Kaori Chinen

Kaori Chinen
Full name Kaori Chinen
Kanji 知念かおり
Born July 28, 1974
Okinawa, Japan
Residence Japan Tokyo, Japan
Teacher Hajime Tokimoto
Rank 4 dan
Affiliation Nihon Ki-in

Kaori Chinen (知念 かおり Chinen Kaori, born July 28, 1974 in Okinawa, Japan) is a professional Go player.

Biography

Kaori Chinen became a professional in 1993. She was promoted to 3 dan four years later in 1997. She married fellow professional go player Yo Kagen in 1997. She holds the female record for longest defense of a title, keeping the Women's Kisei for 6 straight years.[1]

Titles & runners-up

Title Years Held
Current 9
Japan Women's Honinbo 1997–1999, 2004
Japan Women's Kisei 2000–2005
Title Years Lost
Current 5
Japan Women's Honinbo 1995, 2000, 2002
Japan Women's Kisei 2004, 2006

Notes

  1. Women's Kisei Results.Retrieved on 2010-12-27.

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