Five-star Kita Fumiko

by John Fairbairn

Kita Fumiko of Japan was the world's first really strong professional go player. Unlike today's female professionals, her achievements were entirely against men. For her, 1911 was an annus mirabilis in which she achived the relatively rare achievement of five wins in a row. In modern terms, that woudl represent winning a title match.
But apart from her exploits on the go board, she was a major figure in general go history. She played a huge role...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C47YVVV8
• ISBN13: 9798390858912
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"