In 2004, Kana Satomi, a leading Women’s Shogi player, entered the professional ranks as a Women’s 2nd level player, and became a Women’s Go-kan. In 2010, she participated in the 48th Ki-On Tournament as a Women’s player, and defeated Yuta Komori 5-dan in the final of the qualifying round to qualify for the professional Go examination. She is attracting attention as the first female professional Go player (Photo: Kyodo News)
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