Svetlana Shikshina
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Svetlana Valerievna Shikshina (Светлана Валерьевна Шикшина, born March 07, 1980) 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
(the Korean Baduk Association).
, Andrei Kulkov and Ilya Shikshin (who is Svetlana's brother and a 7-dan amateur.) She was Russian Female Champion from 1994 till 1996; in 1996 she won the European Female Championship.
In 1997, Svetlana moved to South Korea
to study go professionally. In 2002 she was promoted to professional status and received 1-dan
professional status. In 2008 she was promoted to 3-dan professional level. In 2005, she started an annual Children's Go Tournament, the Svetlana Shikshina Cup.
Go players
This 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...
from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, one of only four western
European Go players
The tactical board game of Go was created in East Asia, and is still dominated by Japan, Korea and China. However, since the late 1900s several high-level players have grown and become active in Europe....
females to date to reach professional
Go professional
A 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...
status. She achieved this in 2002, affiliated to the Hanguk Kiwon
Korea Baduk Association
The Korea Baduk Association, also known as Hanguk Kiwon, was founded in November 1945 by Cho Namchul.Baduk is a game which was present in Korea by the 5th century It originated from China, but the west is more familiar with the Japanese name Go. This is because the Japanese were the first to...
(the Korean Baduk Association).
Biography
Svetlana Shikshina started playing go at the age of 10. She was trained by her father Valery Shikshin, who also tutored some of the best Russian players - Alexandre DinerchteinAlexandre Dinerchtein
Alexandre Grigorievich Dinerchtein is a professional Go player from Russia. He is one of only a few non-Asian players to reach professional status, which he achieved in 2002 at the Hanguk Kiwon...
, Andrei Kulkov and Ilya Shikshin (who is Svetlana's brother and a 7-dan amateur.) She was Russian Female Champion from 1994 till 1996; in 1996 she won the European Female Championship.
In 1997, Svetlana moved to South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
to study go professionally. In 2002 she was promoted to professional status and received 1-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 status. In 2008 she was promoted to 3-dan professional level. In 2005, she started an annual Children's Go Tournament, the Svetlana Shikshina Cup.
Achievements
- One of the very few non-Asian players to reach professional playing strength.
- European Female Champion in 1996 and 2005.
- European ChampionEuropean Go ChampionshipThe European Go Championship or Congress is the annual and main event of many organised by the European Go Federation for players of the board game Go. It consists of a 2-week open competition, one round per day, making a total of 10 rounds with a champion ultimately emerging - the player with the...
in 2006. - 1997 — 3rd place at the World female Championship.
- 2001 — 1st place at the European Team Championship.
- 2004 — winner of the European Ing CupIng Cup-Outline:The Ing Cup is sponsored by Ing, Yomiuri Shimbun, the Nihon-Kiin, and Kansai-Kiin, and held every 4 years. The competition has its own rules and an 8 point komi. The time allotment is 3.5 hours for each player, while players are available to buy an extra 35 minutes for an additional 2...
and a representative from Europe at the 17th Fujitsu CupFujitsu Cup- Outline :The Fujitsu Cup is an international competition. Fujitsu and Yomiuri Shimbun host the oldest international Go competition. The players are picked as follows:* The top 3 players from the previous year's competition* 7 players from Japan...
. - 2006 — winner of the European Masters Tournament.
External links
- European Go Database, Svetlana Shikshina's official rating entry at the European Go FederationEuropean Go FederationThe European Go Federation is a non-profit organization with the purpose of encouraging, regulating, co-ordinating, and disseminating the playing of the board game Go in Europe. The EGF was founded in 1957, the same year that the inaugural European Go Congress took place - in Cuxhaven, Germany...
- Svetlana Shikshina's page at Sensei's Library