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Kaori Aoba
Full name	Kaori Aoba
Kanji	青葉　かおり
Born	(1978-07-11) July 11, 1978 (age 46) Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Teacher	Hane Yasumasa
Rank	5 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

Kaori Aoba (青葉 かおり, Aoba Kaori, born July 11, 1978) is a female professional 5 dan Go player. She is currently an affiliate of the Nihon Ki-in, the largest Go association of Japan, and was a student of Yasumasa Hane.

On 4 September 2008, Aoba was defeated by Crazy Stone, a Monte-Carlo Tree Search Go playing engine, in an 8-stone handicap game in Tokyo, Japan. The exhibition match marks the earliest official defeat of a professional by a computer with a conventional handicap.

Notes

1. "Kaori Aoba's profile". Nihon Ki-in. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
2. "SGF record of Aoba Kaori vs. Crazy Stone". Rémi Coulom. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
3. "Developer's page on Crazy Stone". Rémi Coulom. Retrieved 2010-02-08.

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