Seo Bong-soo

Seo Bong-soo (Korean: 서봉수; born February 1, 1953) is a professional Go player.

Seo Bong-soo
Hangul	서봉수
Hanja	徐奉洙
Revised Romanization	Seo Bong-su
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏ Pongsu
Born	(1953-02-01) February 1, 1953 (age 72) Daedeok-gu, Daejeon, South Korea[1]
Residence	South Korea
Turned pro	1970
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Hanguk Kiwon

In this Korean name, the family name is Seo.

Biography

Seo Bong-soo turned professional in 1970. By 1986 he became the 4th ever Korean 9 dan. He was Cho Hunhyun's biggest rival in the 1980s and frequently challenged Cho in major title events. During their career, Seo and Cho played against each other in more than 350 official games, which is a world record. He was a part of the "Gang of Four"^[2] of Korean Go in 1990s, the rest being Cho Hunhyun, Lee Chang-ho, and Yoo Changhyuk. He made an amazing run of wins in 1997 during the 5th SBS Cup. He played as fourth captain for Korea, and singlehandedly beat the entire Chinese team as well as what was left of the Japanese team—a winning streak of 9 straight games.

Titles

Ranks #6-t in total number of titles in Korea.

Title	Years Held
Current	5
Wangwi	1975, 1980
Guksu	1986, 1987
KBS Baduk Wang	1983
Defunct	16
LG Refined Oil Cup	1999
Tong Yang Cup	1991
Chaegowi	1980
Gukgi	1980, 1988, 1992
Kiwang	1983, 1988
Myungin	1971–1974, 1976, 1978, 1983
International	1
Ing Cup	1992