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| - === In China, 1963-1990
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| Born in Shanghai, [China], Rui Naiwei began to play Go in 1975 and turned professional in 1985, becoming a 7 dan the same year. She was promoted to 8 dan in 1986 and 9 dan in 1988, the first woman to ever be promoted to this level.
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| ==== Reason Rui left China ====
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| In 1989, during a China-Japan international match, they cruised through the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. [Yoda Norimoto] invited players to play fast go in his room. Rui and another female player on the team, [Zhang Xuan], accepted the offer. But the Chinese team had a temporary rule against female players entering the rooms of male players. Both players were sanctioned, banned from the national Championship that year. Rui admitted a technical violation of a minor rule, but complained that she was insulted by the accusation of "misbehavior". So she decided to leave China and play go abroad. (See Links below, [Chinese Wikipedia article on Rui Naiwei | https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8A%AE%E8%BF%BA%E4%BC%9F])
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| - === In Japan, 1990-1996
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| Rui left China in 1990, moving to Tokyo, [Japan] where she studied Go as a student of [Go Seigen] and worked as a go teacher at a life insurance company. However, she was not allowed to enter any of the Japanese professional go association ([Nihon Ki-in] and [Kansai Kiin]) and so was unable to play professionally ([reference:Japan Times article | https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2002/02/15/news/top-flight-go-player-slams-glass-ceiling/]) except for some unofficial magazine sponsored games.
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| She married [Jiang Zhujiu] in 1992, becoming the only 18-dan married couple in the world. In the same year she also was invited to the quadrennial [Ing Cup]. Despite that this was Rui's first tournament since she left China, she got through to the semi-finals where she lost to [Otake Hideo] 9-dan of Japan, but not before registering one win against him—to that point the greatest achievement by a female player in the game. (This was surpassed only recently; [Choi Jung] reached the final of the [Samsung Cup] in 2022.)
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| She married [Jiang Zhujiu] in 1992, becoming the only 18-dan married couple in the world. In the same year she also was invited to the quadrennial [Ing Cup]. Despite that this was Rui's first tournament since she left China, she got through to the semi-finals where she lost to [Otake Hideo] 9-dan of Japan, but not before registering one win against him—to that point the greatest achievement by a female player in the game. (This was surpassed only recently; [Choi Jung] reached the final of the [Samsung Cup] in 2022.)
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| - === In the USA, 1996-1999
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| In 1996, Rui moved to the Bay Area of California, USA together with her husband, Jiang. The couple established the [American Professional Go Association]. She reached the final of the [North American Masters Tournament] in 1996, 1999 and 2000 (each time lost to her husband with 1–2 score).
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| - === In Korea, 1999-2011
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| In 1999, Rui and Jiang became Guest Professionals of the [Hankuk Kiwon], moved to Korea and began participating in professional tournaments. She took, among other titles, the 43rd open (mixed gender) [Kuksu] title in 1999, beating [Cho Hunhyeon] 2–1, thus becoming the first woman to ever hold a major open title. In 2001, Rui and Jiang became regular professionals of the Hankuk Kiwon. She won another open title, the 5th [Maxim Cup] in 2004, beating [Yu Ch'ang-hyeok] in the final. (In the 4th edition in 2003, she had reached the final and lost to her husband Jiang.) She is the only woman to have won major titles open to both sexes.
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| - === In China, Again, 2011-
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| + Rui learned to speak fluent Korean. She [said of her time in Korea | https://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=2024090601032839083001]:
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| + > I lived in Korea for exactly 12 years and 8 months. Korea is an unforgettable place for me. If it weren’t for Korea, I wouldn’t have been able to continue my professional career. I still haven’t forgotten how grateful I am to Korea.
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| + === In China, Again, 2011–
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| In 2011, Rui and Jiang returned to China where she plays in Chinese and international tournaments.
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| She has also occasionally been seen playing on [IGS].
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| * 4th [Bohae Cup] (1997)
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| * 3rd [Bohae Cup] (1996)
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| * 1st [Bohae Cup] (1994)
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| + In an [interview in Korean on 6 Sep 2024 | https://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=2024090601032839083001], Rui said she admires [Choi Jung] and [Shin Jinseo]:
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| + > Choi Jeong is one of my favorite players. We haven’t played a game together since I returned to China. Master Choi Jeong is a player I always cheer for. Master Choi Jeong has no weaknesses. She is strong in everything.
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| + >Shin 9-dan is a representative figure of Korean baduk, and he is a truly amazing player. Korean baduk doesn’t lose easily. It is aggressive and powerful. Fighting to the end and pushing the opponent is also a characteristic.
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| ==== Books
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| Among the books written by Rui Naiwei are
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