Kiseong

The Kiseong (Korean기성전; Hanja棋聖戦; RRGiseongjeon; MRKisŏngjŏn) 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-hyeon 1990, 1991
Yoo Changhyuk 1991
Lee Chang-ho 1993—2003
Choi Cheol-han 2004
Park Young-Hoon 2005–2008

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tournament View". Go4Go. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2024.