Cho HunHyun 9Dan and Kim JiSuk 8Dan have a relationship in the past. Cho 9Dan once tried to make Kim 8Dan his student after Lee ChangHo 9Dan. If it would happen, it was the hottest news at that time.  

Cho 9Dan had a handicap game with Kim 8Dan with 6 stones. At that time, Kim 8Dan's talents satisfied Cho 9Dan a lot. Cho 9Dan brought Kim 8Dan to his home and had a test time for trial. Kim 8Dan had a chance to be a student of Cho 9Dan after Lee ChangHo 9Dan. But after 10 days, Cho 9Dan changed his idea because he thought Kim 8Dan couldn't keep his focus on Baduk well at that time.

Time went by a lot. Kim 8Dan become a pro and now his rank is 2 in Korea. Exactly 36 years gap between Cho HunHyun 9Dan and Kim JiSuk 8Dan. They had a match of 3 round in 2013 olleh Cup. Before this game, they have met 2 times and in both games, Kim 8Dan won all.