Kim In is a professional Go

Go (board game)

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Go players

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Biography

Kim In became a professional in 1958 when he was 15. He was a student at the legendary Minoru Kitani

Minoru Kitani

was one of the most celebrated professional Go players and teachers of the game of Go in the twentieth century in Japan.- Biography :He earned the nickname "the Prodigy" after winning a knockout tournament. He defeated eight opponents from the Kiseisha in a row during 1928. He played a celebrated...

 school in 1962 and left to return home a year later. He was promoted to 9 dan in 1983, and was the third ever 9 dan in Korea

Korea

Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

. He was famous for his playing in the 60's and 70's. Currently he is the managing director for the Hanguk Kiwon.

Titles & runners-up

Ranks #3 in total amount of titles in Korea.

Title	Years Held
Current	13
Wangwi Wangwi - Outline :The Wangwi was a Go competition used by the Hanguk Kiwon. It is sponsored by the Chung-ang Il-po. The komi for white is 6.5 points. The preliminary matches get 4 hours of thinking time, while the final match gets 5 hours. The winner's purse was 45,000,000 SKW . It ran from 1966-2008....	1966–1972
Guksu Guksu The Guksu is a Go competition in South Korea.-Outline:The Guksu is a Go competition held by the Hanguk Kiwon, and sponsored by The Dong-a Ilbo. It is the longest running competition in South Korea...	1965–1970
Defunct	12
Chaegowi Chaegowi The Chaegowi was a Go competition that ran from 1959 to 1997. The preliminary stages were 8-player knockout rounds, with the players who won the preliminary split into two sections. The winners of those sections played a best-of-three match to decide who would challenge the holder of the title....	1967, 1971, 1972
Kiwang	1977
Myungin Myungin The Myungin is a Go competition in South Korea. The word of myungin in Korean language, literally meaning "Brilliant Man", is same as meijin in Japanese and as mingren in Chinese. The Myungin is the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin title...	1969
Paewang	1964, 1967–1971, 1976

Title	Years Lost
Current	5
Wangwi Wangwi - Outline :The Wangwi was a Go competition used by the Hanguk Kiwon. It is sponsored by the Chung-ang Il-po. The komi for white is 6.5 points. The preliminary matches get 4 hours of thinking time, while the final match gets 5 hours. The winner's purse was 45,000,000 SKW . It ran from 1966-2008....	1973, 1975, 1977
Guksu Guksu The Guksu is a Go competition in South Korea.-Outline:The Guksu is a Go competition held by the Hanguk Kiwon, and sponsored by The Dong-a Ilbo. It is the longest running competition in South Korea...	1961, 1971
Defunct	11
Chaegowi Chaegowi The Chaegowi was a Go competition that ran from 1959 to 1997. The preliminary stages were 8-player knockout rounds, with the players who won the preliminary split into two sections. The winners of those sections played a best-of-three match to decide who would challenge the holder of the title....	1961, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1973, 1974
Kiwang	1978
Myungin Myungin The Myungin is a Go competition in South Korea. The word of myungin in Korean language, literally meaning "Brilliant Man", is same as meijin in Japanese and as mingren in Chinese. The Myungin is the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin title...	1968, 1970
Paewang	1977, 1978

Promotion record

External links

• Hanguk Kiwon profile
• Article "Kim In and his life in Japan"