Shin Jin-seo, the ninth-dan Go player nicknamed “Divine Intelligence,” has held the top spot in South Korea’s domestic Go rankings for 81 consecutive months.
The Korea Baduk Association said on the 5th that Shin went 5-0 during the month of August, adding 16 ranking points for a total of 10,418 points to remain at No. 1.
The streak extends Shin’s record for the longest continuous run at the top of the domestic rankings since he first claimed the No. 1 position in January 2020.
Shin’s perfect record last month included a run to the quarterfinals of the 6th Mlily Cup World Go Open, where he was the only South Korean player to advance that far.
Behind Shin, ninth-dan players Park Jung-hwan, Shin Min-jun and Byun Sang-il held their positions at second through fourth. Kang Dong-yun, also a ninth dan, moved up to fifth, displacing Ahn Sung-joon.
In the women’s rankings, Kim Eun-ji, a ninth dan, pushed past Choi Jung to return to the top for the first time in two months. Kim posted a 16-1 record in August, including six straight wins at the 20th Jiji Auction Cup team competition that carried the Ladies team to the title.
Kim added 24 ranking points to reach 9,549, placing her 22nd in the overall rankings. Choi, with 9,480 points, stood 33rd overall and second among women.
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Original reporting by Jung Moon-young for Seoul Economic Daily.
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