Xie Yimin
Hsieh Yimin | |
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Full name | Hsieh Yimin |
Chinese | Simp. 谢依旻 |
Pinyin | Xiè Yīmín |
Born | Miaoli, Taiwan | 16 November 1989
Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
Teacher | Kou Mousei |
Turned pro | 2004 |
Rank | 7 dan |
Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in; Tokyo branch |
Xie Yimin | |
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Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Xiè Yīmín |
Bopomofo | ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄧ ㄇㄧㄣˊ |
Transcriptions | |
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Romanization | Shei Imin |
Hsieh Yimin (
Biography
Hsieh started playing Go at the age of five at the Go school that her older brother was attending. At age seven, she competed in a children's group tournament held in South Korea as the fifth member of the Taipei team, and won three out of three matches. After winning the Kaiho National Children's Go Cup at age eight, Cheng Mingchi introduced her to Kou Mousei, her future teacher. Hsieh became an insei at the Nihon Ki-in in 2002.
Hsieh became a professional Go player in 2004. By becoming a professional at age 14 years and 4 months, she set the record for the youngest female professional player at the time. Also, she was the fourth female player to become a professional through the main league rather than the females-only special league.
In 2006, Hsieh became the first winner of the
In 2007, Hsieh entered the
In 2008, Hsieh and
In 2009, Hsieh succeeded in defending both her Female Meijin and Honinbo titles. At the 57th NHK Cup TV Go Tournament, she defeated Noriyoshi Yamada and Tomochika Mizokami but was defeated by Satoshi Yuki, who proceeded to win the tournament, in the third round. Hsieh also won the Kido Female Award for the fourth year.
In 2010, she obtained the
In 2011, Hsieh and
In 2012, Hsieh and O Meien won the Pair Go Tournament again. She lost her Female Kisei title to the challenger Kikuyo Aoki, losing her reign as the three-title holder. In the following Female Meijin tournament, Hsieh defeated Chiaki Mukai for the third consecutive year, winning the title for the fifth year in row. This gave her the title of Honorary Female Meijin. She also formed a singer group MONOTONE along with fellow Go players Taiki Seto and Seiken Takanashi, and released their first single, i★GO.
In 2013, Hsieh played against Kikuyo Aoki as the challenger, and won back the title, returning to having the three titles. In this year's Pair Go Tournament, she formed a new pair with Kobayashi Satoru and for the third consecutive year became the champion. In November she lost her Female Honinbo title to Chiaki Mukai in a 2–3 defeat.
In 2014, Hsieh defended the Female Kisei title from the challenger Kikuyo Aoki for the second consecutive year. She also defended the title of Female Meijin for the seventh consecutive year, this time from the challenger Keiko Kato.
In 2015, Hsieh defeated Rina Fujisawa 3–2 in the Female Honinbo tournament, winning the title for the first time in three years. [1]
In 2016, Hsieh became a guest professor at Heian Jogakuin University. [2] She defended the Female Meijin title from the challenger Kikuyo Aoki, making this her ninth consecutive year with the title.[2]
In March 2017, Hsieh lost the
Promotion record
Rank | Year | Notes |
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1 dan | 2004 | |
2 dan | 2005 | Promoted based on the prize money ranking |
3 dan | 2006 | Promoted based on the prize money ranking |
4 dan | 2008 | Promoted based on the prize money ranking |
5 dan | 2010 | Promoted based on the prize money ranking |
6 dan | 2012 | Promoted based on the prize money ranking |
7 dan | 2021 | Won 120 games while 6 dan[5] |
8 dan | ||
9 dan |
Titles and runners-up
Title | Wins | Runners-up |
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Wakagoi Cup | 1 (2006) | 0 |
Female Kisei |
7 (2010–11, 13–17)[1] | 1 |
Female Meijin |
9 (2008–16)[1] | 1 (2017) |
Female Honinbo |
8 (2007–12, 15, 17)[1] | 1 |
Aizu Central Hospital Cup | 1 (2016) | 2 (2015, 2017) |
Female Saikyo |
1 (2016) | 1 (2017) |
Total | 26 | 6 |
Personal life
Hsieh enjoys
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Go News - Go to Everyone!". Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ a b Power, John (April 4, 2016). "The Power Report (1): Iyama closing in on Grand Slam in Judan challenge; Xie defends Women's Meijin; Cho U wins NHK Cup". John Power Report. American Go E-Journal. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.
- ^ "第29期 女流名人戦". The Nihon Ki-in. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "第4回 会津中央病院・女流立葵杯". The Nihon Ki-in. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ "【昇段】謝 依旻七段に昇段". Nihon Ki-in (in Japanese). 2021-08-20.
External links
- Nihon Ki-in profile (in Japanese)