On the Go, 9-year-old turns pro

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.