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Lee Chang-ho
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Full name Lee Chang-ho
Hangul 이창호
Hanja 李昌鎬
Revised Romanization I Chang-ho
McCune–Reischauer Yi Ch'ang-ho
Born July 29, 1975 (age 44)
Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea
Residence South Korea South Korea
Teacher Cho Hunhyun
Turned pro 1986
Rank 9 dan
Affiliation Hanguk Kiwon
Lee Chang-ho Medal record
Representing South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Men's Team

Lee Chang-ho (Korean: 이창호; born 29 July 1975 in Jeonju, North Jeolla) is a South
Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank.[1] He is regarded by many as the best
Go player of the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was a student of Cho Hun-hyun 9-
dan. He is the second youngest (11 years 1 month) to become a professional Go
player in South Korean history behind Cho Hun-hyun (9 years 7 months). He is the
only player to have won all eight international competitions at least once.
Contents

1 Biography
2 Style
3 Go career
4 Personal life
5 Titles and runners-up
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

Biography

He turned professional in 1986 at the young age of 11. By the early 1990s, he
started winning titles that his teacher, Cho, had won. By 1992 Lee had already won
his first international title, which was the 3rd Tong Yang Cup. Lee has won all of
the international Go tournaments at least twice, excluding the World Oza and Ing
Cup, which are held every two and four years respectively. He is only the second
player to record a "Grand Slam". The first was Cho Hunhyun. In 2006, Lee won the
Wangwi title for the eleventh straight year. His teacher, Cho Hunhyun, holds the
record for the most successive domestic titles with sixteen consecutive Paewang
titles. Ma Xiaochun has the second-most successive domestic titles with thirteen
Mingren titles.
Style

"Stone Buddha" is one of Lee's many nicknames. It derives from the fact that he
always keeps a straight face and never smiles or frowns during a match. The
nickname reflects his playing style as well. His reading ability is among the best
in the world. If he said "I'm going to win by 1.5 point", then he did so.[citation
needed] It gave him an honorable nickname, "God of calculation." He does not attack
much and never plays "wild Go". He often wins by making his opponents think they
are winning, only to gradually defeat them in the later stages of the game. He
rarely kills large groups or makes a single move that decides the match. His
endgame skill is one of the strongest in history.
Go career

Over the years, Lee's style of play has been broken down. Even Cho Chikun said that
Lee Sedol would eventually pass Chang-ho because Chang-ho's style is no longer
guaranteed due to the new generation of players. He has had to resort to abandoning
his old style and improvising play against these new players. When asked if Lee's
era was over, his teacher Cho Hunhyun simply replied, "No". He continued, saying
that Lee Sedol is just someone who has finally fit the description of a rival for
Chang-ho. He also said that both will battle many times and in the coming years the
"smoke will settle" and one of them will come out on top.

After losing the 10th Samsung Cup to Luo Xihe, Lee came back and took the newly
made Sibdan Cup against Park Young-Hoon. This was payback to Park, who had beat Lee
in the 1st Prices Information Cup. Lee also won the 49th edition of Korea's oldest
title, the Guksu. Unusually for him, Lee lost three times in 2006 representing
Korea in international tournaments. First in the Nongshim Cup, then in the newly
created Kangwon-Land Cup, and finally in the Asian TV Cup. This is a change for
Lee, considering he has won 17 international tournaments over the past 14 years. In
the final match of the 11th Samsung Cup, Lee lost 0-2 to Chang Hao of China. This
was the second year in a row Lee lost the Samsung Cup.

In March 2007 the barely 19-year-old Yun Junsang beat title holder Lee Chang-ho 3-1
for the 50th Guksu title, but Lee got his revenge in July, beating Yun 3-2 to
retain his Wangwi title.

Although not having had a successful year internationally, he was the highest
earner in South Korea for 2006.[2]
Personal life

Lee married the former amateur Go player Lee Do-yoon on 28 October 2010.[3][4][5]
Their daughter was born on 8 March 2012.[6]
Titles and runners-up

Ranks #2 in total number of titles in Korea and #1 in international titles.

Domestic
Title Wins Runners-up
Guksu 10 (1990, 1993–1997, 2001-2002, 2005, 2009) 7 (1989, 1991-1992,
1998, 2003, 2004, 2006)
Myungin 13 (1991–1996, 1998–2003, 2009) 2 (1990, 1997)
Sibdan Cup 2 (2005, 2007) 1 (2009)
GS Caltex Cup 6 (1997, 1998, 2001, 2003-2005)
Prices Information Cup 3 (2005, 2009, 2010)
Chunwon 3 (1997–1999)
KBS Cup 11 (1988, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2001-2002, 2004-2005, 2007–2009) 5
(1995–1997, 1999-2000)
Kisung 11 (1993–2003) 1 (2004)
Electron-Land Cup 3 (2005, 2006, 2008) 1 (2007)
Wangwi 14 (1990, 1995–2007) 2 (1991, 1993)
BC Card Cup 5 (1991–1994, 1996) 1 (1995)
Chaegowi 8 (1989–1991, 1993–1997) 2 (1988, 1992)
Daewang 6 (1990–1992, 1995–1997) 1 (1993)
Baccus Cup 3 (1990–1992)
Taewang 4 (1991–1993, 1997)
Paewang 4 (1993-1994, 2001-2002) 3 (1988, 1995, 2003)
Kiwang 2 (1993-1994) 1 (1995)
Gukgi 4 (1993–1996)
Paedal Cup 4 (1993–1995, 1997) 2 (1996, 1998)
Baedalwang 4 (1993-1995, 1997) 1 (1998)
Total 117 33
Continental
World Mingren 1 (2010)
China-Korea Tengen 4 (1997–2000)
Teda Cup 1 (2004)
Total 5 1
International
Ing Cup 1 (2000) 1 (2008)
LG Cup 4 (1997, 1999, 2001, 2004) 3 (2003, 2010, 2012)
Samsung Cup 3 (1997–1999) 2 (2005, 2006)
Chunlan Cup 2 (2003, 2005) 2 (1999, 2009)
Fujitsu Cup 2 (1996, 1998) 3 (2007–2009)
Asian TV Cup 3 (1995, 1996, 2002) 4 (1990, 1999, 2000, 2006)
World Oza 1 (2002)
Tong Yang Cup 4 (1992, 1993, 1996, 1998)
Zhonghuan Cup 1 (2007)
Total 21 15
Career total
Total 143 49[7]
See also

Go players
List of Koreans
List of Korea-related topics

References

editor@gobase.org (1975-07-29). "Lee ChangHo - Biography". GoBase.org. Retrieved

2011-07-27.
GoBase.org - Go Trivia: Hankuk Kiwon: prize money and ranking 2006
"Leading Go Player to Tie the Knot - The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News
from Korea". English.chosun.com. 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
"Baduk player Lee Chang-ho to tie knot" (in Korean). Koreaherald.com. 2010-06-16.
Retrieved 2011-07-27.
李昌镐婚礼形式简单 向父母行礼石佛落泪 (in Chinese). Sina.com.cn. 28 October 2010.
Retrieved 21 January 2018.
李昌镐 37 岁当上爸爸 妻子阵痛一天多产下女儿 (in Chinese). QQ.com. 9 March 2012. Retrieved
21 January 2018.

"Lee Changho 9p". gogameworld.com. Retrieved 31 May 2011.

External links
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Interview
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