Female Honinbo
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The Women's Honinbo is a Go competition.
[edit] Outline
The Women's Honinbo is the female version of the male Honinbo. It is sponsored by the Kyodo News Agency and Sompo Japan Insurance. The winner's purse is 5,800,000 Yen ($55,000).
[edit] Past winners
Player | Years Held |
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Honda Sashiko | 1982, 1984 |
Kusunoki Teruko | 1983, 1985, 1987 - 1989 |
Ogawa Tomoko | 1986 |
Nakazawa Ayako | 1990, 1991 |
Kato Tomoko | 1992 |
Yoshida Mika | 1993 - 1996 |
Chinen Kaori | 1997 - 1999, 2004 |
Inori Yoko | 2000 |
Kobayashi Izumi | 2001 - 2003 |
Yoshiro Kumiko | 2005 |