Kang Cheol-min

{{Family name hatnote|Kang||lang=Korean}}{{Expand Korean|topic=bio|date=August 2024}}{{Infobox go player

| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|7|26|mf=yes}}

| death_date = {{death date|2002|12|2|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Korea, Japanese Empire

| death_place = South Korea

| hangul = 강철민

| hanja = 姜哲民

| turnedpro = 1958

| rank = 8 dan

}}

Kang Cheol-min (July 26, 1939 – December 2, 2002) was a professional Go player.

Biography

Kang became a professional in 1958. It took him 40 years to reach the level of 8 dan. He was considered the founder of the Korean Uju-ryu style of go.{{Cite web |title=[부음]프로바둑기사 강철민8단 별세 |url=https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/020/0000165367?sid=102 |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=n.news.naver.com |language=ko}} He died in 2002.

Titles and runners-up

class="wikitable"

!Title

Years Held

align="center" | Defunct

| align="center" | 2

{{flagicon|South Korea}} Chaegowi

| 1968, 1970

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!Title

Years Lost

align="center" | Current

| align="center" | 1

{{flagicon|South Korea}} Guksu

| 1974

align="center" | Defunct

| align="center" | 5

{{flagicon|South Korea}} Chaegowi

| 1969, 1971, 1972

{{flagicon|South Korea}} Paewang

| 1967, 1968

References

Category:1939 births

Category:2002 deaths

Category:South Korean Go players