The Chunwon is a Go competition in Korea

Korea

Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

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The winner of the Chunwon goes on to play the winner of the Chinese equivalent (the Tianyuan), in the annual China–Korea Tengen competition.

Outline

The Chunwon Cup is the equivalent to the Tengen

Tengen (Go)

Tengen is the name of a Go competition in Japan.The name Tengen refers to the center point on a Go board.The event is held annually, and has run continuously since its inauguration in 1975....

 in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. This tournament replaced the Baccus Cup. The sponsors are Far East Pharmaceuticals and Daily Economic Newspaper. The komi

Komidashi

in the game of Go are points added to the score of the player with the white stones as compensation for playing second. Black's first move advantage is generally considered to equal somewhere between 5 and 7 points by the end of the game. Standard komi is 6.5 points under the Japanese and Korean...

 is 6.5 points. The time limits are 5 hours in the final, 4 in the main knockout, and 3 in the preliminaries. The winner's purse is 20,000,000 ($17,000).

Past winners and runners-up

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up
1996	Yoo Changhyuk Yoo Changhyuk Yoo Changhyuk is a professional Go player in South Korea.- Biography :Yoo Changhyuk was one of Korea's best Go players. Growing up without a teacher, Yoo became a professional in 1984 and was promoted to 9 dan in 1996...	3–2	Cho Hunhyun Cho Hunhyun Cho Hunhyun is a Korean 9-dan professional Go player. Considered one of the greatest players of all-time, Cho reached professional level in Korea in 1962. Since then, Cho has amassed 150 professional titles, more than any player in the world. He once held all nine Korea titles simultaneously in 1980...
1997	Lee Chang-ho Lee Chang-ho Lee Chang-ho is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank. He is regarded by many as one of the strongest modern Go players. He was a student of Cho Hunhyun 9-dan. He is the only player to have won all eight international competitions at least once.-Biography:He turned professional in...	3–0	Choi Myung-Hoon Choi Myung-Hoon Choi Myung-Hoon is a professional Go player.- Biography :Choi was promoted to 9 dan in 2004. In 2000, he won his first and only title, the LG Refined Oil Cup.- Titles & runners-up :-External Links:**...
1998	Lee Chang-ho	3–1	Choi Myung-Hoon
1999	Lee Chang-ho	3–0	Seo Bongsoo Seo Bongsoo Seo Bongsoo is a professional Go player.- Biography :Seo Bongsoo turned professional in 1970. By 1986 he became the 4th ever Korean 9 dan. He was Cho Hunhyun's biggest rival in the 1980s. He would constantly challenge Cho in major title events. During their career, Seo and Cho played against each...
2000	Lee Sedol Lee Sedol Lee Sedol is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank.-Biography:Many regard Lee Sedol as one of the strongest players of all time. Lee was born in Korea in 1983 and studied at the Hanguk Kiwon. He ranks third in career titles with 37, behind Cho Hunhyun and Lee Chang-ho...	3–0	Yoo Jaehung
2001	Pak Yeong-hun	3–1	Yoon Seounghyun
2002	Song Tae Kon Song Tae Kon Song Tae Kon is a Korean professional Go player.- Biography :Song Tae Kon started learning Go when he was 6. He turned pro when he was 13. Currently, at the age of 19 he is 7 dan. He is one of the best young players in South Korea. His biggest moment came in 2003 when he just couldn't beat Lee...	3–2	Cho Hunhyun Cho Hunhyun Cho Hunhyun is a Korean 9-dan professional Go player. Considered one of the greatest players of all-time, Cho reached professional level in Korea in 1962. Since then, Cho has amassed 150 professional titles, more than any player in the world. He once held all nine Korea titles simultaneously in 1980...
2003	Choi Cheol-han Choi Cheol-han - Career record :*2006: 58 wins, 29 losses*2007: 45 wins, 25 losses*2008: 50 wins, 18 losses*2009: 56 wins, 18 losses*2010: 63 wins, 22 losses*2011: 18 wins, 9 losses- Titles and runners-up :...	3–1	Won Seung-jin
2004	Choi Choel-han	3–0	An Dalhun
2005	Ko Geuntae Ko Geuntae Ko Geuntae is a Korean professional Go player.- Biography :Ko Geuntae won the Chunwon title in 2005. Due to his Chunwon win, he was given an automatic berth into the 19th Fujitsu Cup. He beat top ranked Chinese professional and holder of the LG Cup, Gu Li, in the China-Korea Tengen. Ko won the...	3–2	Pak Yeong-hun
2006	Cho Hanseung Cho Hanseung Cho Hanseung , also known as Jo Hanseung is a professional Go player.- Biography :Cho turned professional in 1995. He was promoted to 7 dan in 2004, and 8 dan in 2005, 9 dan in 2006.- Titles & runners-up :...	3–1	Lee Sedol
2007	Won Seungjin	1–0	Kang Dongyun Kang Dongyun Kang Dongyun is a professional Go player.- Biography :Kang became a professional in 2002. In 2007, he was promoted to the rank of 7 dan. He is a disciple of Kwon Kab-ryong. He is now a 9-dan professional player....
2008	Kang Dongyun	3–2	Lee Sedol
2009	Park Junghwan	3–0	Kim Jiseok Kim Jiseok Kim Jiseok is a Korean professional Go player.An Younggil describes Jiseok's style as very aggressive.-Promotion record:-Career record:*2006: 44 wins, 26 losses*2007: 78 wins, 31 losses*2008: 37 wins, 24 losses...
2010 15th Chunwon The 15th Chunwon began on 15 June 2010 and concluded on 27 January 2011. Defending champion Park Junghwan progressed past the first round, but his title defense was halted after losing to Yun Junsang in the second round. Choi Cheol-han was the eventual winner, winning the Chunwon for the third time...	Choi Cheol-han	3–0	Lee Taehyun

External links

• Sensei's Library
• Igo Kisen - last year's full results