Woman professional Go players will answer your questions in turn.
Back Number in 2012

Q1. As a professional go player, what are your goals for the next five years? If you were asked this question, how would you answer?

Q2. Do you have a motto? If you do, please tell us about some episodes related to it.

April  Kumiko
YASHIRO
5-dan
A1. My concrete goals are:1. to play in a title match;2...
A2.  Perhaps the phrase, 'severe on oneself, gentle to others' is my motto.
March  Mieko
NAKAJIMA
2-dan
A1. I want to face myself and face go properly and not flee..
A2. It not actually a motto, but I like the words, 'a serious contest'..
February  Akiko
TSUKUDA
5-dan
A1. If I look back at the last five years...I've done nothing special! (laughs)
A2. I'd like to say that my target in go is to win a title, but that no longer seems likely...(laughs). My target now is to play in an international women's tournament.
January  Kaori
AOBA
4-dan
Q1. What can ordinary go fans do to increase the number of go fans around us?
A1. Talk enthusiastically about the fascination of go and always carry a paper 9x9 board with you.
Q2. What are your current targets, either in go or outside go? Or is there something you have become addicted to recently?
A2. in recent years, Japanese go has been unable to match Korean and Chinese go, which makes me very sad. What is the basic difference between Korean and Chinese and Japanese go? How can the Japanese win?


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