Park Jieun (Go player)

Park Jieun (born November 4, 1983) is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank. In 2008, she became the third female go player in history to achieve 9-dan rank,[1] following Rui Naiwei and Feng Yun.

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.
Park Jieun
Hangul박지은
Hanja朴鋕恩
Revised RomanizationBak Jieun
McCune–ReischauerPak Chiŭn
Born (1983-11-04) November 4, 1983
South Korea
Rank9 dan

Career

Park became a professional Go player in 1997. She studied Go under Kim Dong-yeop.[2]

In 2008, she won an international women's title in the Sino-Ocean Cup (Chinese: 远洋地产杯), a tournament held one time only. She defeated Rui Naiwei in the finals to win the championship. Under the Korea Baduk Association's rules, she was promoted to 9 dan for the victory, becoming the first Korean female 9 dan professional.[3][2]

She won the Bingsheng Cup in 2010,[4] and again in 2011.[5]

In 2017, she became the first Korean female professional Go player to reach 1000 career games played.[6]

References
  1. 김문기자가 만난사람 국내 1호 여류프로 9단 박지은. Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). 14 April 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  2. "바둑 여왕, 박지은". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2008-01-18.
  3. "首届远洋地产杯朴志恩夺冠 成韩国首位女子九段". Sohu (in Chinese). 2008-01-17.
  4. "16세 바둑 소녀 헤이자자 돌풍 속 박지은 우승". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2010-09-17.
  5. "Park Jieun wins 2nd Bingsheng Cup". Go Game Guru. 2011-10-13. Archived from the original on 2016-12-24.
  6. "박지은 9단, 국내 여자 프로기사 최초 1천 대국 돌파". KBS News. 2017-06-14.


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