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Female Honinbo

The Women's Honinbo (女流本因坊戦 Joshi Honinbo-sen) is a Go competition.

Outline

The Women's Honinbo is the female version of the male Honinbo. It is sponsored by the Kyodo News Agency and Sompo Japan Insurance. The winner's purse is 5,800,000 Yen ($55,000).

Past winners

Player Years Held
Honda Sashiko 1982, 1984
Kusunoki Teruko 1983, 1985, 1987 - 1989
Ogawa Tomoko 1986
Nakazawa Ayako 1990, 1991
Kato Tomoko 1992
Yoshida Mika 1993 - 1996
Chinen Kaori 1997 - 1999, 2004
Inori Yoko 2000
Kobayashi Izumi 2001 - 2003
Yashiro Kumiko 2005 - 2006
Xie Yimin 2007 - 2008
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