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Biography

He is considered by many to be the second best player in the world, behind only his former pupil Lee Chang-ho. He made history when he became the youngest ever professional Go player in 1962, at the age of 9. This was remarkable, as many top players today don't turn pro until they are 12 or 13. His career started out unbelievably. In the 1980's, no other Korean player could challenge Cho. He won all the titles in Korea on 3 occasions. This tally comes to a large 30 titles, which many players cannot even win in their lifetime. In 1988, he became internationally famous and a national hero by beating Nie Weiping, the then strongest player in the world, in the finals of the first Ing Cup. Since then he has won many major international titles, only to be surpassed by his disciple Lee Chang-ho. Lee Chang-ho (이창호 ; 李昌鎬), (born July 29, 1975) 9-dan, is a Korean professional Go player, and is widely considered to be the current best player in the world. ... Nie Weiping Nie Weiping (Traditional: 聶衛平; Simplified: 聂卫平; Pinyin: Niè Wèipíng; born August 17, 1952) in China is a professional Go player. ... The ING Cup is the current name of the domestic List A cricket (One-day/limited overs cricket) competition in Australia. ... Lee Chang-ho (이창호 ; 李昌鎬), (born July 29, 1975) 9-dan, is a Korean professional Go player, and is widely considered to be the current best player in the world. ...

Style

His is known for making his opponent panic whenever he could. His moves were more aggressive and complicated than anyone had ever seen. He is known to be causing a ruckus during matches. He usually sings or whistles to himself during a game. A deceiving way of play, he tries to break his opponents concentration while having some fun. Yoda Norimoto, who was Cho's opponent for the match, wore earplugs because Cho was so distracting. Fortunately, Cho won; Even if Yoda had earplugs or not. Yoda Norimoto (依田紀基, born February 11, 1966) is a professional Go player. ...

His style changed when his student Lee Chang-ho started to become a huge challenge. He had to fight more during his games because Lee was quick in calculating and reading ahead. His use of trying to throw his opponent off were not going to work against Lee, since he knew what was coming.

Titles & Runner Up's

Title	Years Held
Wangwi	1976 - 1979, 1981 - 1989
Guksu	1976 - 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2000
KBS Baduk Wang	1980, 1981, 1984 - 1987
cont.	1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1999
BC Card Cup	1990, 1995
Myungin	1977, 1979 - 1981, 1984 - 1990, 1997
Baedalwang	1996
Chaegowi	1973 - 1979, 1981 - 1988, 1992
Gukgi	1975 - 1979, 1981 - 1987
Paewang	1977 - 1992, 1997 - 2000
Taewang	1983, 1985 - 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995
Baccus Cup	1983 - 1989, 1994
Daewang	1983 - 1987, 1989, 1993
Paedel Cup	1996
KT Cup	2002
Kiwang	1979 - 1982, 1984 - 1987, 1989 - 1992, 1995
Samsung Cup	2001, 2002
Fujitsu Cup	1994, 2000, 2001
Chunlan Cup	1999
Ing Cup	1988
Tong Yang Cup	1994, 1997

Title	Years Lost
LG Refined Oil Cup	1996
Wangwi	1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2991, 2003
Kisung	1991, 1993 - 1996, 1998, 2003
Guksu	1986, 1987, 1993 - 1996, 1999, 2001
KBS Baduk Wang	1991, 1994
Chunwon	1996, 2002
BC Card Cup	1991, 1992, 1994, 1996
Myungin	1973, 1978, 1983, 1991, 1998, 2000, 2003
Chaegowi	1980, 1989, 1990, 1993 - 1997
Gukgi	1980, 1988, 1992
Paewang	1993, 2001
Taewang	1988, 1997
Daewang	1993, 1995, 1996
Paedal Cup	1993 - 1995, 1997, 1999
Kiwang	1983, 1988, 1993
Baedalwang	1996
SBS TV Cup	1994
Shin-Ei	1971
Asian TV Cup	1995, 2002
LG Cup (Go)	2002
Fujitsu Cup	1993

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Trivia

• After he was beaten by Cho Chikun in 1981, Cho Hunhyun vowed that he would never lose to Chikun again. From 1981 to 2003, Cho never lost to Chikun in all the games they played.

Cho Chikun (born on June 20, 1956 in Seoul, South Korea) is a professional Go player. ...

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• List of Koreans

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External links

• Official site (in Korean)