Chou Chun-hsun ( Taiwanese POJ: Chiu Chùn-hun; born February 23, 1980) is a Go

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Biography

Chou was born in

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, Taiwan. During the 1980s and 1990s, professional Go was not a very established game in Taiwan and did not present many opportunities for its players, but unlike many other professional Taiwanese players who relocated to Japan to further their careers, Chou decided that he would compete solely in Taiwan. Chou became a professional in 1993. He would later achieve a 7 dan ranking in 1997, then finally a 9 dan in 1998. He was the first professional player to achieve a 9 dan ranking while competing only in Taiwan . Dinerchtein, Alexandre (editor in chief).
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, Issue 48. ''Goama – International Go Newsletter''. Gogame.info. Retrieved May 21, 2008. He is widely credited as the best player of the Taiwan Qiyuan, although with the increasing popularity of Go in his country, his status has been challenged by other opponents. He won his first international title, LG Cup, in 2007 beating

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2 to 1. He is the only player from Taiwan Qiyuan to win an international as of 2022 ( Hsu Hao-hung became the next Taiwanese international winner in 2023). He is nicknamed as the "red-faced ''go'' master" due to the presence of a large birth mark on his right face. In the west his name is often rendered as "Chun-Hsun Chou".

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