Kaori Chinen

Kaori Chinen
Full name	Kaori Chinen
Kanji	知念かおり
Born	July 28, 1974 (1974-07-28) (age 37) Okinawa, Japan
Residence	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
Women's Honinbo	1997–1999, 2004
Women's Kisei	2000–2005

Title	Years Lost
Current	5
Women's Honinbo	1995, 2000, 2002
Women's Kisei	2004, 2006

Notes

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

External links

• GoBase Biography

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Name	Chinen, Kaori
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Date of birth	July 28, 1974
Place of birth	Okinawa, Japan
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