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Women's Honinbo Title
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The 20th Women's Honinbo Tittle Match

Kobayashi Izumi defeated Inori Yoko.
as of November 15, 2001

Inori Yoko VS Kobayashi Izumi
Date(2001) Venue Result
1 11 Oct Toyama  Kobayashi(B) won by resign
2 19 Oct Iwate  Inori(B) won by resign
3 29 Oct Tokyo   Kobayashi(B) won by resign
4 14 Nov Osaka   Kobayashi(W) won by resign
5 21 Nov Tokyo ---


The 20th Women's Honinbo Challenger's Tournament

Kobayashi become the challenger!
as of September 10, 2001

Player Round 1 Round 2 Semifinal Final
 Nakazawa Ayako Nakazawa
(resign)		 Kato
(resign)		 Yashiro
(1.5)		 Kobayashi
(resign)
 Chinen Kaori
 Sakakibara Fumiko Kato
(6.5)
 Kato Tomoko
 Osawa Narumi Shinkai
(resign)		 Yashiro
(resign)
 Shinkai Hiroko
 Yashiro Kumiko Yashiro
(resign)
 Ashida Isoko
 Ri Yo Koyama
(resign)		 Kobayashi
(resign)		 Kobayashi
(resign)
 Koyama Mitsuru
 Konishi Kazuko Kobayashi
(resign)
 Kobayashi Izumi
 Yoshida Mika Mannami
(2.5)		 Ogawa
(0.5)
 Mannami Kana
 Aoki Kikuyo Ogawa
(resign)
 Ogawa Tomoko