Janice Kim
Encyclopedia
Janice Kim is a professional go
player, author
, and business owner. She was born in Illinois
in 1969 , and grew up in New Mexico
. As a teenager, she studied go in Korea under Jeong Soo-hyon (9-dan). She represented the US in the first World Youth Go Championship in 1984, placing third; in 1986 she played for the US again and won the event. In 1987 she became the first Westerner to be accepted by the Hanguk Kiwon as a pro; she remains one of only four western females ever to attain professional status (with Joanne Missingham, Svetlana Shikshina
and Diana Koszegi
). She holds a bachelor's degree from New York University
.
In 1997, she created Samarkand, an online store for go-related items. Samarkand later became wholesale only. In 2003, she was promoted to a 3-Dan
professional go player. Kim is the author of the Getting Go articles that accompany installments of Hikaru No Go
, a manga
about a boy who releases the spirit of a famous go player, in the American magazine Shonen Jump
. She also writes occasionally for The American Go E-Journal.
On April 25, 2008 she participated in the sixth season of the World Poker Tour
. She finished in fourth place, taking home $11,125.
Go (board game)
Go , is an ancient board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,000 years ago...
player, author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, and business owner. She was born in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
in 1969 , and grew up in New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
. As a teenager, she studied go in Korea under Jeong Soo-hyon (9-dan). She represented the US in the first World Youth Go Championship in 1984, placing third; in 1986 she played for the US again and won the event. In 1987 she became the first Westerner to be accepted by the Hanguk Kiwon as a pro; she remains one of only four western females ever to attain professional status (with Joanne Missingham, Svetlana Shikshina
Svetlana Shikshina
Svetlana Valerievna Shikshina is a professional Go player from Russia, one of only four western females to date to reach professional status. She achieved this in 2002, affiliated to the Hanguk Kiwon .- Biography :Svetlana Shikshina started playing go at the age of 10...
and Diana Koszegi
Diana Koszegi
Diána Kőszegi is the first Hungarian professional Go player.She became only the fourth European professional, when she was promoted to professional by the Korean Go Association on January 4, 2008.-Biography:...
). She holds a bachelor's degree from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
.
In 1997, she created Samarkand, an online store for go-related items. Samarkand later became wholesale only. In 2003, she was promoted to a 3-Dan
Go ranks and ratings
Skill in the traditional board game Go is measured by a number of different national, regional and online ranking and rating systems. Traditionally, go rankings have been measured using a system of dan and kyu ranks...
professional go player. Kim is the author of the Getting Go articles that accompany installments of Hikaru No Go
Hikaru no Go
is a manga series, a coming of age story based on the board game Go written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata with an anime adaptation. The production of the series' Go games was supervised by Go professional Yukari Umezawa...
, a manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
about a boy who releases the spirit of a famous go player, in the American magazine Shonen Jump
Shonen Jump (magazine)
Shonen Jump, officially stylized SHONEN JUMP and abbreviated SJ, is a shōnen manga anthology published in North America by Viz Media. It debuted in November 2002 with the first issue having a January 2003 cover date...
. She also writes occasionally for The American Go E-Journal.
On April 25, 2008 she participated in the sixth season of the World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour season 6 results
Below are the results of season six of the World Poker Tour .Towards the end of season 6 the World Poker Tour announced that they would award a Tiffany designed titanium and diamond championship bracelet for all previous 96 players....
. She finished in fourth place, taking home $11,125.
See also
- Go professionalGo professionalA Go professional is a professional player of the game of Go. The minimum standard to acquire a professional diploma through one of the major go organisations is very high. The competition is tremendous, and prize incentives for champion players are very large...
- Go playersGo playersThis page gives an overview of well-known players of the game of Go throughout the ages. The page has been divided into sections based on the era in which the Go players played and the country in which they played. As this was not necessarily their country of birth, a flag of that country precedes...