Cho U

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Cho U

Name	Cho U
Chinese	Trad. 張栩 Simp. 张栩
Pinyin	Zhāng Xù
Born	January 20, 1980
Birthplace	Taipei, Taiwan
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Teacher	Rin Kaiho
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

Cho U Oza Gosei （Traditional Chinese: 張栩; Simplified Chinese: 张栩; pinyin: Zhāng Xù; born on January 20, 1980）is a professional Go player.

[edit] Biography

Cho U was born in Taipei, Taiwan. He moved to Japan in 1990 to further pursue his Go dream. He is currently one of the strongest players in the world, and his performance in the top seven Japanese titles leads many to consider him the best player in Japan. He is married to Kobayashi Izumi and they have one daughter.

[edit] Titles & Runner Up's

Title	Years Held
Current	12
Meijin	2004, 2005
Honinbo	2003, 2004
Oza	2003 - 2005
Gosei	2006
NEC Cup	2005
NHK Cup	2002, 2005
Agon Cup	2006
Ryusei	2006
Shinjin-O	2002
Continental	1
Asian TV Cup	2005
International	1
LG Cup	2005

Title	Years Lost
Current	8
Meijin	2006
Honinbo	2001, 2005
Judan	2004
Oza	2006
Agon Cup	2002, 2003
Ryusei	2001
Daiwa Cup	2006
Continental	1	China-Japan Agon Cup
Defunct	1
JAL Super Hayago Championship	2003

[edit] Trivia

His 70 wins (and 14 losses) in 2002 set a record for the greatest number of wins.
Michael Redmond, 9 dan, commented that Cho is a very territorial player, someone who reads better than other pros.
According to Toshio Takashima, a Japanese Go fan, the character "栩" in Cho's name should be pronounced "ku" in Japanese, not "u". Cho's teacher Rin, however, decided to use "Cho U" instead of the resulting "Cho Ku",since that is a homonym for "chalk" in Japanese.

Current Top 7 Holders
Kisei - Keigo Yamashita Meijin - Shinji Takao Honinbo - Shinji Takao Judan - Cho Chikun Tengen - Rin Kono Oza - Keigo Yamashita Gosei - Cho U

Current Minor Title Holders
NEC Cup - Cho Sonjin Agon Cup - Cho U NHK Cup - Naoki Hane Ryusei - Cho U Shinjin-O - Takehisa Matsumoto Okan - Hiroshi Yamashiro Daiwa Cup - Shinji Takao KK Champion - Satoshi Yuki