Cho U

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Cho U
Full name Cho U
Chinese Trad. 張栩 Simp. 张栩
Pinyin Zhāng Xù
Date of birth January 20, 1980 (1980-01-20) (age 28)
Place of birth Flag of the Republic of China Taipei, Taiwan
Residence Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan
Teacher Rin Kaiho
Turned pro 1994
Rank 9 dan
Affiliation Nihon Ki-in; Tokyo branch

Cho U 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. He is currently one of the strongest players in the world. He is married to Kobayashi Izumi and they have one daughter.

[edit] Titles & runners-up

Ranks #10-t in total amount of titles in Japan.

Title Years Held
Current 20
Flag of Japan Meijin 2004, 2005, 2007
Flag of Japan Honinbo 2003, 2004
Flag of Japan Oza 2003–2005
Flag of Japan Gosei 2006, 2007
Flag of Japan NEC Cup 2005, 2007
Flag of Japan NHK Cup 2002, 2005, 2008
Flag of Japan Agon Cup 2006, 2007
Flag of Japan Ryusei 2006, 2007
Flag of Japan Shinjin-O 2002
Continental 1
Flag of Japan Flag of South Korea Flag of the People's Republic of China Flag of the Republic of China Asian TV Cup 2005
International 1
Flag of South Korea Flag of Japan Flag of the People's Republic of China Flag of the Republic of China LG Cup 2005
Total 22
Title Years Lost
Current 9
Flag of Japan Meijin 2006
Flag of Japan Honinbo 2001, 2005
Flag of Japan Judan 2004
Flag of Japan Oza 2006
Flag of Japan Agon Cup 2002, 2003
Flag of Japan Ryusei 2001
Flag of Japan Daiwa Cup 2006
Defunct 1
Flag of Japan JAL Super Hayago Championship 2003
Continental 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China Flag of Japan China-Japan Agon Cup 2006
International 1
Flag of Japan Flag of South Korea Flag of the People's Republic of China Flag of the Republic of China Flag of the United States Flag of Singapore World Oza 2006
Total 12

[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.[citation needed]
 
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