Rin Kaiho, born Lin Haifeng in Shanghai on May 6, 1942, is a Taiwanese born professional Go player who has spent his career in Japan and is ranked one of the Six Supers who dominated Japanese Go across the final three decades of the twentieth century. He has won thirty four professional titles, including eight Meijin championships, five Honinbo championships and three Kisei championships, and in 2006 became the first professional in Nihon Ki-in history to reach thirteen hundred career wins.
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Career HighlightWon 34 Go titles across his career, ranking 7th of all time in Japan; his first title, the Meijin, came in 1965 at age 23 against the reigning champion Sakata Eio. 1 Classification
Competition Category In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, nationality there.
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1. Wikipedia, Rin Kaiho
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born May 6, 1942
Biography section, titles count
His number of titles currently is 34, ranking him 7th of all time on the total number of titles list, tied with Norimoto Yoda.
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Rin KaihÅ or Lin Haifeng (Chinese: æž-æµ·å³°; pinyin: LÃn HÇŽifÄ“ng; born May 6, 1942) is a professional Taiwanese Go player who made his name in Japan.
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