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**Seo Bongsoo**
Seo Bongsoo
Full name	Seo Bongsoo
Hanja	徐奉洙
McCune- Reischauer	Seo Pong-su
Date of birth	February 1, 1953 (age 56)
Place of birth	, South Korea
Residence	South Korea
Turned pro	1970
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Hanguk Kiwon

Seo Bongsoo (born February 1, 1953) is a professional Go player.

[edit] Biography

Seo Bongsoo turned professional in 1970. By 1986 he became the 4th ever Korean 9 dan. He was Cho Hunhyun's biggest rival in the 1980's. He would constantly challenge Cho in major title events. During their career, Seo and Cho played against each other in more than 350 official matches, which is considered to be a world record on the subject. He was a part of the "Gang of Four" [1] of Korean Go in 1990s, the rest being Cho Hunhyun, Lee Chang-ho, and Yoo Changhyuk. He made an amazing run of wins in 1997 during the 5th SBS Cup. He played as fourth captain for Korea, and beat the entire Chinese team, and what was left of the Japanese team by himself. (winning streak of 9 straight games)

[edit] Titles

Ranks #6-t in total amount of titles in Korea.

Title	Years Held
Current	5
Wangwi	1975, 1980
Guksu	1986, 1987
KBS Baduk Wang	1983
Defunct	16
LG Refined Oil Cup	1999
Tong Yang Cup	1991
Chaegowi	1980
Gukgi	1980, 1988, 1992
Kiwang	1983, 1988
Myungin	1971 - 1974, 1976, 1978, 1983
International	1
Ing Cup	1992