Lee Chang-ho

For other people named Lee Chang-ho, see Lee Chang-ho (disambiguation).

Lee Chang-ho (Korean: 이창호; born 29 July 1975) is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank.^[1] Considered to be one of the greatest Go players of all time, Lee was ranked #1 in the world in Go ELO rankings from 1991 to 2006.^[2]

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Chang-ho
Hangul	이창호
Hanja	李昌鎬
Revised Romanization	I Chang-ho
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Ch'ang-ho
Born	(1975-07-29) July 29, 1975 (age 50) Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea
Residence	South Korea
Teacher	Cho Hun-hyun
Turned pro	1986
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Hanguk Kiwon

Lee Chang-ho

Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
	2010 Guangzhou	Men's Team

Biography

Lee was born in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea. He turned professional in 1986 at the young age of 11.^[3][4] By the early 1990s, he started winning titles that his teacher, Cho, had previously won. In 1992, Lee won his first international title, the 3rd Tong Yang Cup.^[5] 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. In 2006, Lee won the Wangwi title for the eleventh consecutive year.^[6]

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.

Personal life

Lee married the former amateur Go player Lee Do-yoon on 28 October 2010.^[7][8][9] Their daughter was born on 8 March 2012.^[10]

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[11]

See also

• Go players