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Lee Chang-ho is a South Korean professional Go player holding the 9 dan rank, the highest professional level, and is considered one of the greatest Go players of all time. He was ranked number one in the world in Go Elo rankings from 1991 to 2006, won his first international title at the 3rd Tong Yang Cup in 1992, and has won 143 career titles across domestic, continental and international competition, including 21 international titles, the most of any player in the game's history.

Facts
Birth Year
1975 1
Birth Date
1975-07-29 1
Nationality
South Korean 1
Career Highlight
Ranked world number one in Go Elo rankings for fifteen years, from 1991 to 2006. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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1. Wikipedia, Lee Chang-ho
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  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, nationality clause
    Lee Chang-ho (born 29 July 1975) is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank.
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, birth date parenthetical
    Lee Chang-ho (born 29 July 1975) is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank.
  • Wikipedia article lead sentence, birth year
    Lee Chang-ho (born 29 July 1975) is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank.
  • Wikipedia article lead paragraph, achievement sentence
    Considered to be one of the greatest Go players of all time, Lee was ranked #1 in the world in Go ELO rankings from 1991 to 2006.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Lee Chang-ho (Korean: 이창호; born 29 July 1975) is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank.
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Wikidata: Lee Chang-ho
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