Yoo Changhyuk
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Yoo Changhyuk is a professional Go
player
in South Korea
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players. Growing up without a teacher, Yoo became a professional in 1984 and was promoted to 9 dan in 1996. He has won many international tournaments for Korea.
Go (board game)
Go , is an ancient board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,000 years ago...
player
Go players
This page gives an overview of well-known players of the game of Go throughout the ages. The page has been divided into sections based on the era in which the Go players played and the country in which they played. As this was not necessarily their country of birth, a flag of that country precedes...
in South Korea
South Korea
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Biography
Yoo Changhyuk was one of Korea's best GoGo (board game)
Go , is an ancient board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,000 years ago...
players. Growing up without a teacher, Yoo became a professional in 1984 and was promoted to 9 dan in 1996. He has won many international tournaments for Korea.
Titles & runners-up
Ranks #4 in total amount of titles in Korea.| Title | Years Held |
|---|---|
| Current | 9 |
 WangwiWangwi - Outline :The Wangwi was a Go competition used by the Hanguk Kiwon. It is sponsored by the Chung-ang Il-po. The komi for white is 6.5 points. The preliminary matches get 4 hours of thinking time, while the final match gets 5 hours. The winner's purse was 45,000,000 SKW . It ran from 1966-2008.... |
1991–1994 |
| Kisung Kisung The Kisung is a Go competition in South Korea.- Outline :The Kisung was a Go competition used by the Hanguk Kiwon. It was the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Kisei competition and was sponsored by the Se-kye Il-po . The white komi was 6.5 points... |
1991 |
| KBS Baduk Wang |
1995 |
| Chunwon Chunwon The Chunwon is a Go competition in Korea.The winner of the Chunwon goes on to play the winner of the Chinese equivalent , in the annual China–Korea Tengen competition. -Outline:... |
1996 |
| Maxim Cup Maxim Cup - Outline :The Maxim Cup is sponsored by Dong Suh Foods. The players are selected with any active 9p's and they are pitted against each other. The komi is 6.5 points and the time limits are 30 minutes long.-Past winners:... |
2001, 2002 |
| Defunct | 9 |
| LG Refined Oil Cup |
1996 |
| Taewang Taewang Taewang, meaning "The Greatest of all Kings", was the title used by the rulers of Goguryeo, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, since the reign of Gwanggaeto the Great.... |
1984, 1988 |
| Daewang |
1988 |
| Baccus Cup |
1993 |
| Paedal Cup |
1998, 1999 |
| KT Cup |
2003 |
| Paewang |
2003 |
| International | 6 |
   LG CupLG Cup (Go) LG Cup World Baduk Championship is a Go competition.- Outline :The LG Cup is sponsored by the LG Group of Korea. The LG Cup was created after the Kiwang title from Korea was abolished. There are 16 players who compete in a preliminary, and another 16 players are invited... |
2002 |
| Samsung Cup Samsung Cup The Samsung Cup is a Go competition.-Outline:The Samsung Cup is an international competition. The Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance of Korea and Hanguk Kiwon host the competition. The format starts with a preliminary tournament in which even amateur players are allowed to play... |
2000 |
  Fujitsu CupFujitsu Cup - Outline :The Fujitsu Cup is an international competition. Fujitsu and Yomiuri Shimbun host the oldest international Go competition. The players are picked as follows:* The top 3 players from the previous year's competition* 7 players from Japan... |
1993, 1999 |
| Chunlan Cup Chunlan Cup -Outline:The Chunlan Cup is an international Go tournament sponsored and hosted by The Chunlan Group of China. 24 players are chosen as follows:*3 top players of last tournament*8 from *5 from *4 from *2 from *1 from North America*1 from Europe... |
