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Full name
  
Rin Kono

Residence
  
Kanji
  
河野臨

Teacher
  

Rank
  
9 dan

Affiliation
  
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

Rin Kono Wikipedia


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