Ō Rissei
Taiwanese Go player
Ō Rissei (Chinese: 王立誠; pinyin: Wáng Lìchéng; born 7 November 1958) is a professional Go player in Japan.
Rissei was born in Taiwan and moved to Japan when he was 13 years old; he would become professional the following year. His instructor is Kano Yoshinori, while he is the instructor of his daughter O Keii, professional 2 dan.
Titles and runners-up
Ranks #10-t in total number of titles in Japan.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q712158. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1958.
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