Seo Bong-soo

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

Seo Bong-soo
Full nameSeo Bong-soo
Hanja徐奉洙
Revised RomanizationSeo Bong-su
McCune–ReischauerSŏ Pongsu
Born (1953-02-01) February 1, 1953
South Korea
Residence South Korea
Turned pro1970
Rank9 dan
AffiliationHanguk 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"[1] 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.

TitleYears 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

References
  1. "Seo Pong-su". Sensei's Library. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.


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