The Guksu (Korean: 국수전, Hanja: 國手戰) is a Go competition in South Korea.

[edit] Outline

The Guksu is a Go competition used by the Hanguk Kiwon. It is the longest running competition in South Korea. Even though it is no longer the largest tournament in terms of prize money, the tradition and the significant prestige of title (Guksu is literally the hand of the nation or the best player of the country) means that many people considers it the most precious title. makes it often the most prized title in eyes of many people. The sponsor is Tong-a Il-po (Far East Daily News). The white Ho-Sun (Komi, in Japanese) is 6.5 points, which is a compensation given to the white-stone player for starting after black-stone player. The preliminaries get 3 hours thinking time, the knockout league gets 4 hours of thinking time, and the final title match gets 5 hours of thinking time. The winner's prize is 40,000,000 SKW ($40,000).

[edit] Past winners

Year	Player
1956	Cho Namchul
1957	Cho Namchul
1958	Cho Namchul
1959	Cho Namchul
1960	Cho Namchul
1961	Cho Namchul
1962	Cho Namchul
1963	Cho Namchul
1964	Cho Namchul
1965	Kim In
1966	Kim In
1967	Kim In
1968	Kim In
1969	Kim In
1970	Kim In
1971	Yun Kihyeon
1972	Yun Kihyeon
1973	Ha Chanseok
1974	Ha Chanseok
1975	Competition not held
1976	Cho Hun-hyeon
1977	Cho Hun-hyeon
1978	Cho Hun-hyeon
1979	Cho Hun-hyeon
1980	Cho Hun-hyeon
1981	Cho Hun-hyeon
1982	Cho Hun-hyeon
1983	Cho Hun-hyeon
1984	Cho Hun-hyeon
1985	Cho Hun-hyeon
1986	Seo Bongsoo
1987	Seo Bongsoo
1988	Cho Hun-hyeon
1989	Cho Hun-hyeon
1990	Lee Chang-ho
1991	Cho Hun-hyeon
1992	Cho Hun-hyeon
1993	Lee Chang-ho
1994	Lee Chang-ho
1995	Lee Chang-ho
1996	Lee Chang-ho
1997	Lee Chang-ho
1998	Cho Hun-hyeon
1999	Rui Naiwei
2000	Cho Hun-hyeon
2001	Lee Chang-ho
2002	Lee Chang-ho
2003	Choi Cheol-han
2004	Choi Cheol-han
2005	Lee Chang-ho
2006	Yun Jun-sang
2007	Lee Sedol
2008	Lee Sedol

[edit] See also

• Honinbo