Full name Rin Kono Residence Tokyo, Japan Kanji 河野臨 Teacher Koichi Kobayashi | Rank 9 dan Affiliation Nihon Ki-in Name Rin Kono Turned pro 1996 | |
Born January 7, 1981 (age 43)
Tokyo, Japan ( 1981-01-07 ) | ||
Rin Kono Tengen (河野臨, Kōno Rin, born January 7, 1981) is a Japanese professional Go player.
Biography
Rin Kono grew up as one of Koichi Kobayashi's students. He became a professional when he was 15 in 1996. He was promoted to 8 dan after beating Keigo Yamashita to win the Tengen in 2005. He was promoted to 9 dan after defending his Tengen title, once more against Yamashita.
References
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