Rin Kono

Rin Kono
Personal information
Native name
Full nameRin Kono
Born (1981-01-07) January 7, 1981
Tokyo, Japan
Sport
Turned pro1996
TeacherKoichi Kobayashi
Rank9 dan
AffiliationNihon Ki-in

Rin Kono (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.

Promotion Record

Rank Year Notes
1 dan 1996 Promoted to professional dan rank after passing qualifying test.
2 dan 1996
3 dan
4 dan
5 dan 1999
6 dan 2001
7 dan
8 dan 2005 Won Tengen title against Keigo Yamashita.
9 dan 2006 Defended Tengen title against Keigo Yamashita.

Titles and runners-up

Domestic
Title Wins Runners-up
Meijin 1 (2014)
Tengen 3 (2005–2007) 1 (2008)
Agon Cup 1 (2016) 1 (2014)
Ryusei 1 (2008) 1 (2013)
NEC Cup 2 (2008, 2010)
Total 6 4
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