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Cho Nam-ch'eol
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Cho Nam-ch'eol (also written Cho Namchul) is considered the father of Korean professional go. He was born on 30 November 1923, and in 1937 become a pupil of Kitani Minoru in Japan. He returned to Korea in 1943 and in 1945 founded the Hansung Kiwon, the predecessor of the modern Hankuk Kiwon (Korean Go Association). For a long time he was the strongest player in Korea, winning the Kuksu title nine times in a row (1956-1964). In 1982 he reached the rank of 9 dan. He is the uncle of Cho Chikun and Cho Shoen. This is a copy of the living page "Cho Nam-ch'eol" at Sensei's Library. ![]() |