When people hear about professional chess players, they look up to them. In today's highly involuted industry of all walks of life, professional chess players cannot be left alone.
Park Min-kyu, who was born on June 5, 1994, was promoted to ninth dan. Park Min-kyu became a professional chess player on August 19, 2011 through the 130th General Entrance Tournament.
A few days ago, in the 2023-2024 season of the KB League, Park Min-kyu defeated Lee Won-young in the 8th dan. This game of chess brought 4 points to Park Min-kyu's eighth dan. With 242 points, Park Min-kyu finally got the points needed to be promoted to the ninth dan.
From 2011 to 2024, Park Min-kyu has survived for 13 years. The daughter-in-law of 13 years finally became a "mother-in-law".
South Korea's "Star of Hope", Moon Min Jong was promoted to 8th dan from the 7th dan.
In the 2023-2024 season of the KB League, Moon Min Jong defeated Xu Haohong in the seventh dan. In this way, his points reached 200 points. To be promoted to the eighth dan, you need to score more than 200 points.
In addition, Park So-hyun, who was born on May 23, 1988, was promoted to the fourth dan; Born on February 9, 2005, Yuan Qiyan 3rd Dan was also promoted to 4th Dan.
Gao Meisu was promoted to the second stage. Born on August 11, 2002, Gao Meisu became a professional chess player on April 12, 2022 through the 56th Women's Trainee Entrance Tournament.
Regarding the promotion, the rules of the Korean Chess Academy are as follows. In a comprehensive chess tournament that includes the KB League and the China Go League, you can get 4 points for winning one game.
The Chess Club League and limited tournaments including Emerging Chess Battles, Women's Chess Battles, and Veteran Chess Battles earn 1 point for every 1 win.
Seeing that Park Min-kyu had to endure 13 years to be promoted to a nine-dan chess player, who still dares to say that professional chess players are easy?
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