Diána Kőszegi (born August 14, 1983) is a Hungarian professional Go player. She became the sixth European professional player when she was promoted by the Korean Go Association on January 4, 2008 and is the first Hungarian professional player.
7-419: Kőszegi is a Hungarian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Diána Kőszegi (born 1983), Hungarian Go player György Kőszegi (1950–2001), Hungarian weightlifter Rodica Dunca or Rodica Dunca Kőszegi (born 1965), Romanian artistic gymnast Zoltán Kőszegi (born 1964), Hungarian politician Kőszegi family , a medieval Hungarian noble house from
14-847: A tutor. In 2001, she stayed in Japan for 1.5 months, thanks to her sister and brother Kobayashi Chizu and Kobayashi Satoru . In 2003, she studied at the Hungarian university ELTE in the programming mathematician department, but was unable to complete her course due to an invitation from the KimWon Baduk Academy sent by Eo Jong Soo (7 dan Korean), who Kőszegi met at the World Championship held in Korea in 2003. She stayed in Korea for three months during 2004, but returned once her visa could not be extended. Until Kőszegi
21-602: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Di%C3%A1na K%C5%91szegi Diána Kőszegi was born in August 1983 in Budapest . She began playing Go at the age of nine while learning from her father, Sándor Kőszegi, who also taught Go to primary school students. At the age of 11, she began studying under Tibor Pocsai, the winner of the European Go Championship in 1988, while also teaching Go on
28-516: The KGS Go Server . In 1996, she met 9 dan professional Yasutoshi Yasuda , with whom she kept in contact and Shigeno Yuki, a friend whom Kőszegi considers as close as a sister. Although Kőszegi could not study under Yasuda, both Yasuda and Yuki were significant influences for her. When Kőszegi was 14, she placed 4th at the 1st World Women Amateur Baduk Championship, held in 1997 in Seoul . In
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42-653: The following autumn, she finished 2nd in the 2nd European Women Amateur Go Championship. In 1998, she placed 9th at the female equivalent of the World Amateur Go Championship and was invited to Japan and South Korea to study as an insei . However, her family prohibited her travel due to her young age. In March of 2000, Kőszegi won the European Youth Go Championship that was held in Sinaia . She had earned 2nd place in
49-717: The two years preceding her victory, and finished with the same position in 2001. In the same year, despite finishing only joint 8th at the Hungarian Go Championship, winning the play-offs between the top 6, she became the Hungarian Go Champion. She was the first Hungarian invited to professional competitions in China, while still an amateur. Representing Europe, she entered three competitions in 2000 ( Shanghai ), 2001 ( Guiyang ), and 2002 ( Hong Kong ). Since 2001, she has continued studying Go without
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