Kin En
金 艶, b. 1964-12-15
Female Nihon Ki-in professional 4-dan.
Kin En was born in Shanghai. She was a student of Chinese amateur Qiu Bairui. She came to Japan in 1989 and won the All Japan Women's Amateur Championship. Then she studied to become a professional, and achieved professional shodan in 1992. then she became 2-dan in 2012, 3-dan in 2013, and 4-dan in 2013.
Personal life
When she was 40, she became the mother of Jo Bun'en, now a female professional 2-dan. She played a lot less when she was raising her daughter.
Kin lost the only official game she has played against her daughter on 2024-12-16, 44th Female Honinbo preliminary. This was the day after her 60th birthday that they celebrated together.
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Pictures
Kin En with her daughter Jo Bun'en on her 60th birthday, (2024-12-15) (Image credit: Jo Bun'en Twitter Twitter)

Kin En with her daughter Jo Bun'en, (head & shoulders shot, 2021-05-30) (Image credit: Fohu.com Twitter)