An Choyoung
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An Choyoung is a professional Go
player
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where he won 2 games.
Go (board game)
Go , is an ancient board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,000 years ago...
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Go players
This page gives an overview of well-known players of the game of Go throughout the ages. The page has been divided into sections based on the era in which the Go players played and the country in which they played. As this was not necessarily their country of birth, a flag of that country precedes...
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Biography
An became a pro in 1993 at the age of 14. He was promoted to 8 dan in 2004, then 9 dan in 2005. He participated in the first China-Korea Kangwon-Land CupKangwon-Land Cup
-Outline:The countries that compete are China and Korea. The competition is in knockout style. Both countries select 6 players to play for them in this competition. They then choose in which order they wish for the players to play. First, the competition is started when two players play. Whoever...
where he won 2 games.
Titles & runners-up
| Title | Years Held |
|---|---|
| Current | 3 |
 Sibdang CupSibdang Cup The Siptan is a Go competition.-Outline:The Siptan is sponsored by Wonik Corporation and the Hanguk Kiwon. The format is hayago with 10 minutes total and 40 seconds for byo-yomi. The final is decided in a best-of-3 match. The winner's purse is 25,000,000 Won... |
2007 |
| BC Card Cup BC Card Cup The BC Card Cup is a Go competition in South Korea.-Outline:The BC Card Cup is a tournament for 20 young players. It is a Go title in South Korea, the equivalent to the Shinjin-O title in Japan. The tournament first started in 1990, and is still in existence after 17 years. In order to get to the... |
2004 |
| SK Gas Cup SK Gas Cup -Outline:The SK Gas Cup is sponsored by SK Gas. The participants must be under the age of 25 and under the rank of 5 dan. The komi is 6.5 points. Thinking time is 3 hours. The winner's prize is 10,000,000 Won .-Past winners:... |
1997 |
| Title | Years Lost |
|---|---|
| Current | 1 |
| Kisung Kisung The Kisung is a Go competition in South Korea.- Outline :The Kisung was a Go competition used by the Hanguk Kiwon. It was the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Kisei competition and was sponsored by the Se-kye Il-po . The white komi was 6.5 points... |
2006 |
| Defunct | 2 |
| Myungin Myungin The Myungin is a Go competition in South Korea. The word of myungin in Korean language, literally meaning "Brilliant Man", is same as meijin in Japanese and as mingren in Chinese. The Myungin is the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin title... |
2002 |
| Paewang |
2002 |
| Continental | 1 |
 China-Korea New Pro WangChina-Korea New Pro Wang The China–Korea New Pro Wang is a Go competition.-Outline:The China–Korea New Pro Wang is a tournament where players under the age of 25 from China and Korea compete.-Past winners:... |
2004 |