Song Tae-kon (born September 8, 1986) is a Korean professional Go player.
| Song Tae-kon | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Song Tae-kon |
| Hangul | 송태곤 |
| Hanja | 宋泰坤 |
| Revised Romanization | Song Tae-gon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Song T'ae-kon |
| Born | September 8, 1986 Seoul, South Korea |
| Residence | South Korea |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Hanguk Kiwon |
Biography edit
Song Tae-kon started learning Go when he was 6. He turned pro when he was 13. He is one of the best young players in South Korea. His biggest moment came in 2003 when he reached the final of Fujitsu Cup losing to Lee Sedol. Became a 4 dan in 2003 after winning the Chunwon title. Song was promoted to 5 dan in 2003 for having been runner up in the Fujitsu Cup. He was promoted to 6 dan after winning the KBS Cup, and then promoted to his current rank of 7 dan for winning the BC Card Cup. All of this happened in 2003.
Titles & runners-up edit
Ranks No. 10 in total number of titles in Korea.
| Title | Years Held |
|---|---|
| Current | 5 |
 KBS Baduk Wang
|
2003 |
| Chunwon
|
2002 |
| BC Card Cup
|
2003 |
| New Pro Strongest
|
2002, 2003 |
| Total | 5 |
| Title | Years Lost |
|---|---|
| Continental | 3 |
   Asian TV Cup
|
2004 |
| China-Korea New Pro Wang
|
2003 |
| China-Korea Tengen
|
2003 |
| International | 1 |
  Fujitsu Cup
|
2003 |
| Total | 4 |
Notable games edit
In a 2008 game Song Tae-kon, playing as White, played the famous but exploitable strategy of Mirror Go until the 42nd move against Piao Wenyao. Wenyao won the game.[1]
References edit
- ^ May 4, 2008. 细数棋坛模仿棋 苏东坡首创吴清源令木谷实头疼
External links edit
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