Cho U (in Chinese: Zhang Xu), Nihon Ki-in 9 dan pro from Taiwan. Born 20 January 1980. Pupil of Rin Kaiho. Husband of Kobayashi Izumi.
His winning record in 2002 was 70-14, a new record for wins (64 in 2001 by Hane Naoki).
Alex Weldon: Cho U seems to be the guy to watch in Japanese go. 24 years old, and kicking some serious ass. I'd like to know more about him, but this page doesn't have much information. Anyone care to add anything they know? Something about his style of play? Biographical details? Interesting anecdotes or quotations?
choreck: (I might be wrong but...) I remember reading in one of Go World articles that he is recognized by pro's for his ingenious life and death problems. And I think he is good at killing.