Izumi Kobayashi

Not to be confused with Chizu Kobayashi.

Izumi Kobayashi (小林泉美) is a Japanese professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in since 1995. She is known for holding many female titles in the 2000s.

Notable family members

Izumi Kobayashi has several professional players in her family.

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
• Husband: Cho U, 9-dan professional player from Taiwan

Records

Title	Years Held
Current	9
Women's Honinbo (女流本因坊)	2001–2003
Women's Meijin (Women's Grand Master, 女流名人)	2001, 2003, 2004
Women's Kisei (Women's Board Master, 女流棋聖)	1998, 1999
Women's Champion (女流最強位)	2005

Year	Notes
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

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$\times$19 board)

Other websites

• Official Profile