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Kiseong
Hangul
기성전
Hanja
棋聖戰
RRGiseongjeon
MRKisŏngjŏn

The Kiseong (Korean: 기성전) was a Go competition in South Korea.

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The Kiseong was a Go competition used by the Hanguk Kiwon. It was the Hanguk Kiwon equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Kisei competition and was sponsored by the Segye Ilbo (World Newspaper). The white komi was 6.5 points. The time limits for the final was five hours, while the rest of the tournament had four hours of thinking time. The winner's purse was 18,000,000 SKW ($18,000).

The last year of the competition was 2008.[1]

Past winners

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PlayerYears Held
Cho Hun-hyeon 1990, 1991
Yoo Changhyuk 1991
Lee Chang-ho 19932003
Choi Cheol-han 2004
Park Young-Hoon 2005–2008

See also

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References

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  1. "Tournament View". Go4Go. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2024.