Rui Naiwei
| Rui Naiwei | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 루이나이웨이 |
| Hanja | 芮迺偉 |
| Chinese | Trad. 芮迺偉 Simp. 芮迺伟 |
| Pinyin | Ruì Nǎiwěi |
| Born | December 28, 1963 Shanghai, China |
| Teacher | Wu Qing-yuan |
| Turned pro | 1985 (full time) |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Zhongguo Qiyuan (1985–19??) American Go Association (19??–1999) Hanguk Kiwon (1999–2011) Zhongguo Qiyuan (2011–present) |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing China | ||
| Asian Games | ||
| 2010 Guangzhou | Women's Team | |
Rui Naiwei (simplified Chinese: 芮迺伟; traditional Chinese: 芮迺偉; pinyin: Ruì Nǎiwěi; born December 28, 1963) is a Chinese professional Go player, once active in South Korea. She is the strongest recorded female Go player, and is the only woman to have won one of the major open Go titles. She achieved this by winning the 1999 Guksu title (the oldest and one of the most prestigious Go competitions in Korea), on the way beating Lee Chang-Ho and Cho Hun-hyun, the two strongest players in the world at the time.