, formerly , was a Japanese female 7-danShe was promoted to 7-dan from 6-dan in occasion of her death. professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in.Reiko Kobayashi at GoBaseOfficial profile at Nihon Ki-in
Achievements Year Notes1973 and 1975Obtained the Women's Meijin (女流名人)1967, 1968, 1970, 1980 and 1982Received the female MVP (棋道賞女流賞)
Notable family members Reiko Kobayashi has several professional players in her family.
Father: Minoru Kitani, 9-dan professional go player Husband: Koichi Kobayashi, 9-dan professional go player, holder of three honorary titlesKoichi Kobayashi at Sensei's LibraryKoichi Kobayashi at GoBase Daughter: Izumi Kobayashi, former female title holderIzumi Kobayashi at Sensei's LibraryIzumi Kobayashi at GoBase Son in law: Cho U, 9-dan professional player from TaiwanCho U at Sensei's Library
Personal life
Reiko Kitani was trained by her father Minoru Kitani, and eventually married one of his best students, Koichi Kobayashi, who was 13 years younger. They had one daughter Izumi Kobayashi. Reiko Kobayashi died after an 18-month battle with cancer.
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