16-yr-old becomes youngest female 'go' game title holder

16-yr-old becomes youngest female 'go' game title holder

TOKYO, Japan - Rina Fujisawa, a female player of the "go" Japanese board game, wins the women's "Honinbo" title in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2014, by thrashing title holder Chiaki Mukai 3-0 in the best-of-five competition, becoming the youngest holder of the top honor at the age of 16 years and a month. Fujisawa eclipsed the previous record of 17 years and a month set in 2006 by Taiwanese player Hsieh Yi Min.

Ozawa plays go with woman champion

Ozawa plays go with woman champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese political heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa (L) plays go with Hsieh Yi-min, who holds the Woman's Honinbo title of the Tokyo-based Nihon Ki-in go association, in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2009. Ozawa, known as an enthusiast of the game that originated in China, lost his three-hour match with Hsieh that was open to the public.

Female 'go' game master wins eighth straight title

Female 'go' game master wins eighth straight title

Taiwanese "go" game master Hsieh Yi-min, shown in this undated photo, won the title for the eighth consecutive time by beating challenger Ayumi Suzuki in the best-of-three series in Kyoto on March 11, 2015. She is the 27th Women's Meijin (master). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

16-yr-old becomes youngest female 'go' game title holder

16-yr-old becomes youngest female 'go' game title holder

TOKYO, Japan - Rina Fujisawa, a female player of the "go" Japanese board game, wins the women's "Honinbo" title in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2014, by thrashing title holder Chiaki Mukai 3-0 in the best-of-five competition, becoming the youngest holder of the top honor at the age of 16 years and a month. Fujisawa eclipsed the previous record of 17 years and a month set in 2006 by Taiwanese player Hsieh Yi Min. (Kyodo)

Ozawa plays go with woman champion

Ozawa plays go with woman champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese political heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa (L) plays go with Hsieh Yi-min, who holds the Woman's Honinbo title of the Tokyo-based Nihon Ki-in go association, in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2009. Ozawa, known as an enthusiast of the game that originated in China, lost his three-hour match with Hsieh that was open to the public. (Kyodo)