Lee Chang-ho
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| Full name | Lee Chang-ho |
| Hangul | 이창호 |
| Hanja | 李昌鎬 |
| Revised Romanization | I Chang-ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Ch'ang-ho |
| Born |
July 29, 1975 Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea |
| Residence |
 South Korea
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| Teacher | Cho Hunhyun |
| Turned pro | 1986 |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Hanguk Kiwon |
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| Representing South Korea
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| Asian Games | ||
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2010 Guangzhou | Men's Team |
Lee Chang-ho (Korean: 이창호; born 29 July 1975 in Jeonju, North Jeolla) is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank. He is regarded by many as the greatest Go player in history. He was a student of Cho Hun-hyun 9-dan. He is the second youngest (11 years 1 months) to become a professional Go player in South Korean history behind Cho Hun-hyun (9 years 7 months). He is the only player to have won all eight international competitions at least once.
He turned professional in 1986 at the young age of 11. By the early 1990s, he started winning titles that his teacher, Cho, had won. By 1992 Lee had already won his first international title, which was the 3rd Tong Yang Cup. No other Go player comes close to his international title record. Lee has won all of the international Go tournaments at least twice, excluding the World Oza and Ing Cup, which are held every two and four years respectively. He is only the second player to record a "Grand Slam". The first was Cho Hunhyun. In 2006, Lee won the Wangwi title for the eleventh straight year. His teacher, Cho Hunhyun, holds the record for the most successive domestic titles with sixteen consecutive Paewang titles. Ma Xiaochun has the second-most successive domestic titles with thirteen Mingren titles.
"Stone Buddha" is one of Lee's many nicknames. It derives from the fact that he always keeps a straight face and never smiles or frowns during a match. The nickname reflects his playing style as well. His reading ability is among the best in the world. If he said "I'm going to win by 1.5 point", then he did so. It gave him an honorable nickname, "God of calculation." He does not attack much and never plays "wild Go". He often wins by making his opponents think they are winning, only to gradually defeat them in the later stages of the game. He rarely kills large groups or makes a single move that decides the match. His endgame skill is one of the strongest in history.
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