The Chunwon (
Korean
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People and culture
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* Korean culture
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**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl
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: 천원전,
Hanja
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(, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...
: 天元戰) was a
Go competition in
Korea
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. Begun in 1996, it was held nineteen times and was discontinued after 2015.
The winner of the Chunwon went on to play the winner of the Chinese equivalent (the
Tianyuan), in the annual
China–Korea Tengen competition.
Outline
The Chunwon Cup was the equivalent to the
Tengen in
Japan. This tournament replaced the
Baccus Cup. The sponsors were
Far East Pharmaceuticals and
Daily Economic Newspaper. The
komi was 6.5 points. The time limits were 5 hours in the final, 4 in the main knockout, and 3 in the preliminaries. The winner's purse was 20,000,000 ($17,000).
Past winners and runners-up
See also
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Tianyuan (Go)
The Tianyuan () is a Go competition in China organized by the Chinese Weiqi Association. The word ''tiānyuán'' literally means the center or origin of heaven, and is the center point on a Go board; the name is similar to the Japanese Tengen ...
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Tengen (Go)
Tengen (天元, ''center'' or ''origin of heaven'') is 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.
Tengen competit ...
References
External links
Sensei's Librarygotoeveryone.k2ss.infoKorea Baduk Association(in Korean)
Go competitions in South Korea
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