Cho Hunhyun

Cho Hunhyun
Cho Hunhyun
Full name Cho Hunhyun
Nickname The God of War[1]
Hangul 조훈현
Hanja 曺薰鉉
Revised Romanization Jo Hun-hyeon
McCune- Reischauer Cho Hun-hyŏn
Born 10 March 1953 (1953-03-10) (age 58)
Mokpo, South Jeolla, South Korea
Residence Seoul, South Korea
Teacher Segoe Kensaku,
Fujisawa Hideyuki
Turned pro 1962 (Korea)
1966 (Japan)
Rank 9 dan
Affiliation Hanguk Kiwon

Cho Hunhyun (born 10 March 1953) is a Korean 9-dan professional Go player. Considered one of the greatest players of all-time[2][3], Cho reached professional level in Korea in 1962.[4] Since then, Cho has amassed 150 professional titles, more than any player in the world. He once held all nine Korea titles simultaneously in 1980.[3] Cho has also won nine international titles[4], third most in the world behind Lee Chang-ho (18)[5] and Lee Sedol (12).[6]

Contents

Early life (1962–1982)

Cho began learning Go at the age of four. Cho quickly progressed and passed the test for becoming a professional in 1962. In 1963, Cho was invited to Japan. Originally intended to study under Kitani Minoru, Segoe Kensaku took Cho under his tutelage. Segoe was responsible for bringing Go Seigen to Japan and also teaching Hashimoto Utaro, founder of the Kansai Ki-in.[7] Cho was considered a 2 dan professional in Korea, but in Japan he was demoted to 4 kyu.[3]

Cho passed the pro exam three years later and became the first player to hold professional certificates from two Go associations.[7] It was at this time when Cho was introduced to Fujisawa Hideyuki. Fujisawa began mentoring Cho, and the two kept a friendly relationship between each other until Fujisawa's passing in 2009.[7] Cho participated in some Japanese tournaments, finishing runner-up in the 3rd Shin-Ei tournament.[4] In 1972, Cho returned to Korea to begin mandatory military service.[7] A year later, in 1973, Cho won his first title, defeating Kim In in the 14th Chaegowi. That same year, Cho lost his first title to rival Seo Bongsoo in the 6th Myungin.[7] Since 1973, Cho and Seo have met 65 times in the finals of tournaments, with Cho winning 53 of them. Their most recent title match-up came in the 1st Daejoo Cup in 2010.[4]

Cho continued winning several titles, including the Paewang in 1977, a title he defended until 1992.[8] In 1980, he held nine titles simultaneously: Guksu, Myungin, Wangwi, Kisung, Paewang, Kiwang, Daewang, Jaewang and the Baccus Cup.[9] Despite winning several titles, Cho wasn't considered the best Korean player at the time. Instead, the media favored Cho Chikun, a 9 dan professional in Japan. In 1980, Cho Chikun visited South Korea after winning the Meijin title. It was then that Hunhyun and Chikun played their first matches against each other. The two match series was played on 31 December 1980 and 2 January 1981 with Hunhyun losing both. However, from 1981 until Hunhyun's loss in the 8th Samsung Cup, Cho Hunhyun didn't lose a match to Cho Chikun.[3]

First Korean 9 dan (1982–2004)

In 1982, Cho was promoted to 9 dan, becoming the first ever Korean 9 dan.[3] Cho was the only Korean player invited to the 1st Ing Cup, which featured nine players from the Nihon Ki-in and six players from China. Cho was matched up with Taiwanese born-Japanese professional O Meien in the first round. Cho won the match and went on to defeat Kobayashi Koichi in the quarter-finals. He then met his former mentor Fujisawa Hideyuki in the semi-finals. In a best-of-three match, Cho won two games and progressed to the final, facing Chinese number one Nie Weiping. Cho won the first match, but Nie went on to win the next two. The match came down to a fifth and final deciding game, with Cho winning by resignation.[10]

