Cho Chikun
| Korean spelling | |
|---|---|
| Hangeul | 조치훈 |
| Hanja | 趙治勳 |
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Revised Romanization |
Jo Chi-hun |
|
McCune- Reischauer |
Cho Ch'ihun |
Cho Chikun (born June 20, 1956 in Busan , South Korea ) is a Japanese Go player and a nephew of Cho Namchul . In the course of his career he was able to achieve 73 titles, which is a record in the Japanese Go-Bund Nihon Ki-in . He was the first player ever to hold the three most important titles, Kisei, Meijin and Honinbo , at the same time. Since he also earned the titles of Judan, Tengen, Oza and Gosei, he was the first player to receive all seven top titles in Japan.
Beginnings
Cho comes from a very wealthy South Korean family and has five siblings. His grandfather was a bank manager, but the family lost their fortune and impoverished during the Korean War . Cho's father then asked a fortune teller who advised him to change Cho's original name, Pung-yeo, to Chihun, otherwise his mother would die. However, Cho's younger brother would die with the name change and Cho would become very famous himself. Ultimately, these predictions turned out to be correct. Cho learned the game of Go in his childhood from his grandfather, who recognized his talent and sent him to Japan in 1962 - Chikun is the Japanese pronunciation of his Korean name. There he entered Kitani Minorus Go School when he was only six years old. There he defeated the 14 years older player Rin Kaiho in a game with five stones handicap the day after his arrival. A year later he entered the Nihon Ki-in as a student, but was often bullied by his classmates because of his Korean origins .
Cho achieved first dan after beating Michihiko Azuma in May 1968. At the age of 11 years and 8 months, he became one of the youngest professional go players of all time. In the same year he reached the second dan and two years later the fourth dan. In 1971, at the age of 15, he reached the fifth dan.
Competition against Deep Zen Go
In November 2016, Cho Chikun played against the Go program Deep Zen Go. Chikun won two out of three games.
Works (selection)
- Go: A Complete Introduction to the Game [The Magic of Go] . Ishi Press, Tokyo 1997, ISBN 978-4-906574-50-6 .
- All About Life and Death . Ishi Press, Tokyo 1993, ISBN 978-4-87187-042-9 .
- The 3-3 Point Modern Opening Strategy . Ishi Press, Tokyo 1991, ISBN 978-4-87187-044-3 .
Web links
- Cho Chikun at senseis library. In: senseis.xmp.net. Retrieved November 12, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Fairbairn: Cho Chikun arrives in Japan. Retrieved November 1, 2016 .
- ↑ Computer-Go: Deep Zen plays 1: 2 against Go legend Cho Chikun | heise online. Retrieved January 9, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cho, Chikun |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 趙治勳 (Japanese, Hanja); 조치훈 (Hangeul); Jo Chi-hun (Korean) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese Go player and a nephew of Cho Namchul |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Busan , South Korea |