Seo Bong-soo (born February 1, 1953) is a professional
Go player
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.
Biography
Seo Bong-soo turned professional in 1970. By 1986 he became the 4th ever
Korea
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n 9 dan. He was
Cho Hunhyun
Cho Hunhyun ( ko, 조훈현; born 10 March 1953) is a South Korean professional Go player and politician. Considered one of the greatest players of all time, Cho reached professional level in Korea in 1962. Since then, Cho has amassed 150 profe ...
's biggest rival in the 1980s and frequently challenged Cho in major title events. During their career, Seo and Cho played against each other in more than 350 official games, which is a world record. He was a part of the "Gang of Four"
of Korean Go in 1990s, the rest being Cho Hunhyun,
Lee Chang-ho
Lee Chang-ho ( ko, 이창호; born 29 July 1975 in Jeonju, North Jeolla) is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank. He is regarded by many as the best Go player of the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was a student of Cho Hun ...
, and
Yoo Changhyuk
Yoo Changhyuk (born April 25, 1966) is a professional Go player in South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land bor ...
. He made an amazing run of wins in 1997 during the 5th
SBS Cup
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It began in 1977 as several friendly matches between South Korean and Japanese high schools to celebrate Shizuoka Broadcasting System's (SBS) 25 ...
. He played as fourth captain for Korea, and singlehandedly beat the entire
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team as well as what was left of the
Japan
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ese team--a winning streak of 9 straight games.
Titles
Ranks #6-t in
total number of titles in Korea.
References
External links
Interview
1953 births
Living people
South Korean Go players
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