Where was Cho Namchul born?
Cho Nam-chul
Cho was born in a farming village in Buan, North Jeolla Province. In 1934, Japanese professional Kitani Minoru visited 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 Korea and played a key role in the founding of the Hanguk Kiwon. It wasn't until 1983, that he would be awarded 9 dan, but for most of the 1950s and 1960s, he won the vast majority of national tournaments.
Lee Byeong-cheon
Lee Byeong-cheon was born in Wanju County, South Korea on February 11, 1956. He was raised in the city of Jeonju and attended Jeonju High School. He studied Korean literature at Chonbuk National University and received a master's degree in creative writing at Woosuk University.