk Masters Queen in December 2005.

Her name is spelled Kim Eunseon on Go4Go and GoRatings.

Table of contents Promotion History: Personal Head-to-head scores against current female rivals Links Photos

Promotion History:

• 6 dan / 2022.04.27 / Promotion to 6th Dan
• 5 dan / 2016.12.12 / Promotion to 5th Dan
• 4 dan / 2011.04.28 / 16th LG Cup Preliminary
• 3 dan / 2006.02.24 / 40th King’s War
• 2 dan / 2004.12.14 / 24th KBS Baduk King Tournament Preliminary Round 1
• 1 dan / 2002.11.08 /

Personal

Kim Eunsun had an English blog at http://www.starbaduk.com/ (expired)

She has an older sister, Kim Eun-ok, who is a 6-dan amateur.

She married Park Byeongkyu (9p) in 2010. They have a son born c. 2013 and a daughter born c. 2017. Their son is a strong Go player and an aspiring professional.

She is a close friend of Lee Hajin, who is the same age.

She described her career as a female Baduk professional player and teacher:

“There are some differences between men and women in professional Go. Players from our gym are very active, and I don’t feel pressured when I play against my students. Women have a hard time because they have a gap due to childbirth and other reasons, but I don’t really care because it’s good that my juniors are rising. Since my grades are in the middle group, I don’t feel much stress about winning, and I enjoy playing Go with my juniors.”

Kim speaks Japanese well, which helps when dealing with Japanese students at her husband’s dojo.

Head-to-head scores against current female rivals

(Based on Kim Eunsun, Go Ratings and game list), as of 9 May 2025.

• Choi Jung, 9p, current Korean and World #1 female: 0–7
• Kim Eunji, 9p, #2 female and #1 female teenager in world, #2 female in Korea: 0–2
• Fujisawa Rina, 7p, #6 female in world, #2 female in Japan: 1–1
• O Yujin, 9p, #7 female in world, #3 female in Korea: 0–9
• Kim Chaeyeong, 9p, #8 female in world, #4 female in South Korea: 0–4
• Lu Minquan, 6p, #10 female in world, #4 female in China: 0–2
• Li He, 6p, #12 female in world, #6 female in China: 3–0
• Nakamura Sumire, 4p, #14 ranked female and #3 female teenager in the world, #3 ranked female in Japan, #5 ranked female in Korea: 0–2
• Cho Seunga, 7p, #15 ranked player and #323 overall, and #6 ranked female player in Korea: 2–6
• Gao Xing, 5p, #18 in world, #9 in China: 0–1
• Cho Hyeyeon, 9p, #19 female in world, once #1 and many years #2 female in world: 2–1
• Rui Naiwei, 9p, #20 female in world, many years #1 female in world: 0–2
• Kim Hye-min, 9p, #19 female in the world, #7 female player in Korea: 4–7
• Kim Dayoung, 5p, Kim Chaeyeong’s younger sister, #27 ranked female in the world and #9 female in Korea: 1–1
• Lee Minjin, 8p, #29 female in the world, #10 female player in Korea: 3–2
• Pak Chi-eun (Park Shiun), 9p, #68 in world (formerly #3 for 4 years), #23 in Korea (formerly #1): 1–6
• Heo Seo-hyeon, 5p, Hyorim Cup winner: 9–2
• Jeong Yujin, 4p, Winner 2nd IBK Cup: 2–1
• Kim Jooah, 3p, Runner up, 2nd Hyorim Cup Future Empress Championship: 1–3
• Kim Minseo, 4p: 2–2
• Lee Suljoo, 3p: 0–1

Links

• Korean Wikipedia
• Korean Baduk profile
• Go Ratings and Games
• Go4Go
• The life of a professional Go player couple, Park Byeong-gyu 9-dan and Kim Eun-sun 6-dan, as a leader (in Korean)

Photos

Kim Eunsun, her husband Park Byeongkyu, with their son as a baby (Image credit: tygem.game.naver.com)