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Ryo Ichiriki (一力 遼, Ichiriki Ryō, born 10 June 1997) 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]
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Full name | Ryo Ichiriki | ||||||||||||||
Kanji | 一力 遼 | ||||||||||||||
Born | Sendai, Japan | 10 June 1997||||||||||||||
Residence | Japan | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2010 | ||||||||||||||
Rank | 9 dan | ||||||||||||||
Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editIchiriki 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
editIn 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
editInternational:
- Ing Cup 2024
- Globis Cup 2014 (under-20 tournament)
Major domestic titles:
Other domestic tournaments won:
- Wakagoi Cup 2013, 2016
- Shinjin-O 2014
- Ryusei 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Agon Kiriyama Cup 2018, 2023, 2024
- NHK Cup 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
- Okage Cup 2020
- Teikei Cup Shunei 2023
Journalist
editAlongside 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]
References
edit- ^ "Ichiriki Ryo at Sensei's Library". senseis.xmp.net.
- ^ a b c "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. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ 「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
- ^ 「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
- ^ "夏季採用棋士決定". Nihon Ki-in. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "The Power Report (Part 1): Yamashita Increases Lead In Meijin League; Ichiriki Wins New International Tournament". American Go E-Journal. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "The Power Report: E-Journal to cover Globis Cup". American Go E-Journal. 4 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Ichiriki Wins GLOBIS Cup!". Nihon Ki-in. 28 May 2014.
- ^ "1st GLOBIS CUP WORLD GO U-20". Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "The Power Report: Moon wins Globis Cup; Takei wins Discovery Cup; Kisei S League; Ichiriki wins 45th Gosei". American Go E-Journal. 26 August 2020. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "The Power Report: Ichiriki wins Tengen; Shibano defends Oza; Ke Jie wins Samsung Cup". American Go E-Journal. 12 February 2021. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "The Power Report: Korea wins Go Legends National Competition; Ing Cup". American Go E-Journal. 27 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022.
- ^ "一力遼七段、早稲田の杜へ 「文碁両道」まっしぐら". Sankei Shimbun. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
External links
edit- Ichiriki Ryo on Go Ratings
- Nihon Ki-in profile (in Japanese)