Cho Hun-hyun
Cho Hunhyun (Korean: 조훈현; born 10 March 1953) is a South Korean professional Go player and politician. Considered one of the greatest players of all time, Cho reached professional level in Korea in 1962. Since then, Cho has amassed 150 professional titles, more than any other player in the world. He thrice held all of the open tournaments in Korea in 1980, 1982 and 1986. Cho has also won 11 international titles, third most in the world behind Lee Chang-ho (21) and Lee Sedol (18). He reached 1,000 career wins in 1995.
| Cho Hunhyun | |
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| Full name | Cho Hunhyun |
| Nickname | The God of War |
| Hangul | 조훈현 |
| Hanja | 曺薰鉉 |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Hun-hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Hun-hyŏn |
| Born | 10 March 1953 Mokpo, South Jeolla, South Korea |
| Residence | Seoul, South Korea |
| Teacher | Kensaku Segoe, Hideyuki Fujisawa |
| Turned pro | 1962 (Korea) 1966 (Japan) |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Hanguk Kiwon |
Cho Hun-hyun | |
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조훈현 | |
| Secretary-General of the Future Korea Party | |
| In office 6 February 2020 – 21 March 2020 | |
| President | Han Sun-kyo |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Yeom Dong-yeol |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2016 – 29 May 2020 | |
| Constituency | Proportional representation |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Future Korea |
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