2001 |
| Ing Cup Ing Cup -Outline:The Ing Cup is sponsored by Ing, Yomiuri Shimbun, the Nihon-Kiin, and Kansai-Kiin, and held every 4 years. The competition has its own rules and an 8 point komi. The time allotment is 3.5 hours for each player, while players are available to buy an extra 35 minutes for an additional 2... |
1996 |
| Title | Years Lost |
|---|---|
| Current | 9 |
| Wangwi Wangwi - Outline :The Wangwi was a Go competition used by the Hanguk Kiwon. It is sponsored by the Chung-ang Il-po. The komi for white is 6.5 points. The preliminary matches get 4 hours of thinking time, while the final match gets 5 hours. The winner's purse was 45,000,000 SKW . It ran from 1966-2008.... |
1995, 1999 |
| Kisung Kisung The Kisung is a Go competition in South Korea.- Outline :The Kisung was a Go competition used by the Hanguk Kiwon. It was the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Kisei competition and was sponsored by the Se-kye Il-po . The white komi was 6.5 points... |
1990, 1992, 2001 |
| KBS Baduk Wang |
1992 |
| BC Card Cup BC Card Cup The BC Card Cup is a Go competition in South Korea.-Outline:The BC Card Cup is a tournament for 20 young players. It is a Go title in South Korea, the equivalent to the Shinjin-O title in Japan. The tournament first started in 1990, and is still in existence after 17 years. In order to get to the... |
1993 |
| Maxim Cup Maxim Cup - Outline :The Maxim Cup is sponsored by Dong Suh Foods. The players are selected with any active 9p's and they are pitted against each other. The komi is 6.5 points and the time limits are 30 minutes long.-Past winners:... |
2000, 2004 |
| Defunct | 12 |
| LG Refined Oil Cup |
1999 |
| Myungin Myungin The Myungin is a Go competition in South Korea. The word of myungin in Korean language, literally meaning "Brilliant Man", is same as meijin in Japanese and as mingren in Chinese. The Myungin is the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin title... |
1993, 2001 |
| Baedalwang Baedalwang The Baedalwang was a Go competition.-Outline:The Baedalwang was decided in a best-of-5 match where each player had 3 hours to think. The komi was 6.5. This tournament ran from 1993 to 2000.-Winners & runners-up:... |
2000 |
| Gukgi |
1995 |
| Paewang |
1994, 1997 |
| Daewang |
1989, 1991 |
| Paedal Cup |
2000 |
| KTF Cup |
2002 |
| Kiwang |
1994 |
| Continental | 1 |
| Asian TV Cup Asian TV Cup The Asian TV Cup is a Go competition.-Outline:The Asian TV Cup is the oldest continental tournament, dating back to 1989. The winners and runner up's of the biggest hayago competitions from Asia battle in the biggest hayago tournament of all.-Past winners:-See also:*... |
1996 |
| International | 7 |
| LG Cup LG Cup (Go) LG Cup World Baduk Championship is a Go competition.- Outline :The LG Cup is sponsored by the LG Group of Korea. The LG Cup was created after the Kiwang title from Korea was abolished. There are 16 players who compete in a preliminary, and another 16 players are invited... |
1997, 1998, 2000 |
| Samsung Cup Samsung Cup The Samsung Cup is a Go competition.-Outline:The Samsung Cup is an international competition. The Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance of Korea and Hanguk Kiwon host the competition. The format starts with a preliminary tournament in which even amateur players are allowed to play... |
1996 |
| Fujitsu Cup Fujitsu Cup - Outline :The Fujitsu Cup is an international competition. Fujitsu and Yomiuri Shimbun host the oldest international Go competition. The players are picked as follows:* The top 3 players from the previous year's competition* 7 players from Japan... |
1994, 2002 |
| Tong Yang Cup Tong Yang Cup The Tong Yang Cup was a Go competition. The Tong Yang Cup was sponsored by Tong Yang Investment Bank of South Korea. The tournament was run from 1990 to 1998, with players from South Korea, Taiwan, the United States, Japan, China and European countries.-Past winners:... |
1998 |