Kim Minseo

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Kim Minseo KBA

Kim Minseo (Hangul: 김민서: Hanja: 金珉舒 , b. 10 July 2007 in Daegu) is a Korean female professional 4 dan. She became a pro aged 13y 11m.

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Early life

[ext] Kim Minseo is the younger of two daughters of Kim Kang-hoon and Kim Seung-sook. She studied Baduk at the Jang Su-young Baduk Dojang, under teachers were Park Byeong-gyu 9p, Park Seung-hwa 8p, Lee Chun-gyu 7p, Park Yeong-rong? 5p. She admires Park Jeong-hwan 9p and Choi Jeong 9p.

Promotion history

  • 4 dan / 2024.09.26 / 4 dan promotion
  • 3 dan / 2023.01.27 / 3 dan promotion
  • 2 dan / 2022.06.04 / 2 dan promotion
  • 1 dan / 2021.06.25 / 55th Women's Entrance Competition

Go career

Kim Minseo became a professional by [ext] passing the 55th Women’s Entrance Tournament, along with Lee Seul-ju and Jang Eun-bin.

Runner up in the 1st (2022) Mediheal Millenium Women’s Go Championship. See [ext] AGA-EJ report.

Kim Minseo reached the semifinals of the [ext] 8th Female Kisung after beating Lee Suljoo 3p in R1 (B+R) followed by an upset win over the defending champion Kim Eunji 9p in R2 (B+R). It was Minseo’s first win over Eunji after losing their previous three games. Then she beat Heo Suhhyun 4p (now 5p) in R3 (B+R). But she lost to Nakamura Sumire in the semifinals (W–8.5) She lost the decision match to Kim Hyemin 9p (W–R).

She was captain of the winning [ext] Boryeong Mud team in the 10th Korean Women’s league. Her team-mates were Kim Da-young, Lee Seul-ju, It was the first time [ext] Boryeong Mud had won in 4 years. The first 9 years, the [ext] Boryeong Mud team was captained by Choi Jeong, but for [ext] unspecified personal reasons she didn’t play for the 10th (and the 11th).

[ext] At 2024 Baduk Awards held at The Meridian in Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si on 26 Dec, she won the Rookie of the Year award.

Head-to-head scores against current female rivals

(Based on [ext] Kim Minseo , Go Ratings and game list), as of 25 Mar 2025.

  • Choi Jung, 9p, current Korean and World #1 female: 0–5
  • Kim Eunji, 9p, #2 female and #1 female teenager in world, #2 female in Korea: 1–3
  • O Yujin, 9p, #7 female in world, #3 female in Korea: 0–1
  • Kim Chaeyeong, 9p, #8 female in world, #4 female in South Korea: 0–2
  • Wu Yiming, 6p, #9 female and #2 female teenager in world, #3 female in China: 3–1
  • Li He, 6p, #12 female in world, #6 female in China: 1–0
  • Nakamura Sumire, 4p, #14 ranked female and #3 female teenager in the world, #3 ranked female in Japan, #5 ranked female in Korea: 1–4
  • Cho Seunga, 7p, #15 ranked player and #323 overall, and #6 ranked female player in Korea: 3–3
  • Cho Hyeyeon, 9p, #19 female in world, once #1 and many years #2 female in world: 1–1
  • Kim Hye-min, 9p, #19 female in the world, #7 female player in Korea: 0–2
  • Kim Dayoung, 5p, Kim Chaeyeong’s younger sister, #27 ranked female in the world and #9 female in Korea: 0–1
  • Kim Eunseon 6p, Winner Baduk Masters Queen: 2–2
  • Heo Seo-hyeon, 5p, Hyorim Cup winner: 6–1
  • O Jeonga, 5p, 1st IBK Cup runner up: 1–1
  • Jeong Yujin, 4p, Winner 2nd IBK Cup: 2–0
  • Kim Jooah, 4p, Runner up, 2nd Hyorim Cup Future Empress Championship: 1–2
  • Lee Suljoo, 3p, 2–1
  • Rui Naiwei, 9p, world #1 for many years, 0–1

Pictures

Jang Eun-bin, Kim Min-seo, and Lee Seul-ju (Image credit: cyberoro.com)
L→R: Jang Eun-bin, Kim Min-seo, and Lee Seul-ju,
Pros from 55th Women's Entrance Exam
(Image credit: cyberoro.com)

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Kim Minseo last edited by Jono64a on June 27, 2025 - 08:11
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