The 14-year-old professional Go player who holds the record for the youngest female to win a title held a press conference at the Japan Chess in Tokyo on the 2024th following the decision to transfer to the Korea Chess Academy, explaining the reason for the transfer, saying, "I thought it was necessary for me to study in a higher level environment."
[Uncut video] Nakayu Su Women's Chess Conference.
Nakamura "I need to study in a higher level environment"
The youngest woman to win a women's title is currently 14 years old. I am in the third year of junior high school.
At the board meeting held on October 3, the board of directors of the Korea Chess Academy approved the acceptance of players as "visiting shogi players" who can belong without going through the professional exam, so they will play in Korea from March 10, and in principle, they will not be able to participate in official matches in Japan.
In response to this, on the 26th, the Nakamura Women's Chess held a press conference, and a bouquet of flowers was presented at the beginning.
Nakamura revealed that he started thinking about transferring to Korea Kiwon around June 2023.
"I came to the decision because I thought it was necessary for me to study in a higher-level environment, and I thought that it would help me become stronger because Korea places a lot of emphasis on international matches, and there are many strong Go players and a lot of matches, so there is always a sense of tension."
He also looked back on the past four years of his career, when he became the youngest professional shogi player in history at the time at the age of 10 years and 0 months, saying, "I was able to experience a lot of things, and the content was rich.
When asked what kind of player he wanted to be after transferring to the Korea Go Academy, he said, "I want to become a strong and respected Go player," and set a goal of participating in the Korea Go League, where top Go players gather.
He also called on Go fans in Japan, "I would be happy if you could continue to support us in the future."
Nakamura will play in official matches for which she is eligible to play at Japan Ki-in until February 2024, and after defending her own "Women's Shogi" title, she will join the Korea Ki-in from March.