Lee Chang-ho

What strikes me about Lee Chang-ho is not just that he was the best, but how long he stayed there. Holding the world's number one Go ranking from 1991 to 2006 is a feat of mental endurance I find almost unimaginable. He never seemed to court attention; the record speaks for itself. I admire competitors like this, the ones who dominate quietly through relentless, undramatic discipline rather than flash. To me, his career is a masterclass in sustained excellence, and the relative scarcity of personal anecdotes only deepens the mystique. He is the kind of legend I respect most.

Name (English)

Lee Chang-ho

Name (Japanese)

李昌鎬

Born

July 29, 1975 (age 51)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rabbit

Origin

Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea

Occupation

Go professional

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Chang-ho
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E6%98%8C%E9%8E%AC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q484704

Tags

• North Jeolla
• Go professional

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.