Guksu
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The Guksu is a Go competition in South Korea.
[edit] Outline
The Guksu is a Go competition used by the Hanguk Kiwon. It is the longest running competition in South Korea. Even though it is no longer the largest tournament in terms of prize money, the tradition and the significant prestige of title (Guksu is literally the hand of the nation or the best player of the country) means that many people considers it the most precious title. makes it often the most prized title in eyes of many people. The sponsor is Tong-a Il-po (Far East Daily News). The white Ho-Sun (Komi, in Japanese) is 6.5 points, which is a compensation given to the white-stone player for starting after black-stone player. The preliminaries get 3 hours thinking time, the knockout league gets 4 hours of thinking time, and the final title match gets 5 hours of thinking time. The winner's prize is 40,000,000 SKW ($40,000).
[edit] Past winners
| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 1956 | Cho Namchul |
| 1957 | Cho Namchul |
| 1958 | Cho Namchul |
| 1959 | Cho Namchul |
| 1960 | Cho Namchul |
| 1961 | Cho Namchul |
| 1962 | Cho Namchul |
| 1963 | Cho Namchul |
| 1964 | Cho Namchul |
| 1965 | Kim In |
| 1966 | Kim In |
| 1967 | Kim In |
| 1968 | Kim In |
| 1969 | Kim In |
| 1970 | Kim In |
| 1971 | Yun Kihyeon |
| 1972 | Yun Kihyeon |
| 1973 | Ha Chanseok |
| 1974 | Ha Chanseok |
| 1975 | Competition not held |
| 1976 | Cho Hun-hyeon |
| 1977 | Cho Hun-hyeon |
| 1978 | Cho Hun-hyeon |
| 1979 | Cho Hun-hyeon |
| 1980 | Cho Hun-hyeon |
| 1981 | Cho Hun-hyeon |
| 1982 | Cho Hun-hyeon |
| 1983 | Cho Hun-hyeon |
| 1984 | Cho Hun-hyeon |
| 1985 | Cho Hun-hyeon |
| 1986 | Seo Bongsoo |
| 1987 | Seo Bongsoo |
| 1988 | Cho Hun-hyeon |
| 1989 | Cho Hun-hyeon |
| 1990 | Lee Chang-ho |
| 1991 | Cho Hun-hyeon |
| 1992 | Cho Hun-hyeon |
| 1993 | Lee Chang-ho |
| 1994 | Lee Chang-ho |
| 1995 | Lee Chang-ho |
| 1996 | Lee Chang-ho |
| 1997 | Lee Chang-ho |
| 1998 | Cho Hun-hyeon |
| 1999 | Rui Naiwei |
| 2000 | Cho Hun-hyeon |
| 2001 | Lee Chang-ho |
| 2002 | Lee Chang-ho |
| 2003 | Choi Cheol-han |
| 2004 | Choi Cheol-han |
| 2005 | Lee Chang-ho |
| 2006 | Yun Jun-sang |
| 2007 | Lee Sedol |
