BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF GO PLAYERS CHO HOON-HYUN AND LEE CHANG-HO.
ALL CHARACTERS AND EVENTS MAY DIFFER FROM REAL-LIFE COUNTERPARTS.
THE YING SHIBEI WORLD GO CHAMPIONSHIP WAS HELD IN THE 1980S
TO FIND THE WORLD CHAMPION.
ONE SPOT WAS GIVEN TO KOREA, AN UNDERDOG COUNTRY.
CHO HOON-HYUN 9-DAN ADVANCED TO THE FINAL AGAINST EXPECTATIONS.
HIS OPPONENT, NIE WEIPING 9-DAN OF CHINA, KNOWN AS "THE BLACK BEAR OF THE CONTINENT"
WON THE CHINA-JAPAN SUPER LEAGUE 11 CONSECUTIVE TIMES
AND WAS THE WORLD'S BEST PLAYER.
He's here.
A word, please.
Mr. Cho, how are you feeling?
How did you prepare for today's match?
What if you choose black?
- Are you going to attack fiercely? - Nie Weiping!
Piss off to Korea!
China will definitely win!
MATCH VENUE STAMFORD HOTEL, SINGAPORE
Nie Weiping 9-dan, white.
Cho Hoon-hyun 9-dan, black.
Let the match begin.
THE 1ST YING SHIBEI WORLD GO CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL, LAST ROUND
CHO HOON-HYUN 9-DAN VS NIE WEIPING 9-DAN
THE MATCH
5 MONTHS LATER
ONE-ON-MANY TEACHING MATCH WITH PROFESSIONAL GO PLAYERS
YOU MAY CAPTURE THE OPPONENT'S STONE ON THE NEXT MOVE
WHEN A PLAYER CAN SAVE THEIR STONES OR KILL THE OPPONENT'S STONES.
OPENING: OPENING TACTIC TO GET ADVANTAGE.
KEEP YOUR PROMISE FROM LEE CHANG-HO
SORRY, WE'RE CLOSED TODAY.
BANANA MILK
FUMIGATION
KOREA BADUK ASSOCIATION
CONGRATULATIONS CHO HOON-HYUN CONQUERS THE WORLD
SEJONG
HOSTED BY KOREA BADUK ASSOCIATION
THE 9TH GUKGIJEON CHALLENGE MATCH 4TH ROUND
CHO HOON-HYUN 9-DAN VS NAM GI-CHEOL 8-DAN
FINAL MATCH BETWEEN DEFENDING CHAMPION AND CHALLENGER.
When the drizzle makes no sound
We part at Busan Station in sorrow
Goodbye, farewell
There goes the whistle of tears
A WIN SO DECISIVE IT IS UNNECESSARY TO COUNT TERRITORIES.
DEAR GRANDPA, I HOPE YOU'RE WELL.
ONE STEP, ONE MOVE
CHO HOON-HYUN'S LEGENDARY MATCHES
WHITE CHO HOON-HYUN BLACK KIM SEONG-JU
THE 7TH DAEWANGJEON 1ST PRELIMINARY ROUND
RESPECTFULLY YOURS, CHANG-HO.
SIR, AUNTIE, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. SORRY TO DISAPPOINT YOU.
THE 29TH CHOEGOWIJEON FINAL PRELIMINARY
THE 23RD WANGWIJEON FINALS 12TH ROUND
THE 29TH CHOEGOWIJEON CHALLENGER SELECTION
NAM GI-CHEOL 9-DAN VS LEE CHANG-HO 3-DAN
LEE CHANG-HO
CHALLENGER
CITY HALL
WINS THE YING SHIBEI CUP! UNIFIES THE WORLD!
CHO HOON-HYUN VS SEO GEON-WOO
CHALLENGE MATCH LAST ROUND
FEBRUARY 2ND, 1990 KOREA BADUK ASSOCIATION, GWANCHEOL-DONG
CHO HOON-HYUN 9-DAN VS LEE CHANG-HO 4-DAN
COUNTDOWN
TIME SPENT
LEE CHANG-HO 2 HOURS 10 MINUTES CHO HOON-HYUN 50 MINUTES
TIME SPENT
LEE CHANG-HO 3 HOURS 51 MINUTES CHO HOON-HYUN 1 HOUR 43 MINUTES
TIME SPENT
LEE CHANG-HO 3 HOURS 53 MINUTES CHO HOON-HYUN 2 HOURS 58 MINUTES
LEE CHANG-HO 4 HOURS 50 MINUTES CHO HOON-HYUN 5 HOURS
A HALF-POINT WIN SENSATION IN THE WORLD OF GO
YOUNGEST CHAMP, LEE CHANG-HO
TO GO OVER MOVES FROM PAST GAMES.
THE 4TH GISEONGJEON CHALLENGE MATCH LAST ROUND
CHO HOON-HYUN 9-DAN VS LEE CHANG-HO 6-DAN
WINNER OF THE YING SHIBEI CUP! UNIFIES THE WORLD!
ETERNAL KINGDOM FALLEN BY HALF-POINT
"SIR, IT'S PAEWANG THIS TIME" CHO ON THE EDGE OF A CLIFF
THE 29TH PAEWANGJEON CHALLENGE MATCH 4TH ROUND
CHO HOON-HYUN 9-DAN VS LEE CHANG-HO 6-DAN
WHITE CHO HYEON-SIK VS BLACK LEE CHANG-HO BLACK WINS BY 1.5 POINTS
Joke!
ANOTHER FORFEIT WILL CHO HOON-HYUN RETIRE?
CHO HOON-HYUN VS LEE CHANG-HO NO-COUNT WIN BY LEE
GO IS ABOUT TRYING TO FIND AN ANSWER WHEN THERE ARE NONE
KENSAKU SEGOE (CHO HOON-HYUN'S MASTER)
GO IS A FIGHT AGAINST YOURSELF JULY 1964, CHO HOON-HYUN
1 YEAR LATER
THE 2ND WOMEN'S GUKSUJEON FINALS
CHO HOON-HYUN RETURNS!
THE 31ST PAEWANGJEON CHALLENGE MATCH LAST ROUND
CHO HOON-HYUN 9-DAN VS LEE CHANG-HO 7-DAN
WINNER
TAXI
GO IS ABOUT TRYING TO FIND AN ANSWER WHEN THERE ARE NONE
GO IS A FIGHT AGAINST YOURSELF JULY 1964, CHO HOON-HYUN
NOVEMBER 16, 1998 THE 42ND GUKSUJEON EVE EVENT
MUSHIM: TO EMPTY OUT ONE'S HEART
SEONGEUI: TO GIVE ALL ONE'S HEART
NOVEMBER 17, 1998
CHO HOON-HYUN TOOK BACK THE GUKSU CHAMPION TITLE, HIS SYMBOL
FROM LEE CHANG-HO AFTER FIVE YEARS ON THE DAY OF THE FIRST SNOW.
THE FIRST SNOW FELL THAT DAY.
LEE CHANG-HO RULED AT THE TOP OF THE INTERNATIONAL GO SCENE FOR 15 YEARS
FOLLOWING HIS TEACHER'S FOOTSTEPS
AND IS STILL CONSIDERED THE STRONGEST PLAYER IN HISTORY.
THE TEACHER AND THE STUDENT
ARE STILL ACTIVELY PLAYING.