Japanese professional Go player Sumire Nakamura won the women's jihad today. At the age of 13 years and 11 months, she broke the record for the youngest Japanese female player to win the title in 9 years and won her first title.

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[Central News Agency] Japanese professional Go player Nakaichi Kazuo won the women's chess jihad today. At the age of 13 years and 11 months, she broke the record for the youngest Japanese female Go player to win the title in 9 years and won her first personal title.

The Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) reported that Nakaosumi, who is currently in the second grade of middle school and professional third-dan, played against the previous title winner, 21-year-old Ueno Aimi (laugh) in a best-of-three match at the Nippon Chess Academy in Tokyo today.

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After the two achieved one win and one loss respectively, the final match was played at 1 pm local time in Japan, and Ueno, who held the sunspot, started the game.

Zhong Yixun performed calmly and steadily. At 2:59 p.m., the 250th move was won by Zhong Yixun with the white stone.

Zhong Yixuan won the title of women's chess jihad with two wins and one loss.

She was also 13 years and 11 months old, breaking the record for the youngest title holder set by Fujisawa Rina, who was 15 years and 9 months old in 2014.

Zhong Yixuan said in an interview with reporters after the game, "Although there are still things that need to be reflected, I am very happy to win. I think that as long as we work hard, we can get results."

She also showed a smile and said, "Getting the title is a big event, and it has given me a lot of confidence."

Under the tutelage of his professional chess player father Nakaichi Shinya, Nakaichi started learning Go at the age of 3, and set a record for the youngest professional chess player at 10 years and 0 months in 2019.

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