Izumi Kobayashi, daughter of Koichi Kobayashi, one of the strongest go players in the world


Izumi Kobayashi


Born on June 20, 1977 in Tokyo.

Became 1-dan in 1995 and 2-dan in 1998.

Izumi Kobayashi is daughter of Koichi Kobayashi, one of the strongest go players in the world, and of Reiko Kitani, 7-dan. Her grandfather was the great Minoru Kitani 9-dan, one of the two strongest players in the era following the second World War.


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