The Guksu (Korean: 국수전, Hanja: 國手戰) was a Go competition in South Korea. It was held 59 times beginning in 1956, and was discontinued in 2016.[1]

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The Guksu was a Go competition held by the Hanguk Kiwon, and sponsored by The Dong-a Ilbo. Guksu literally means 'hand of the nation', or essentially the best player in the country. It was the longest-running Korean Go competition. Each year, a tournament was held to determine a challenger, who would play against the defending champion. (The only exceptions were the 1st Guksu and the 53rd Guksu in 2009, when the titleholder Lee Sedol went on leave and did not defend his title.)

When the competition was last held (the 59th Guksu), the winner's prize was 45 million won, and the runner-up's prize was 15 million won.[2]

Past winners and runners-up

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Year Winner Score Runner-up
1 1956 Cho Namchul Shin Ho-yeol
2 1957 7–0 Min Yeong-hyeon
3 1958 4–0 Kim Myeong-hwan
4 1959 2–1 Kim Myeong-hwan
5 1960 2–1 Kim Bong-seon
6 1961 3–1 Kim In
7 1962 3–1 Lee Chang-se
8 1963 3–2 Lee Chang-se
9 1964 3–1 Yun Ki-hyeon
10 1965 Kim In 3–1 Cho Namchul
11 1966 3–0 Yun Ki-hyeon
12 1967 3–0 Yun Ki-hyeon
13 1968 3–1 Cho Namchul
14 1969 3–0 Kim Jae-gu
15 1970 3–2 Cho Namchul
16 1971 Yun Ki-hyeon 3–2 Kim In
17 1972 3–1 No Yeong-ha
18 1973 Ha Chan-seok 3–1 Yun Ki-hyeon
19 1974 3–1 Kang Cheol-min
20 1976 Cho Hun-hyeon 3–1 Ha Chan-seok
21 1977 3–0 Hong Jong-hyeon
22 1978 3–0 Kim Sujang
23 1979 3–0 Ha Chan-seok
24 1980 3–0 Seo Bong-soo
25 1981 3–1 Seo Bong-soo
26 1982 3–1 Seo Bong-soo
27 1983 3–2 Seo Bong-soo
28 1984 3–1 Seo Bong-soo
29 1985 3–0 Seo Bong-soo
30 1986 Seo Bong-soo 3–0 Cho Hun-hyeon
31 1987 3–1 Cho Hun-hyeon
32 1988 Cho Hun-hyeon 3–0 Seo Bong-soo
33 1989 3–1 Lee Chang-ho
34 1990 Lee Chang-ho 3–0 Cho Hun-hyeon
35 1991 Cho Hun-hyeon 3–2 Lee Chang-ho
36 1992 3–1 Lee Chang-ho
37 1993 Lee Chang-ho 3–0 Cho Hun-hyeon
38 1994 3–2 Cho Hun-hyeon
39 1995 3–1 Cho Hun-hyeon
40 1996 3–2 Cho Hun-hyeon
41 1997 3–1 Seo Bong-soo
42 1998 Cho Hun-hyeon 2–0 Lee Chang-ho
43 1999 Rui Naiwei 2–1 Cho Hun-hyeon
44 2000 Cho Hun-hyeon 3–0 Rui Naiwei
45 2001 Lee Chang-ho 3–1 Cho Hun-hyeon
46 2002 3–0 Cho Han-seung
47 2003 Choi Cheol-han 3–2 Lee Chang-ho
48 2004 3–0 Lee Chang-ho
49 2005 Lee Chang-ho 3–2 Choi Cheol-han
50 2006 Yun Jun-sang 3–1 Lee Chang-ho
51 2007 Lee Sedol 3–0 Yun Jun-sang
52 2008 3–1 Mok Jin-seok
53 2009 Lee Chang-ho 3–1 Hong Ki-pyo
54 2010 Choi Cheol-han 3–1 Lee Chang-ho
55 2011 Cho Hanseung 3–2[3] Choi Cheol-han
56 2012 3–0 Choi Cheol-han
57 2013 3–1 Lee Sedol
58 2014 Park Junghwan 3–1 Cho Hanseung
59 2015 3–0[2] Cho Hanseung

References

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  1. ^ "棋戰이 자꾸 사라져 간다", The Chosun Ilbo, 2016-11-01
  2. ^ a b "-바둑- 박정환, 조한승 도전 물리치고 국수전 2연패", Yonhap News Agency (in Korean), 2016-01-18
  3. ^ "Cho Hanseung wins 55th Kuksu in Korea", Go Game Guru, 2011-11-16, archived from the original on 2014-07-16
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