Rin Kono

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Rin Kono
Full name	Rin Kono
Kanji	河野臨
Date of birth	January 7, 1981 (1981-01-07) (age 27)
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Teacher	Koichi Kobayashi
Turned pro	1996
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

Rin Kono Tengen (河野臨, Kono Rin^?, born January 7, 1981) is a Japanese professional Go player.

[edit] 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 Keigo.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Titles

Title	Years Held
Current	4
Tengen	2005-2007
NEC Cup	2008
Total	4

v • d • e Current Major title holders Kisei - Yamashita Keigo Meijin - Cho U Honinbo - Takao Shinji Judan - Takao Shinji Tengen - Kono Rin Oza - Yamashita Keigo Gosei - Cho U