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| Cho U | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Cho U |
| Chinese | Trad. 張栩 Simp. 张栩 |
| Pinyin | Zhāng Xù |
| Born | January 20, 1980 |
| Residence |  Tokyo, Japan |
| Teacher | Rin Kaiho |
| Turned pro | 1994 |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in; Tokyo branch |
Cho U Kisei (simplified Chinese: 张栩; traditional Chinese: 張栩; pinyin: Zhāng Xù; born on January 20, 1980) is a professional Go player.
Biography
Cho U was born in Taipei, Taiwan. He credits Shen Chun-shan as one of his early Go teachers; he first played against Shen at age seven. Shen was so impressed by the young Cho's skill that, when Cho moved to Japan in 1990, Shen introduced his family to Rin Kaiho so that Cho could become his student.[1]
Cho is married to Kobayashi Izumi, with whom he has one daughter.
In 2008, Cho U became the 4th person in Japanese Go History to hold the following 4 of the 7 major Go titles at the same time: Meijin, Tengen, Oza and Gosei.In 2009, Cho U made Japanese Go History by becoming the first and only person to hold 5 of the 7 major titles at the same time: Meijin, Judan, Tengen, Oza and Gosei. In that same year, he successfully defended his Gosei title,giving him 4 consecutive wins of the title, he will only need one more to be bestowed the title of Honorary Gosei. In 2010, he became only the 2nd player in Japanese Go History to successfully complete a "grand slam" - the winning of all 7 major titles, after taking the Kisei from Yamashita Keigo. The only other player to achieve this is Cho Chikun. The Kisei had been the only title to elude Cho U up to that point.[2]
Titles & runners-up
Ranks #8-t in total number of titles in Japan.
| Title | Years Held |
|---|---|
| Current | 30 |
| Kisei
|
2010 |
| Meijin
|
2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 |
| Honinbo
|
2003, 2004 |
| Judan
|
2009, 2010 |
| Tengen
|
2008 |
| Oza
|
2003–2005, 2008–2009 |
| Gosei
|
2006–2009 |
| NEC Cup
|
2005, 2007 |
| NHK Cup
|
2002, 2005, 2008 |
| Agon Cup
|
2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Ryusei
|
2006, 2007 |
| Shinjin-O
|
2002 |
| Continental | 1 |
  Asian TV Cup
|
2005 |
| International | 1 |
 LG Cup
|
2005 |
| Total | 32 |
| Title | Years Lost |
|---|---|
| Current | 15 |
| Meijin
|
2006, 2009 |
| Honinbo
|
2001, 2005 |
| Judan
|
2004 |
| Tengen
|
2009 |
| Oza
|
2006 |
| Agon Cup
|
2002, 2003, 2009 |
| Ryusei
|
2001, 2008, 2009 |
| NEC Cup
|
2009 |
| Daiwa Cup
|
2006 |
| Defunct | 1 |
| JAL Super Hayago Championship
|
2003 |
| Continental | 3 |
| China-Japan Agon Cup
|
2006, 2007, 2008 |
| International | 1 |
  World Oza
|
2006 |
| Total | 20 |
Trivia
 | This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. (October 2008) |
- 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]
References
- ^ Lin, Ying-che; Chen, Wan-chien; Liang, Yu-fang (2006-05-02), "張栩拜師 沈君山只敢當乾爹/Cho U pays his respects to his teacher; Shen Chun-shan only dares to call himself "godfather"", United Daily News, retrieved 2009-11-04
- ^ "Chang Hsu". Nihon Ki-In. since 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
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External links
First Taiwanese player to win top 7 Go titles in Japan keeps a cool look