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Ko Reibun (Chinese: 孔令文; pinyin: Kǒng Lìngwén; born September 24, 1981, in Hebei), né Nie Yuncong (Chinese: 聂云骢; pinyin: Niè Yúncōng), 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. He moved to Japan to study under Yasuro Kikuchi. He is a Nihon Ki-in pro taking part in tournaments.

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

References

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

Notes

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2. Record at fuseki.info
3. Nihon Ki-in topics.

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