Song Tae-kon

Song Tae-kon (born September 8, 1986) is a Korean professional Go player.

Song Tae-kon
Full name	Song Tae-kon
Hangul	송태곤
Hanja	宋泰坤
Revised Romanization	Song Tae-gon
McCune–Reischauer	Song T'ae-kon
Born	(1986-09-08) September 8, 1986 Seoul, South Korea
Residence	South Korea
Turned pro	1999
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Hanguk Kiwon

In this Korean name, the family name is Song.

Biography

Song Tae-kon started learning Go when he was 6. He turned pro when he was 13. He is one of the best young players in South Korea. His biggest moment came in 2003 when he reached the final of Fujitsu Cup losing to Lee Sedol. Became a 4 dan in 2003 after winning the Chunwon title. Song was promoted to 5 dan in 2003 for having been runner up in the Fujitsu Cup. He was promoted to 6 dan after winning the KBS Cup, and then promoted to his current rank of 7 dan for winning the BC Card Cup. All of this happened in 2003.

Titles & runners-up

Ranks No. 10 in total number of titles in Korea.

Title	Years Held
Current	5
KBS Baduk Wang	2003
Chunwon	2002
BC Card Cup	2003
New Pro Strongest	2002, 2003
Total	5

Title	Years Lost
Continental	3
Asian TV Cup	2004
China-Korea New Pro Wang	2003
China-Korea Tengen	2003
International	1
Fujitsu Cup	2003
Total	4

Notable games

In a 2008 game Song Tae-kon, playing as White, played the famous but exploitable strategy of Mirror Go until the 42nd move against Piao Wenyao. Wenyao won the game.

External links

• GoBase Profile
• Sensei's Library Profile