Rin Kono
Japanese professional Go player (born 1981)
| Rin Kono | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Rin Kono |
| Kanji | 河野臨 |
| Born | (1981-01-07) January 7, 1981 (age 43) Tokyo, Japan |
| Residence |  Tokyo, Japan |
| Teacher | Koichi Kobayashi |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Nihon 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 |
External links
- GoBase Profile
- Nihon Ki-in Profile (Japanese)
- SL profile
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- Hideyuki Fujisawa (1975)
- Koichi Kobayashi (1976)
- Toshihiro Shimamura (1977)
- Masao Kato (1978–1981)
- Satoshi Kataoka (1982–1983)
- Yoshio Ishida (1984)
- Koichi Kobayashi (1985–1986)
- Cho Chikun (1987–1988)
- Rin Kaiho (1989–1993)
- Ryu Shikun (1994–1996)
- Norio Kudo (1997)
- Koichi Kobayashi (1998–1999)
- Ryu Shikun (2000)
- Naoki Hane (2001–2003)
- Keigo Yamashita (2004)
- Rin Kono (2005–2007)
- Cho U (2008)
- Keigo Yamashita (2009)
- Satoshi Yuki (2010)
- Yuta Iyama (2010–2013)
- Shinji Takao (2014)
- Yuta Iyama (2015–2018)
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