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Lee Changho lost the Guksu title

Lee Changho lost the Korean Guksu title to challenger and newcomer Yun Junsang (19 years old, 4 dan). Lenius corrected me: Yun Junsang is not a newcomer to the top professional Go: in 2002 when he was only 1p (and 14-15 years old!) he only lost 2-1 to Cho Hunhyun in a playoff to decide the challenger to Kiseong title (equivalent to the Japanese Kisei). I wrote my thoughts on the 4th and last game. It was interesting how kosumi-tsuke appeared in the opening, how White sacrificed a group, and how Black played 3 moves in a row on the second line, in the middle game.

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4 Responses to “Lee Changho lost the Guksu title”

  1. VincentV says:
    March 18, 2007 at 2:03 am

    OMG, Lee Changho lost?! That’s unusual. Appearently there were quite a few “newcomers” that beat the “veterans” in the qualification rounds. It seems like a new wave is coming *cheap-Hikaru-no-Go-quote* :)

  2. Sorin says:
    March 18, 2007 at 6:38 pm

    Hi Vincent,
    Actually Lee Changho has been in less than best shape for a while.
    It’s either that, or “the new wave is coming” – or both :-)

    There are some very interesting discussions about him and how he has changed his style in an attempt to deal with the new generation of Korean players at http://senseis.xmp.net/?YiChangHo

  3. lenius says:
    March 20, 2007 at 12:42 pm

    Actually Yun Junsang has been near the top for a while now – I recall first noticing him when he got to the final of the Kiseong tournament a few years ago by beating a few 9dans in close games like here. I think that was in 2002 or 2003.

  4. Sorin says:
    March 20, 2007 at 8:44 pm

    Thanks Lenius – I corrected “newcomer”.