is a professional Go

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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

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in 1997. She holds the female record for longest defense of a title, keeping the

Women's Kisei The is a Japanese Go competition. Outline The Women's Kisei is sponsored by NTT DoCoMo, and uses a hayago format, of 30 seconds per move and a 10x1 minute byo-yomi, unlike the Kisei, which uses an eight-hour thinking time format. The winn ...

for 6 straight years.Women's Kisei Results
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Titles & runners-up

Notes

External links

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