Izumi Kobayashi
Izumi Kobayashi (小林泉美) is a Japanese professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in since 1995.[1][2] She is known for holding many female titles in the 2000s.
Notable family members[change]
Izumi Kobayashi has several professional players in her family.[1][2]
| Minoru Kitani, 9-dan professional go player | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reiko Kobayashi | Koichi Kobayashi, 9-dan professional go player Holder of three honorary titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Izumi Kobayashi Former female title holder | Cho U, 9-dan professional player | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- Grandfather: Minoru Kitani, 9-dan professional go player
- Father: Koichi Kobayashi, 9-dan professional go player, holder of three honorary titles[3][4]
- Husband: Cho U, 9-dan professional player from Taiwan[5]
Records[change]
| Title | Years Held |
|---|---|
| Current | 9 |
| Japan Women's Honinbo (女流本因坊) | 2001–2003 |
| Japan Women's Meijin (Women's Grand Master, 女流名人) | 2001, 2003, 2004 |
| Japan Women's Kisei (Women's Board Master, 女流棋聖) | 1998, 1999 |
| Japan Women's Champion (女流最強位) | 2005 |
| Year | Notes[1][2] |
|---|---|
| 1998, 2001-2003 | Received the female player MVP (棋道賞女流賞) |
| 2001-2003, 2005 | 1st place in the female player prize money ranking. |
| 2001 | Obtained 200 career wins (Youngest and fastest female player to obtain this status) |
| 2003 | Qualified to the main tournament of the 10 dan title (6th female player to obtain this status) |
| 2004 | Received the Journalist Club Award with her husband. She was also qualified to the main tournament of the 10 dan title. |
| 2005 | She became the first player to obtain all major female titles. She also obtained 300 career wins in this year (Youngest and fastest female player to obtain this status). |
| 2007 | Victory at the Daiwa Securities Internet Go Ladies. |
Japanese books[change]
She has wrote introductory Go books which were published by the NHK publishing.
- 「小林泉美のやさしい基礎」
- 「小林泉美のやさしい19路盤の打ち方」(How to simply play in a 19<math>\times</math>19 board)