Izumi Kobayashi

Infobox Go player
playername=Izumi Kobayashi


fullname=Izumi Kobayashi
kanji=小林泉美
dateofbirth=birth date and age|1977|6|20
cityofbirth= Tokyo
countryofbirth=Japan
residence=flagicon|Japan Tokyo, Japan
teacher=Koichi Kobayashi
turnedpro=1995
rank=6 dan
affiliation=Nihon Ki-in

nihongo|Izumi Kobayashi|小林泉美|"Kobayashi Izumi"|extra=born June 20, 1977 is a professional Go player.

Biography

Izumi Kobayashi grew up in a family of accomplished Go players. She has joked that she first played Go in her mother's womb. Her father is Koichi Kobayashi, the man who ranks third in number of titles held in Japan. Her maternal grandfather was Kitani Minoru, one of the leading players and probably the greatest Go teacher. Her mother was Reiko Kobayashi née Kitani (1939–1996), 6 dan, who won the All-Japan Women's Championship several times. [http://senseis.xmp.net/?KitaniReiko] She became a professional go player in 1995, and was promoted to her current rank, 6 dan, in 2004. She is married to Cho U, one of the top players in Japan.

Promotion record

Promotion record
1 dan
1995

2 dan


3 dan


4 dan


5 dan


6 dan
2004

7 dan


8 dan


9 dan

Titles & runners-up