Birth Date: | July 26, 1939 |
Birth Place: | Korea, Japanese Empire |
Death Place: | South Korea |
Hangul: | 강철민 |
Hanja: | 姜哲民 |
Turnedpro: | 1958 |
Rank: | 8 dan |
Kang Cheol-min (July 26, 1939 – December 2, 2002) was a professional Go player.
Kang became a professional in 1958. It took him 40 years to reach the level of 8 dan. He was considered the founder of the Korean Uju-ryu style of go.[1] He died in 2002.
Title | Years Held | |
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Defunct | 2 | |
Chaegowi | 1968, 1970 |
Title | Years Lost | |
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Current | 1 | |
Guksu | 1974 | |
Defunct | 5 | |
Chaegowi | 1969, 1971, 1972 | |
Paewang | 1967, 1968 |