Rui Naiwei

Rui Naiwei (born December 28, 1963, Shanghai, China) is probably the strongest female go player who has ever lived. After starting to play around 1975 (at the age of 11--the age some other players go pro) she became a pro for the Zhongguo Qiyuan in 1985, being promoted all the way to 7-dan that year. She reached 9-dan in 1988, becoming the first woman ever to achieve that rank.

Leaving China in 1989, she moved to Japan. While the Nihon Ki-in did not allow her to play in any Japanese tournaments, she was able to make it to the semi-finals of the international Ing Cup in 1992. She later moved to Korea, where she has dominated the women's events and has won two open (men's) events: the Kuksu Cup (1999) and the Maxim Cup (2004).

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