Cho Goes for 3rd Grand Slam in Baduk
Cho Chi Hoon, the Korean-Japanese Baduk(called Go in Japanese) master, will go for an unprecedented 3rd grand slam title this week.Cho has won Japan's 3 biggest titles and if he defeats China's Wang Li Chung on November 12 at Atami City, Japan, he will defend his Meijin title concurrently with the honor of retaining 3 major crowns for the 3rd time.
The grand slam tournaments in Japan consist of Meijin, Kisei, and Honinbo, and Cho is the only player to hold these 3 titles at the same time.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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