The Wangwi was a Go competition 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 border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

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The Wangwi was a Go competition used by the

Hanguk Kiwon The Korea Baduk Association, also known as Hanguk Kiwon (), was founded in November 1945 by Cho Namchul. Baduk is a game which was present in Korea by the 5th century. It originated in China, but the West is more familiar with the Japanese name ...

. 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 (US$40,000). It ran from 1966-2008

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Ha Chanseok Ha Chanseok (December 20, 1948 – September 14, 2010) was a professional Go player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a player ...

, 1973 , - ,

Seo Bongsoo Seo Bong-soo (born February 1, 1953) is a professional Go player. Biography Seo Bong-soo turned professional in 1970. By 1986 he became the 4th ever Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it ...

, 1975, 1980 , - , Cho Hun-hyeon , 1976 - 1989 , - ,

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 Hu ...

, 1990, 1995 - 2007 , - ,

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 ...

, 1991 - 1994

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