Ko Reibun

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Ko Reibun
Full name	Ko Reibun
Chinese	孔令文
Pinyin	Kǒng Lìngwén
Born	(1981-09-24) September 24, 1981 Hebei, China
Residence	Japan
Teacher	Yasuro Kikuchi
Turned pro	1997
Rank	6 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

Ko Reibun (Chinese: 孔令文; pinyin: Kǒng Lìngwén; born September 24, 1981 in Hebei) 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 naturalised in Japan, and has a Japanese wife, who is Kobayashi Sayaka, daughter of Kobayashi Satoru.^[3] He is currently 6 dan.

References

(Japanese) Nihon Ki-in official page, some content in English
Gobase page

Notes

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Name	Ko, Reibun
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Date of birth	September 24, 1981
Place of birth	Hebei, China
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