Irina Novikov, Girl Shogi Player
Irina Novikov is from St. Petersburg, Russia. She is a member of the New York Shogi Club, where this photo was taken. Irina is rated 2-kyu. Irina also plays chess.
Irina was born on September 14, 1979. She is 17. She came to America last year. Her name in Russia is Irina Novikova.
Irina Novikova
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UPDATE: Miss Novikova apparently went back either to Israel or to Russia and has not been seen in shogi circles in about one year.
Further Updates: Irina Novikov played in the First Stockholm Open Shogi Championship and has just organized the First St. Petersburg Shogi Tournament. She now has her own home page.
Tom Tracy of the New York Go Center reports that Irina has risen to become the fourth ranked woman shogi player in the world. He does not know who the other three are, however.
To contact the author, please send e-mail to Irina Novikov at the following address: shogifuture@yahoo.com
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Contact address - please send e-mail to the following address: Sloan@ishipress.com