Kikuyo Aoki

Kikuyo Aoki
Full name	Kikuyo Aoki
Kanji	青木 喜久代
Born	(1968-05-24) May 24, 1968 (age 56) Tokyo, Japan
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Teacher	Yasuro Kikuchi
Turned pro	1986
Rank	8 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

Kikuyo Aoki (青木 喜久代, Aoki Kikuyo, born May 24, 1968) is an 8-dan[1] professional Go player.[2]

Biography

Kikuyo joined the Nihon Ki-in in 1981.[3] She is the sister of Shinichi Aoki, who is a 9 dan professional at the Nihon Ki-in. Kikuyo has won 10 major titles.[4]

Promotion Record

Rank	Year	Notes
1 dan	1986
2 dan	1987
3 dan	1989
4 dan	1992
5 dan	1993
6 dan	1995
7 dan	1997
8 dan	2000
9 dan

Titles

Title	Years Held
Current	11
Women's Meijin	1990, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006
Women's Kakusei	1991, 1992, 1994, 2000
Women's Saikyo	2001
Women's Kisei	2012

See also

• International Go Federation
• List of Go organizations
• List of professional Go tournaments

References

1. "Aoki Kikuyo's games record". Fuseki Info. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
2. "Aoki Kikuyo at Sensei's Library".
3. "Aoki Kikuyo's profile". GoBase.org. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
4. "Aoki Kikuyo's profile". Nihon Ki-in. Retrieved 20 December 2010.