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Full name | Kim In |
Hangul | 김인 |
Hanja | 金寅 |
Born | (1943-11-23)November 23, 1943 Gangjin County, Korea, Empire of Japan |
Died | April 4, 2021(2021-04-04) (aged 77) |
Teacher | Minoru Kitani[1] |
Turned pro | 1958[2] |
Rank | 9 dan |
Affiliation | Hanguk Kiwon |
Kim In (November 23, 1943 – April 4, 2021)[3] was a South Korean professional Go player.
Kim In became a professional in 1958 when he was 15.[2] He was a student at the legendary Minoru Kitani school in 1962 and left to return home a year later.[1] He was promoted to 9 dan in 1983, and was the third ever 9 dan in Korea.[2] He was famous for his playing in the 1960s and 1970s. Until his death he was managing director for the Hanguk Kiwon.
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1 dan | 1958 | |
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9 dan | 1983 | [2] |
Ranks #3 in total number of titles in Korea.
Title | Years Held |
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Current | 13 |
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1966–1972 |
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1965–1970 |
Defunct | 12 |
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1967, 1971, 1972 |
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1977 |
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1969 |
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1964, 1967–1971, 1976 |
Title | Years Lost |
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Current | 5 |
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1973, 1975, 1977 |
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1961, 1971 |
Defunct | 11 |
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1961, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1973, 1974 |
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1978 |
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1968, 1970 |
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1977, 1978 |
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