Ko Reibun Explained

Ko Reibun
Fullname:Ko Reibun
Chinese:孔令文
Pinyin:Kǒng Lìngwén
Kana:こうれいぶん
Birth Date:24 September 1981
Birth Place:Hebei, China
Residence:Japan
Teacher:Yasuro Kikuchi
Turnedpro:1997
Rank:7 dan
Affiliation:Nihon Ki-in

Ko Reibun (; born September 24, 1981, in Hebei), né Nie Yuncong, is a professional Go player.

Biography

Rin became a professional in 1997. He is the son of one of the greatest Chinese players, Nie Weiping 9 dan, and his mother is Kong Xiangming 8 dan.[1] He moved to Japan to study under Yasuro Kikuchi. He is a Nihon Ki-in pro taking part in tournaments.[2]

He is now a naturalised Japanese, and has a Japanese wife Kobayashi Sayaka, daughter of Kobayashi Satoru.[3] He is currently 6 dan.

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gogod.co.uk/NewInGo/Overseas_1.htm New in Go
  2. http://fuseki.info/games_list.php?s=dbdd53b113cad61a87a88ca41b4ae76d&lang=en&sb=full&d=0&q=Ko+Reibun&q2=&bs=pl Record at fuseki.info
  3. http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/english/topics/03/topics2003_12.htm Nihon Ki-in topics