Cho Nam-chul
Cho Namchul | |
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Hangul | 조남철 |
Hanja | 趙南哲 |
Born | November 30, 1923 Buan, Zenrahoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan |
Died | July 2, 2006, aged 83 |
Teacher | Kitani Minoru |
Rank | 9 dan |
Affiliation | Hanguk Kiwon |
Cho Namchul (Korean: 조남철; November 30, 1923 – July 2, 2006, alternately Cho Namcheol) was a professional Go player (Baduk in Korean). He died of natural causes in Seoul at the age of 83.[1]
Biography
Cho was born in a farming village in Buan, Zenrahoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan. In 1934, Japanese professional Kitani Minoru visited Korea and played with ten-year-old Cho, who deeply impressed the great master. He went to Japan in 1937 to study go as Kitani's first insei, or live-in student. In 1943, he returned to Korea and played a key role in the founding of the Hanguk Kiwon. It wasn't until 1983, that he would be awarded 9 dan, but for most of the 1950s and 1960s, he won the vast majority of national tournaments.
He is known as the founder of Korean modern Go. Namchul is also the uncle of the top Japanese Go title holder Cho Chikun.
After his death, he was honored by the president of Korea with a medal and floral tribute.
Titles and runners-up
Ranks #7 in total number of titles in Korea.
Title | Years Held |
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Current | 9 |
Guksu | 1956–1964 |
Defunct | 13 |
Myungin | 1968, 1970 |
Chaegowi | 1959–1962, 1964, 1965, 1966 |
Paewang | 1959–1962 |
Title | Years Lost |
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Current | 7 |
Wangwi | 1966, 1969, 1970, 1972 |
Guksu | 1965, 1968, 1970 |
Defunct | 4 |
Myungin | 1971, 1974 |
Paewang | 1970 |
Chaegowi | 1967 |
References
- ^ "조남철" [Cho Nam-chul]. terms.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-06-10.
External links
- Biography at "Sensei's Library"
- Obituary article with portrait photo
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- Cho Nam-chul (1956–1964)
- Kim In (1965–1970)
- Yun Ki-hyeon (1971–1972)
- Ha Chan-seok (1973–1975)
- Cho Hun-hyun (1976–1985)
- Seo Bong-soo (1986–1987)
- Cho Hun-hyun (1988–1989)
- Lee Chang-ho (1990)
- Cho Hun-hyun (1991–1992)
- Lee Chang-ho (1993–1997)
- Cho Hun-hyun (1998)
- Rui Naiwei (1999)
- Cho Hun-hyun (2000)
- Lee Chang-ho (2001–2002)
- Choi Cheol-han (2003–2004)
- Lee Chang-ho (2005)
- Yun Jun-sang (2006)
- Lee Sedol (2007–2008)
- Lee Chang-ho (2009)
- Choi Cheol-han (2010)
- Cho Hanseung (2011–2013)
- Park Junghwan (2014–2015)
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