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Current US Women Professionals
August 30, 2004
This is the first in
a series aimed at helping our readers become more
familiar with the pros who are currently active in
the world, beginning with women pros in the US.
- FENG YUN 9p, the winner of the Eastern
Toyota/Denso Oza in 2003 and of the American Pro
Ing Cup in 2003 and 2004, lives in New Jersey and
runs a large go school for children. She was on the
Chinese National Go Team for eighteen years, was
National Women's Champion in China in 1983, and won
the World Women's Go Championship in 1995. She came
to the US in 2000 and often gives lectures at the
Hoboken Go Club and the New York Go Center and is a
regular at US Go Congresses. Examples of her game
analyses can be found in her book, Best Play (Slate
& Shell), and she occasionally does game
commentaries for the E-Journal. More info at:
http:mywebpages.comcast.net/fengyun/FY_Go_Center/FYGC.htm
- GUO JUAN 5p actually lives in the
Netherlands, but comes to the US Go Congresses,
does workshops regularly in the US, and contributes
game commentaries to the E-Journal. She was active
as a pro in China in the 1970s and '80s and plays
in all the major European tournaments. Guo
maintains a go school on the Internet (http://www.goschool.tk/).
Her book, The World of Chinese Go (Kiseido),
includes material about Feng Yun when she was still
in China.
- LIPING HUANG 4p, who lives and teaches go
in the Chicago area, was one of the top Chinese
women pros before coming to the US in 1991. She has
a daughter, Nancy Xu, who is a strong amateur
player. Liping Huang met many US players at the Go
Congress in Chicago in 2002. She has published a
book of life and death problems: Liping Huang's
Problem Series, vol. 1 (Slate & Shell) and
regularly does game commentaries for the
E-Journal.
- JANICE KIM 3p is well known for her
excellent introductory series, Learn to Play Go,
vols 1-5 (Good Move Press). She is also the owner
of Samarkand, a major supplier of go books and
equipment (www.samarkand.net).
Kim was born in the US and spent time in Korea to
achieve pro status. She has played in a number of
international women's tournaments and now lives in
Denver. Kim is a popular figure at US Go
Congresses.
- LIN XUEFEN 1p was an active pro in China
until 2001 when she moved to Houston. Lin attends
US Go Congresses, has played in various
tournaments, and is becoming increasingly active on
the US go scene, especially in teaching go to
children. She now lives in Los Angeles.
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