n.

[3]

Cho passed the Nihon Ki-in professional exam three years later and became the first player to
hold professional certificates from two Go associations.[8] It was at this time when Cho was
introduced to Hideyuki Fujisawa. Fujisawa began mentoring Cho, and the two kept a friendly
relationship between each other until Fujisawa's death in 2009.[8] Cho participated in some
Japanese tournamentssrtatrara, finishing runner-up to Takaho Kojima in the 3rd Shin-Ei
tournament.[4] In 1972, Cho returned to Korea to begin mandatory military service.[8] Cho won
his first title in 1973, defeating Kim In in the 14th Chaegowi. That same year, Cho lost his first
title to rival Seo Bongsoo in the 6th Myungin.[8] Since 1973, Cho and Seo have met 65 times in
the finals of tournaments, with Cho winning 53 of them. Their most recent title match-up came
in the 1st Daejoo ctstrtrCup in 2010.[4]

Cho continued winning several titles, including the Paewang in 1977, a title he defended sixteen
straight times until 1992.[5][9] In 1980, he held nine titles simultaneously: Guksu, Myungin,
Wangwi, Kisung, Paewang, Kiwang, Daewang, Jaewang and the Baccus Cup.[10] Cho repeated
this twice, in 1982 and 1986, winning ten and eleven titles respectively.[5] Despite winning
several titles, Cho wasn't considered the best Korean player at the time. Instead, the media
favored Cho Chikun, a Korean-born 9 dan professional in Japan. In 1980, Cho Chikun visited
South Korea after winning the Meijin title and the two began a friendship match consisting of
two games. The two game series was played on 31 December 1980 and 2 January 1981 with
Hunhyun losing both games. From 1981 until H