Women's Kisei
Encyclopedia
The Women's Kisei is a Go competition.
, and uses a hayago
format, unlike the male Kisei
, which uses an eight hour thinking time format. The winner's purse is 3,500,000 Yen ($33,000).
Outline
The Women's Kisei is sponsored by NTT DoCoMoNTT DoCoMo
is the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan. The name is officially an abbreviation of the phrase, "do communications over the mobile network", and is also from a compound word dokomo, meaning "everywhere" in Japanese. Docomo provides phone, video phone , i-mode , and mail services...
, and uses a hayago
Hayago
is a Go term. It means "Quick go" or "Fast go". Most hayago games range 10 minutes plus 30 seconds for every move to 5 minutes plus 10 seconds....
format, unlike the male Kisei
Kisei
The Kisei is a Go competition. The title, meaning go sage in Japanese, was a traditional honorary appellation given to a handful of players down the centuries. The element ki can also apply to shogi, and there were also recognized kisei in the shogi world.-Background:Kisei is a Go competition...
, which uses an eight hour thinking time format. The winner's purse is 3,500,000 Yen ($33,000).
Past winners
| Player | Years Held |
|---|---|
| Kobayashi Izumi | 1998, 1999 |
| Chinen Kaori | 2000 - 2003, 2005 |
| Mannami Kana | 2004, 2006 |
| Yukari Yoshihara | 2007, 2008 |