Have you ever wonder what it takes to become a professional Go player? Are you a beginner or seasoned player wanting to improve their game? Or are you a parent wanting to spark your child’s interest in Go? In the video, Haijin Lee takes us through a journey on how she started playing Go at age five and the impact it had on her childhood.
To reach the highest level of Go, Hajin had a strict regiment, from studying for about two to eight hours a day to moving into a Go master’s house. Find out at what age she won her first tournament and passed the professional Go exam. So, check out this amazing video where Hajin shares insights.
How Hajin Lee became a professional Go player
If you want to read more about Hajin’s professional Go career, you can find her book “Outside the Board: Diary of a Professional Go Player”, on Amazon.
“The voice of a remarkable young woman… In these passages, Hajin shares with us the life of a successful go player and then her journey to a different and wider life. This book is a collection of essays and reflections, written with great clarity and easy and rewarding to read. It is clear she has brought to this exercise not only the hard work and focus that made her a competitor but a love of writing, reading, and language.”
Andrew Okun, President, American Go Association.
Hajin Lee retired from her professional Go career in 2016. She reached a professional ranking of 4p with the Korea Baduk Association before retirement. Afterward, Hajin began her MBA study at the University of Geneva. Currently, she is running a YouTube channel with amazing English Go content. The channel highlights topics like casual online games with live commentaries, post-game reviews, live streaming, and much more! So, if you want to learn more about Go, you should definitely check out her channel. She now lives in Mountain View, California.
