Ryo Ichiriki Explained

Ryo Ichiriki
Fullname:Ryo Ichiriki
Kanji:一力 遼
Birth Date:10 June 1997
Birth Place:Sendai, Japan
Residence: Japan
Turnedpro:2010
Rank:9 dan
Affiliation:Nihon Ki-in

is a Japanese professional 9-dan Go player. As Go player, he was a pupil of So Kofuku.[1] Since 2020 he has also worked as a journalist for Kahoku Shimpo.[2]

Early life

Ichiriki was born in 1997 in Sendai into a wealthy family which has run media companies.[2] His grandfather, Kazuo Ichiriki, then CEO of Kahoku Shimpo and Tohoku Broadcasting Company, was a big fan of Go and taught him playing Go. Ichiriki took Go lessons from other local amateur players too. [3]

Ichiriki went to Nihon Ki-in Go School as professional candidate from his childhood, first visited the school from Sendai, later from Tokyo. He moved to Tokyo with his mother in 2008. [4]

In Summer 2010 he was qualified as Go professional.[5]

Go player

In 2014, he won the 1st Globis Cup, an international U-20 tournament held annually in Japan.[6] [7] [8] [9]

He won his first title in a top-seven Japanese Go competition at the 45th Gosei in 2020, defeating Naoki Hane 3–0 in the title match.[10] The same year, he won the 46th Tengen title in a 3–2 victory over Yuta Iyama to take his second major title.[11]

In 2021, he finished in the top four in the 9th Ing Cup, after being defeated by Xie Ke in the semifinal.[12]

In 2024, he won the Ing Cup with a 3-0 in the final against Xie Ke. This marked the first major international title for a Japanese player in more than 20 years.

Titles

International:

Major domestic titles:

Other domestic tournaments won:

Journalist

Alongside his professional Go career, Ichiriki enrolled in the Waseda University School of Social Sciences in 2016.[13] He graduated in 2020 and began working at Kahoku Shimpo, his family's newspaper. He is a journalist at its Tokyo branch office. However, his main focus is still his career as a Go player.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ichiriki Ryo at Sensei's Library. senseis.xmp.net.
  2. Web site: 囲碁の一力八段が河北新報に 棋士と記者、二足のわらじ. asahi.com. April 2020 . 2021-09-07.
  3. 「次世代人 囲碁棋士 一力遼さん 13 王子が始動 まず一勝」『読売新聞』夕刊 2010年8月7日
  4. 「顔 若手棋戦で優勝した高校棋士 一力遼さん」『読売新聞』2013年5月25日
  5. Web site: 夏季採用棋士決定. 2010-07-02. 2021-09-07. Nihon Ki-in.
  6. Web site: The Power Report (Part 1): Yamashita Increases Lead In Meijin League; Ichiriki Wins New International Tournament . 2014-05-02 . 2021-02-24 . American Go E-Journal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20221115073724/https://www.usgo.org/news/2014/05/the-power-report-part-1-yamashita-increases-lead-in-meijin-league-ichiriki-wins-new-international-tournament/ . 2022-11-15.
  7. Web site: The Power Report: E-Journal to cover Globis Cup . 2015-05-04 . 2021-02-24 . American Go E-Journal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211201004045/https://www.usgo.org/news/2015/05/the-power-report-e-journal-to-cover-globis-cup/ . 2021-12-01.
  8. Web site: Ichiriki Wins GLOBIS Cup! . 2014-05-28 . Nihon Ki-in.
  9. Web site: 1st GLOBIS CUP WORLD GO U-20 . 2021-02-24 .
  10. Web site: The Power Report: Moon wins Globis Cup; Takei wins Discovery Cup; Kisei S League; Ichiriki wins 45th Gosei . 2020-08-26 . 2021-02-24 . American Go E-Journal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210227095100/https://www.usgo.org/news/2020/08/the-power-report-moon-wins-globis-cup-takei-wins-discovery-cup-kisei-s-league-ichiriki-wins-45th-gosei/ . 2021-02-27.
  11. Web site: The Power Report: Ichiriki wins Tengen; Shibano defends Oza; Ke Jie wins Samsung Cup . 2021-02-12 . 2021-02-24 . American Go E-Journal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210305073339/https://www.usgo.org/news/2021/02/the-power-report-ichiriki-wins-tengen-shibano-defends-oza-ke-jie-wins-samsung-cup/ . 2021-03-05.
  12. Web site: The Power Report: Korea wins Go Legends National Competition; Ing Cup . American Go E-Journal . 2021-02-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220809023852/https://www.usgo.org/news/2021/02/the-power-report-korea-wins-go-legends-national-competition-ing-cup/ . 2022-08-09.
  13. Web site: 一力遼七段、早稲田の杜へ 「文碁両道」まっしぐら. Sankei Shimbun. 2016-05-23. 2021-09-24.

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