The is a Japanese Go competition.
Outline The Women's Honinbo is the female version of the Honinbo. It is sponsored by the Kyodo News Agency and Sompo Japan Insurance. The winner's purse is 5,500,000 yen.
Past winners
Winners in chronological order:
+ Women's Honinbo Year Winner Score Runner-up 1. 1982 Honda Sachiko 2–1 Kobayashi Reiko 2. 1983 Kusunoki Teruko 2–1 Honda Sachiko 3. 1984 Honda Sachiko 2–0 Kusunoki Teruko 4. 1985 Kusunoki Teruko 2–1 Honda Sachiko 5. 1986 Ogawa Tomoko 2–0 Kusunoki Teruko 6. 1987 Kusunoki Teruko 2–1 Ogawa Tomoko 7. 1988 2–0 Ogawa Tomoko 8. 1989 2–0 Ogawa Tomoko 9. 1990 Nakazawa Ayako 2–1 Kusunoki Teruko 10. 1991 2–1 Kobayashi Chizu 11. 1992 Kato Tomoko 2–0 Nakazawa Ayako 12. 1993 Yoshida Mika 2–1 Kato Tomoko 13. 1994 2–0 Tsukuda Akiko 14. 1995 3–1 Chinen Kaori 15. 1996 3–0 Nakazawa Ayako 16. 1997 Chinen Kaori 3–1 Yoshida Mika 17. 1998 3–0 Kato Tomoko 18. 1999 3–1 Kobayashi Izumi 19. 2000 Inori Yoko 3–2 Chinen Kaori 20. 2001 Kobayashi Izumi 3–1 Inori Yoko 21. 2002 3–2 Chinen Kaori 22. 2003 3–1 Yashiro Kumiko 23. 2004 Chinen Kaori 3–1 Kobayashi Izumi 24. 2005 Yashiro Kumiko 3–0 Chinen Kaori 25. 2006 3–1 Inori Yoko 26. 2007 Xie Yimin 3–1 Yashiro Kumiko 27. 2008 3–1 Suzuki Ayumi 28. 2009 3–1 Aoki Kikuyo 29. 2010 3–0 Mukai Chiaki 30. 2011 3–1 Mukai Chiaki 31. 2012 3–0 Okuda Aya 32. 2013 Mukai Chiaki 3–2 Xie Yimin 33. 2014 Fujisawa Rina 3–0 Mukai Chiaki 34. 2015 Xie Yimin 3–2 Fujisawa Rina 35. 2016 Fujisawa Rina 3–1 Xie Yimin 36. 2017 Xie Yimin 3–2 Fujisawa Rina37.2018Fujisawa Rina3–1Xie Yimin38.2019Ueno Asami3–1Fujisawa Rina39.2020 Fujisawa Rina3–2Ueno Asami40.20213–0Hoshiai Shiho41.20223–0Ueno Asami42.20233–2Ueno Risa43.20243–2Nyu Eiko44.20253–2Hoshiai Shiho
Winners by number of titles:
Player Titles Years Held Fujisawa Rina 9 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020–2025 Xie Yimin 8 2007–2012, 2015, 2017 Kusunoki Teruko 5 1983, 1985, 1987–1989 Yoshida Mika 4 1993–1996 Chinen Kaori 4 1997–1999, 2004 Kobayashi Izumi 3 2001–2003 Honda Sachiko 2 1982, 1984 Nakazawa Ayako 2 1990–1991 Yashiro Kumiko 2 2005–2006 Ogawa Tomoko 1 1986 Kato Tomoko 1 1992 Inori Yoko 1 2000 Mukai Chiaki 1 2013 Ueno Asami 1 2019
References
External links Nihon Ki-in archive (in Japanese) The Female Honinbo Tournament Women's Honinbo title games