Kiseong Explained

The Kiseong was a Go competition in South Korea.

Outline

The Kiseong was a Go competition used by the Hanguk Kiwon. It was the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Kisei competition and was sponsored by the Segye Ilbo (World Newspaper). The white komi was 6.5 points. The time limits for the final was five hours, while the rest of the tournament had four hours of thinking time. The winner's purse was 18,000,000 SKW ($18,000).

The last year of the competition was 2008.[1]

Past winners

Player Years Held
Cho Hun-hyeon1990, 1991
Yoo Changhyuk1991
Lee Chang-ho1993 - 2003
Choi Cheol-han2004
Park Young-Hoon2005–2008

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournament View . Go4Go . 7 May 2008 . 6 February 2024.