Suzuki Ayumi

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Suzuki Ayumi’s Nihon Ki-In photo

Suzuki Ayumi (鈴木歩) is a Japanese (Nihon Ki-in) female professional 7 dan Go player. Born on 23 September 1983 in Tokyo. Student of Iwata Hajime, who also taught Hara Sachiko and others.

As of 2024-01-02, Suzuki Ayumi is the [ext] #33 ranked female player and #443 overall, and #6 ranked female player in Japan. Suzuki has won over 500 professional games (total 916 games, 527 wins, 388 losses, and 1 jigo, for a win rate of 57.6%).

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Early Go life

Suzuki showed Go talent from an early age. She attended the same school as Mannami Kana, and reached 4 dan amateur rank. In 1995, she won the Tokyo tournament in the elementary school division of the Boys and Girls Go Tournament. Therefore that year, she represented Tokyo in the World Four Cities Boys and Girls Go Tournament. Next year, she won the junior high school division. After that, she became an insei at the Nihon Ki'in.

Promotion history

  • 1 and 2 dan in 2001
  • 3 dan in 2002
  • 4 dan in 2007
  • 5 dan in 2010
  • 6 dan in 2011
  • 7 dan in 2016

Titles and runners up

Head-to-head scores against current female rivals

(Based on [ext] Suzuki Ayumi, Go Ratings and game list, 8 May 2025

Personal life

Suzuki married Rin Kanketsu on 4 June 2013. They have played only one official game with each other in 2011, two years before they married (Rin won). They now have two daughters; the first born in June 2014 and the second in May 2017. In an [ext] interview, they said their play improved when they started dating each other. Then both said that becoming parents of two daughters has improved their perspective. Previously, Suzuki said she found it hard to relax after a serious game and sometimes couldn’t sleep, but now when she sees her daughters’ faces, she can switch off and relax.

Suzuki is a good friend of Mannami Kana, who came to her wedding (with her young daughter).

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Pictures

Wedding photo of Suzuki Ayumi and 0, June 2013 (Image credit: pandanet.co.jp)
Wedding photo, Suzuki Ayumi and Rin Kanketsu (Credit: pandanet.co.jp

Suzuki Ayumi in her wedding dress with Mannami Kana (holding her first daughter) (Image credit: pandanet.co.jp)
Suzuki Ayumi in her wedding dress with Mannami Kana (holding her first daughter) (Image credit: pandanet.co.jp)

Suzuki Ayumi relaxing with husband 3 (Image credit: pandanet.co.jp)
Suzuki Ayumi with husband Rin Kanketsu on Taketomi Island (Credit: pandanet.co.jp


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