Cho Sonjin

This is a Korean name; the family name is Cho.

Cho Sonjin
Full name	Cho Sonjin
Kanji	趙善津
Kana	チョウソンジン
Hangul	조선진
Hanja	趙善津
Revised Romanization	Jo Seon-jin
McCune- Reischauer	Cho Sŏn-chin
Born	April 18, 1970 (1970-04-18) (age 41) South Korea
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Teacher	Takeo Ando
Turned pro	1984
Rank	6 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

Cho Sonjin (born April 18, 1970) is a professional Go player.

Cho spent 12 years in South Korea before deciding to leave and become a professional in Japan, accomplishing his goal two years later. He was promoted to 9 dan in 1998. In 1999, he defeated Cho Chikun in the Honinbo, ending Chikun's 10 year run with the title.

Titles and runners-up

Title	Years Held
Current	5
Honinbo	1999
NEC Cup	2006
Agon Cup	2000, 2001
Shinjin-O	1991
Defunct	1
Shin-Ei	1991
Continental	2
China-Japan Agon Cup	2001, 2002

Title	Years Lost
Current	4
Kisei	2001
Honinbo	2000
Tengen	2002
Shinjin-O	1995
International	1
Samsung Cup	1999

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• Go players

External links

• GoBase Profile
• 趙善津 Nihon Ki-in Profile (Japanese)

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Name	Cho, Sonjin
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Date of birth	April 18, 1970
Place of birth	South Korea
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