With the help of Cho and his mentor Fujisawa Hideyuki, Go started to become more popular in Korea. From Cho's win in the 1st Ing Cup until the 3rd BC Card Cup World Baduk Championship in 2011, Korea has won a total of 47 out of a possible 70 titles (63%), with Cho and his pupil Lee Chang-ho contributing 27 wins.[4][5]

In 1984, Cho began teaching Lee Chang-ho. Two years later, his only student became a professional and began challenging Cho. By 1989, Lee defeated Cho for the first time in a title final by winning the 29th Chaegowi. Their rivalry would continue until 2003, when Lee won the 34th Myungin. As of 16 June 2011, the score between the two in title finals is Lee 47–19 Cho.[4][5] In 1992, he lost the Paewang title to Lee after defending it for sixteen consecutive years.[8]

Later years (2004–)

Despite fending off some challenges from his pupil Lee Chang-ho and several other new players, Cho has been unable to keep up with the current wave of Korean talent including Lee Sedol, Pak Yeong-hun and Choi Cheol-han.

In the past I was strong at all kinds of games. I used to play all night, quite a lot. But I don't have such physical strength now. These days it's difficult to play 50 games a year. Young players are strong, you know. Many professional games are played in tournaments. Sometimes I must withdraw after a single game. It's why I have more free time these days... I'm a kind of underdog, now, playing in preliminaries not finals.[2]

Since his last major win in 2002, Cho has taken up different hobbies including golf and rock climbing. In 2010, Cho won his 150th title by defeating long-time rival Seo Bongsoo in the 1st Daejoo Cup, a tournament for senior players.[4]

Titles and runners-up

Ranks #1 in total amount of titles in Korea and #3 in international titles.

Domestic
Title Wins Runners-up
Guksu 16 (1976–1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2000) 8 (1986, 1987, 1993–1996, 1999, 2001)
Myungin 12 (1977, 1979–1981, 1984–1990, 1997) 7 (1973, 1978, 1983, 1991, 1998, 2000, 2003)
Chunwon 2 (1996, 2002)
KBS Cup 11 (1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1999) 2 (1991, 1994)
Daejoo Cup 1 (2010)
Wangwi 13 (1976–1979, 1981–1989) 7 (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003)
Kisung 2 (1990, 1992) 7 (1991, 1993–1996, 1998, 2003)
BC Card Cup 2 (1990, 1995) 4 (1991, 1992, 1994, 1996)
Baedalwang 1 (1996)
Chaegowi 15 (1973, 1974, 1976–1979, 1981–1988, 1992) 8 (1980, 1989, 1990, 1993–1997)
Gukgi 12 (1975–1979, 1981–1987) 3 (1980, 1988, 1992)
Paewang 20 (1977–1992, 1997–2000) 2 (1993, 2001)
Taewang 8 (1983, 1985–1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995) 2 (1988, 1997)
Baccus Cup 6 (1983, 1985, 1987–1989, 1994)
Daewang 7 (1983–1987, 1989, 1993) 3 (1993, 1995, 1996)
Paedel Cup 1 (1996) 5 (1993–1995, 1997, 1999)
KT Cup 1 (2002)
Kiwang 12 (1979, 1981, 1982, 1984–1987, 1989–1992, 1995) 3 (1983, 1988, 1993)
SBS TV Cup 1 (1994)
Shin-Ei 1 (1971)
Total 139 66
Continental
Asian TV Cup 2 (2000, 2001) 3 (1992, 1995, 2002)
Total 2 3
International
Ing Cup 1 (1988)
LG Cup 1 (2002)
Samsung Cup 2 (2001, 2002)
Chunlan Cup 1 (1999)
Fujitsu Cup 3 (1994, 2000, 2001) 1 (1993)
Tong Yang Cup 2 (1994, 1997)
Total 9 3
Career total
Total 150 72[4]

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