Prodigy

Keywords: People

A Go prodigy is a young child with enormous talent for Go.

Examples include:

Cho Hun-Hyeon, youngest person to become pro in the world, age 9.
Yi Ch'ang-ho, the one and only :-)
Go Seigen
Shusaku
Chen Xiaonan, 2 dan Chinese professional at age 13 (as of 2004)
Cho Chikun, formerly youngest person to become professional in Japan, age 11.
Murakawa Daisuke, third youngest Japanese professional at age 11.
Yuki Satoshi, Japanese professional at age 11.
Iyama Yuta first Japanese professsional born in Heisei era. Youngest to hold an open title, youngest big title holder.
Hashimoto Shoji
Liao Xingwen, Chinese professional at age 12.
Ogawa Doteki, 6 dan at age 13, Honinbo heir at age 15.
Honinbo Shuwa 7 dan at age 20(very rare in edo period), crushed Gennan Inseki dream to become meijin.
Honinbo Dochi 7dan when about 17 years old,youngest hereditary meijin at age 31.
Wu Shuhao
Fujisawa Rina, youngest Japanese professional at 11 years and 6 months.
Wei Haoting, youngest taiwanese 1 dan at 10 years, 3 months.
Yang Dingxin, youngest (?) chinese 1 dan at 9 years, 9 months. In 2010 he qualified for the 3rd round of the Lanke (the richest Chinese title), defeating Chen Yaoye Tianyuan and in 2011-04-24, at 12 and 6 months, won his first title (the 5th Xinxiu).