Rin Kono

Rin Kono
Full name	Rin Kono
Kanji	河野臨
Born	January 7, 1981 Tokyo, Japan
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Teacher	Koichi Kobayashi
Turned pro	1996
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

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.

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 (2014)
Ryusei	1 (2008)	1 (2013)
NEC Cup	2 (2008, 2010)
Total	6	4

External links

• GoBase Profile
• Nihon Ki-in Profile (Japanese)