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On the Go, 9-year-old turns pro

By Wang Xu in Tokyo | China Daily | Updated: 2019-01-09 07:06

A fourth-grade girl in Japan is set to become the youngest-ever professional player of Go, a strategy board game invented in China more than 2,500 years ago, when she makes her debut later this year.

Sumire Nakamura, 9, will be recognized as a professional Go player and start her career at the lowest rank of "Shodan" (first-degree) on April 1, according to Nihon Ki-in, Japan's Go association.

By doing so, the primary school pupil will beat the record for the youngest professional held by Rina Fujisawa, who was 11 years old when she turned professional in 2010.

On the Go, 9-year-old turns pro

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