Cho Hunhyun is a South Korean professional Go player considered one of the greatest players of all time. He became the first Korean to reach 9 dan rank in 1982 and has accumulated 150 professional titles, more than any other player globally, along with 11 international titles. In 1982 he won the first Ing Cup international tournament, defeating Nie Weiping in the final, and he reached 1,000 career wins in 1995.
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Career HighlightAmassed 150 professional Go titles, more than any other player in the world, and won 11 international titles. 1 Classification
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How did Cho Hunhyun come back from Japan to become Korea's first 9 dan?
He trained in Japan until 1972 and became the first 9 dan in the Hankuk Kiwon in 1982.
Cho Hunhyun earned a 1 dan professional rank at the Nihon Ki-in in Japan at age fourteen, in 1967. He returned to Korea in 1972, where the Hankuk Kiwon admitted him as 5 dan, the same rank he held at the Nihon Ki-in. In 1980 he won all of the domestic titles, nine of them, and in 1982 he became the first 9 dan ever in the Hankuk Kiwon.
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Cho Hunhyun (Korean: 조훈현; born 10 March 1953) is a South Korean professional Go player and politician.
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Since then, Cho has amassed 150 professional titles, more than any other player in the world.
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Cho Hunhyun (Korean: 조훈현; born 10 March 1953) is a South Korean professional Go player and politician.
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