Cho Chikun is a professional Go player born June 20, 1956, in Busan, South Korea, who has spent his career affiliated with Japan's Nihon Ki-in. He holds the record for the most titles in Nihon Ki-in history with 75, was the first player to hold the Kisei, Meijin and Honinbo titles simultaneously for three consecutive years, and became the first to win all of Japan's Top 7 titles when he took the Oza in 1994. He defended the Honinbo title for nine consecutive years from 1991 to 1999 and became a professional at 11 years and 8 months old, one of the youngest in modern Go history.
Facts
Career HighlightHolds the record for the most titles in Nihon Ki-in history, with 75 total titles, the most in the organization's history. 1 Classification
Competition Category Connections
Competed In
Source Wikipedia, Cho Chikun
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- Also in Geography Atlas: South Korea, nationality there.
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1. Wikipedia, Cho Chikun
WikipediaLead paragraph, birth date
born June 20, 1956
Lead section, birthplace and affiliation
Born in Busan, South Korea, he is affiliated to Nihon Ki-in.
Career highlights section, title tally
His total title tally of 75 titles is the most in the history of the Japanese Nihon Ki-in.
Wikipedia, article summary lead
Cho Chikun 25th Honinbo Honorary Meijin (Korean: 조치훈; born June 20, 1956) is a professional Go player and a nephew of Cho Namchul.
Competed In: Honinbo, lead paragraph, competed-in
Cho is the first in history to win all of the "Top 7" titles in Japan (Kisei, Meijin, Honinbo, Judan, Tengen, Oza, and Gosei) which he achieved by winning the Oza in 1994.
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