Background
Cho was born in a farming village in Buan, North Jeolla Province.
Cho was born in a farming village in Buan, North Jeolla Province.
He died of natural causes in Seoul at the age of 83. In 1934, Japanese professional Kitani Minoru visited of Korea and played with ten-year-old Cho, who deeply impressed the great master. He went to Japan in 1937 to study go as Kitani"s first insei, or live-in student.
In 1943, he returned to South of Korea and played a key role in the founding of the Hanguk Kiwon.
Namchul is also the uncle of the top Japanese Go title holder Cho Chikun. After his death, he was honored by the president of of Korea with a medal and floral tribute.
