Cho Son-jin

Cho Sonjin
Full name	Cho Sonjin
Kanji	趙善津
Kana	チョウソンジン
Hangul	조선진
Hanja	趙善津
Revised Romanization	Jo Seon-jin
McCune–Reischauer	Cho Sŏn-chin
Born	(1970-04-18) April 18, 1970 (age 54) South Korea
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Teacher	Takeo Ando
Turned pro	1984
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Nihon Ki-in

Cho Sonjin (Korean: 조선진; born April 18, 1970) is a professional Go player.

Cho was born in South Korea, but moved to Japan at age 12 in order to become a professional. He accomplished his goal two years later in 1984. He was promoted to 9 dan in 1998. In 1999, he defeated Cho Chikun in the Honinbo, ending Chikun's 10-year run with the title.

Titles and runners-up

Title	Years Held
Current	5
Honinbo	1999
NEC Cup	2006
Agon Cup	2000, 2001
Shinjin-O	1991
Defunct	1
Shin-Ei	1991
Continental	2
China-Japan Agon Cup	2000, 2001

Title	Years Lost
Current	4
Kisei	2001
Honinbo	2000
Tengen	2002
Shinjin-O	1995
International	1
Samsung Cup	1999

See also

• Go players

External links

• GoBase Profile
• 趙善津 Nihon Ki-in Profile (in Japanese)

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