Yi Min-chin

(b. 11 July 1984) 이민진 (李玟眞) Korean female professional 8 dan. Name is also spelled "Lee Minjin."

Table of contents Promotion History Achievements Head-to-head scores against current female rivals Game results Links Pictures

Promotion History

Achievements

In 2007 Yi Min-chin won the last 5 games of 5th Jeongganjang and in 2008 the last 3 of the 6th edition (Korean Team won both tournaments).

In 2010, she won the gold medal in the women's team go event of Go Guangzhou Asian Games.

In 2022, she and her good friend Kim Hye-min became the first all-female finalists of the mixed 9th Daejoo Cup for veterans (males >50, females >30). Yi lost, i.e. was runner up, and Kim gave birth to her second child only 10 days later.

Head-to-head scores against current female rivals

(Based on Lee Minjin, Go Ratings and game list), as of 21 Jun 2024

• Choi Jung, 9p, current Korean and World #1 female: 0–10
• Yu Zhiying, 8p, #2 female in world, #1 female in China: 0–1
• Kim Eunji, 9p, #3 female and #1 female teenager in world, #2 female in South Korea: 0–1
• O Yujin, 9p, #7 female in world, #3 female in South Korea: 1–5
• Kim Chaeyeong, 8p, #9 ranked female in the world and #4 female in Korea: 1–5
• Li He, 5p, #10 female in world, #4 female in China: 0–1
• Cho Seunga, 6p, #12 ranked female player and #304 overall, and #5 ranked player in Korea: 0–6
• Wang Chenxing, 5p, #16 female in world, #8 female in China: 1–1
• Rui Naiwei, 9p, #18 female in world, many years #1 female in world: 8–5
• Cho Hyeyeon, 9p, #19 female in world, once #1 and many years #2 female in world: 3–8
• Kim Hye-min, 9p, #25 female in the world, #8 female player in Korea: 3–5
• Kim Dayoung, 5p, Kim Chaeyeong]'s younger sister, #27 ranked female in the world and #9 female in Korea: 1–4
• Xie Yimin, 7p, #30 ranked female in the world, #5 ranked female in Japan (#1 for many years): 2–1
• Pak Chi-eun, 9p, #68 in world (formerly #3 for 4 years), #23 in Korea (formerly #1): 1–5

Game results

• In 2005 played 47 games: 25–22
• In 2006 played 38 games: 14–24
• In 2007 played 46 games: 23–23
• In 2008 played 44 games: 26–18.

Links

• Korean Wikipedia
• NamuWiki
• Korean Baduk profile
• G4Go
• Go Ratings and Games

Pictures

Lee Minjin 2023 (Image credit: NamuWiki?