Cho Hun-hyun

Cho Hunhyun
Full nameCho Hunhyun
NicknameThe God of War[1]
Hangul조훈현
Hanja曺薰鉉
Revised RomanizationJo Hun-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerCho Hun-hyŏn
Born (1953-03-10) 10 March 1953 (age 71)
Mokpo, South Jeolla, South Korea
ResidenceSeoul, South Korea
TeacherKensaku Segoe,
Hideyuki Fujisawa
Turned pro1962 (Korea)
1966 (Japan)
Rank9 dan
AffiliationHanguk Kiwon
Cho Hun-hyun
조훈현
Secretary-General of the Future Korea Party
In office
6 February 2020 – 21 March 2020
PresidentHan Sun-kyo
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byYeom Dong-yeol
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2016 – 29 May 2020
ConstituencyProportional representation
Personal details
Political partyFuture Korea

Cho Hunhyun (Korean: 조훈현; born 10 March 1953) is a South Korean professional Go player and politician. 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 other player in the world. He thrice held all of the open tournaments in Korea in 1980, 1982 and 1986.[5] Cho has also won 11 international titles,[4] third most in the world behind Lee Chang-ho (21)[6] and Lee Sedol (18).[7] He reached 1,000 career wins in 1995.[5]

  1. ^ Lee Hongreal. "Episode 1: Pro's Nicknames". gobase.org. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  2. ^ Kim Seung-hyun. "Cho Hun-hyun: "Victory or defeat, I will go my way until I die."". koreafocus.or.kr. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  3. ^ Jan van Rongen. "Games of Cho Chikun against Cho Hun-hyeon". ronger17.home.xs4all.nl. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Cho Hunhyun 9p". gogameworld.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  5. ^ a b "KOREA BADUK ASSOCIATION". english.baduk.or.kr. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Lee Changho 9p". gogameworld.com. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Lee Sedol 9p". gogameworld.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.