Kobayashi Izumi
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Kobayashi Izumi (小林 泉美, b. 20 June 1977) is a Japanese, professional 7-dan born in Tokyo, Japan. She is a member of the Nihon Ki-in.
Izumi is the daughter of Kobayashi Koichi and Kobayashi Reiko (nee Kitani), and the granddaughter of Kitani Minoru. She is the wife of Cho U and the mother of Cho Kosumi and Cho Koharu. Izumi's main Go teacher was her mother.
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Titles
- 1998: 1st Women's Kisei
- 1999: 2nd Women's Kisei
- 2001: 13th Women's Meijin
- 2001: 20th Women's Honinbo
- 2002: 21st Women's Honinbo
- 2003: 15th Women's Meijin
- 2003: 22nd Women's Honinbo
- 2004: 16th Women's Meijin
- 2004: JAL Female HayaGo
- 2005: 6th Female Strongest
- 2007: 1st Daiwa Ladies Cup
- 2023–4: 3rd Teikei Cup Female Legends
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Runners-up
- 1996: 17th Women's Kakusei
- 1999: 18th Women's Honinbo
- 1999: 20th Women's Kakusei
- 2000: 3rd Women's Kisei
- 2000: 12th Women's Meijin
- 2001: 22nd Women's Kakusei
- 2002: 14th Women's Meijin
- 2004: 22nd Women's Honinbo
- 2005: 17th Women's Meijin
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Photos
Kobayashi Izumi with her husband Cho U and younger daughter Cho Koharu after Koharu became a pro, 2022 (Image credit: zhuanlan.zhihu.com
Kobayashi Izumi with her husband Cho U and younger daughter Cho Koharu after Koharu became a pro, 2022 (Image credit: zhuanlan.zhihu.com
Kobayashi Izumi with her husband and two daughters, 2010 (Image credit: vip.udn.com
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Notes
- On 29 July 2004, Kobayashi Izumi faced her father Koichi at the 43rd Judan tournament, making the game the first ever father-daughter pro tournament game. They both played a fighting game with her father winning as White in the end.
- On 25 February 2024, she won her first title in 16 years, to the delight of her many admirers, when she defeated Koyama Terumi in the final of 3rd Teikei Cup Female Legends.
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See Also
- Her Nihon Kiin profile: http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/player/htm/ki000338.htm