Rin Kaiho

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Rin Kaiho
Name Rin Kaiho
Chinese 林海峰
Pinyin Lín Hǎifēng
Born May 6, 1942
Birthplace Republic of China Shanghai, China
Residence Japan Tokyo, Japan
Teacher Go Seigen
Rank 9 dan
Affiliation Nihon Ki-in


Rin Kaiho (Chinese: 林海峰; Pinyin: Lín Hǎifēng; born on May 6, 1942) is a professional Go player.

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[edit] Biography

Rin Kaiho was born in Shanghai, China. He was a student of Go Seigen when Go brought him to Japan in 1952. He was a promising player who won his first title at the age of 23. That title was the Meijin. He is part of the 1200 win group. Rin's rise to fame came in 1965 when he challenged Sakata Eio Meijin for his Meijin title. Rin, at the time, was still only 23 and critics thought he would stand no chance against the then powerful Sakata. Even Sakata himself said that no Go player under the age of thirty should be Meijin. Rin put up a great fightback and won the Meijin title. Rin would continue winning the Meijin on different occasions, along with the Honinbo during the late 1960s and early 1970s. His number of titles currently is 36, ranking him 4th all time on the total number of titles list. Rin has been on a dry spell of titles lately, with the last time he even challenged for one was in 2001 for the Meijin. As it always has been, the elders have been getting pushed out of titles, and Rin is following suit, although there have been many surprises in the Go world, so there are chances of Rin capturing one more title. At this point if Rin won a title in 4 years, he would become the oldest title holder ever, surpassing Fujisawa Hideyuki (Won the Oza at the age of 67). Rin currently resides in Tokyo, Japan.

[edit] Titles & Runner Up's

Ranks #5 in total amount of titles in Japan.

Title Years Held
Current 18
Japan Meijin 1977
Japan Honinbo 1968 - 1970, 1983, 1984
Japan Judan 1975
Japan Oza 1973
Japan Tengen 1989 - 1993
Japan Gosei 1994
Japan NEC Cup 1989
Japan NHK Cup 1970, 1974, 1978
Defunct 15
Japan Old Meijin 1965 - 1967, 1969, 1971 - 1973
Japan Kakusei 1979, 1992, 1998
Japan Hayago Championship 1984, 1987
Japan Asashi Pro Best Ten 1966, 1974
Continental 2
People's Republic of China Japan China-Japan Tengen 1990, 1991
International 1
Japan South Korea People's Republic of China Republic of China European Union United States Fujitsu Cup 1990
Title Years Lost
Current 27
Japan Kisei 1980, 1982, 1984
Japan Meijin 1978, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2001
Japan Honinbo 1967, 1972, 1974, 1979, 1985
Japan Judan 1976, 1978, 1989
Japan Tengen 1994, 1996
Japan Oza 1966, 1974, 1986
Japan Gosei 1993, 1995
Japan NEC Cup 1986, 1995
Japan NHK Cup 1987
Japan Ryusei 1994
Defunct 7
Japan Old Meijin 1968, 1979, 1974
Japan Hayago Championship 1990, 1995
Japan Nihon-Kiin Championship 1967
Japan Asashi Pro Best Ten 1969
Continental 3
People's Republic of China Japan China-Japan Tengen 1992 - 1994
International 3
Japan South Korea People's Republic of China Republic of China European Union United States Fujitsu Cup 1988, 1989
Japan South Korea People's Republic of China Republic of China Tong Yang Cup 1992

[edit] Trivia

  • Rin is Honorary Tengen.
  • He needs to win the Kisei tournament and he will have won all major Japanese titles.
  • In 1968 he became the second player to hold the Meijin and Honinbo titles at the same time.
  • His students are Cho U, Rin Kanketsu, and Rin Shien.

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