Kim In

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Kim In
Full name	Kim In
Hangul	김인
Hanja	金寅
Date of birth	November 23, 1943 (1943-11-23) (age 64)
Place of birth	, South Korea
Residence	South Korea
Teacher	Minoru Kitani[1]
Turned pro	1958[2]
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Hanguk Kiwon

Kim In (born November 23, 1943) is a professional Go player.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Titles & runners-up 3 Promotion record 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

Kim In became a professional in 1958 when he was 15.^[3] He was a student at the legendary Minoru Kitani school in 1962 and left to return home a year later.^[4] He was promoted to 9 dan in 1983, and was the third ever 9 dan in Korea.^[5] He was famous for his playing in the 60's and 70's. Currently he is the managing director for the Hanguk Kiwon.

[edit] Titles & runners-up

Ranks #3 in total amount of titles in Korea.

Title	Years Held
Current	13
Wangwi	1966 - 1972
Guksu	1965 - 1970
Defunct	12
Chaegowi	1967, 1971, 1972
Kiwang	1977
Myungin	1969
Paewang	1964, 1967 - 1971, 1976

^[6]

Title	Years Lost
Current	5
Wangwi	1973, 1975, 1977
Guksu	1961, 1971
Defunct	11
Chaegowi	1961, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1973, 1974
Kiwang	1978
Myungin	1968, 1970
Paewang	1977, 1978

^[7]

[edit] Promotion record

Rank	Year	Notes
1 dan	1958
2 dan
3 dan
4 dan
5 dan
6 dan
7 dan
8 dan
9 dan	1983

^[8]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Hanguk Kiwon profile (Korean)
• Article "Kim In and his life in Japan"