Rafif Shidqi Fitrah, just turned 22, has rewarded faith in him in the Nihon Ki-in's scheme of special recommendations for foreigners. He was thus made 1-dan in 2020 but has now progressed to 2-dan on the basis of winning 30 games.
Fitra was born in Indonesia but was brought up in Japan, where is father is an engineer.
Fitrah on the move
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Re: Fitrah on the move
Something just clicked as I checked SL. He's self taught? I'm officially impressed.John Fairbairn wrote:Rafif Shidqi Fitrah [...]has now progressed to 2-dan on the basis of winning 30 games.
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Re: Fitrah on the move
As far as I'm aware, it's winning over half of your games in the open professional exam.gowan wrote:Was he accepted on the basis of test games with selected pros or winning high level amateur tournaments?