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Future Of Go Summit
The Future of Go Summit () was held in May 2017 by the Chinese Go Association, Sport Bureau of Zhejiang Province and Google in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, the permanent host of the World Internet Conference. It featured five Go games involving AlphaGo and top Chinese Go players, as well as a forum on the future of AI. It was Google’s biggest public event in partnership with the Chinese government since Google China's search engine was moved out of mainland China to Hong Kong due to the government censorship in 2010. It was seen as a charm offensive launched by Google toward Chinese officials, being part of effort to reopen China's market. The version of AlphaGo used in this Summit was AlphaGo Master, using four TPUs on a single machine with Elo rating 4,858. DeepMind claimed that this version was 3-stones stronger in games of self-play against itself than the version used in AlphaGo v. Lee Sedol. After winning its three-game match against Chinese grandmaster Ke Jie, the world's top Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Go Association
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Chinese Weiqi Association (), or Chinese Go Association, founded in Hefei, Anhui in 1962, is the major go organization in China. As a branch of the Zhongguo Qiyuan, it oversees professional players as well as strong amateurs, functioning in the same way as the Nihon Kiin and other such groups. Chinese Weiqi Association became a member of the International Go Federation in 1982. List of chairmen * Li Menghua (李梦华): 1962–1988 * Chen Zude (陈祖德): 1988–2006 * Wang Runan (王汝南): 2006–2017 * Lin Jianchao (林建超): 29 December 2017–present References Go organizations Sports organizations established in 1962 Weiqi Go is an abstract strategy board game for two players in which the aim is to surround more territory than the opponent. The game was invented in China more than 2,500 years ago and is believed to be the oldest board game continuously played to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Ranks And Ratings
There are various systems of Go ranks and ratings that measure the skill in the traditional board game Go. Traditionally, Go rankings have been measured using a system of dan and kyu ranks. Especially in amateur play, these ranks facilitate the handicapping system, with a difference of one rank roughly corresponding to one free move at the beginning of the game. This system is also commonly used in many East Asian martial arts, where it often corresponds with a belt color. With the ready availability of calculators and computers, rating systems have been introduced. In such systems, a rating is rigorously calculated on the basis of game results. Kyu and dan ranks Traditionally, the level of players has been defined using ''kyu'' and ''dan'' ranks. Kyu ranks are considered ''student'' ranks. Dan ranks are considered ''master'' ranks. Beginners who have just learned the rules of the game are usually around 30th kyu. As they progress, they advance numerically downwards through th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Silver (programmer)
David Silver (born 1976) is a British computer scientist and businessman who leads the reinforcement learning research group at DeepMind and was lead researcher on AlphaGo, AlphaZero and co-lead on AlphaStar (software), AlphaStar. Education He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1997 with the Addison-Wesley award, and befriended Demis Hassabis whilst there. Silver returned to academia in 2004 at the University of Alberta to study for a PhD on reinforcement learning, where he co-introduced the algorithms used in the first master-level 9×9 Go programs and graduated in 2009. His version of program ''MoGo'' (co-authored with Sylvain Gelly) was one of the strongest Go programs as of 2009. Career After graduating from university, Silver co-founded the video games company Elixir Studios, where he was CTO and lead programmer, receiving several awards for technology and innovation. Silver was awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship in 2011, and subsequently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Go Association
The American Go Association (AGA) was founded in 1935, to promote the board game of Go (game), Go in the United States. Founded by chess master Edward Lasker and some friends at Chumley's restaurant in New York City, the AGA is one of the oldest Western Go associations. The AGA publishes a weekly online newsletter that reaches more than 13,000 subscribers worldwideThe American Go E-Journal and an annual ''Yearbook''; maintains a national rating system; organizes an annual national event, The US Go Congress; selects North American representatives in international tournaments; and provides support to its members and chapters as they promote Go in their communities. Events for youth have also been established, including tournaments and an annual AGA youth summer camp that features instruction from professional players. The AGA has developed a Rules of Go#Rule sets, set of rules that attempts to reconcile difference between "area"-based rule sets and "territory"-based rule sets, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tianyuan (Go)
The Tianyuan () is a Go competition in China organized by the Chinese Weiqi Association. The word ''tiānyuán'' literally means the center or origin of heaven, and is the center point on a Go board; the name is similar to the Japanese Tengen and Korean Chunwon. The competition was established in 1987 and is held annually. Formerly, the winner went on to face Japan's Tengen winner in the China–Japan Tengen from 1988 to 2002, and Korea's Chunwon winner in the China–Korea Tengen from 1997 to 2015. Both of those competitions have been discontinued. Outline The Tianyuan competition is sponsored by the Zhongguo Qiyuan, '' New People's Evening News'', and '' New People's Weiqi Monthly Magazine''. It consists of a preliminary tournament in which 32 players compete against one another to determine the challenger to the previous year's winner. The preliminary is a single-elimination format, and the title match is decided in a best-of-three. As of 2023, the winner receives 400,000 RM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mingren
The Mingren () is a Go competition in China organized by the Chinese Weiqi Association. The word ''míngrén'' means "brilliant man". The Mingren is equivalent to the Nihon-Kiin's Meijin and the Hanguk Kiwon's Myungin titles. Outline The Mingren is sponsored by the Zhongguo Qiyuan and the '' People's Daily''. It consists of a preliminary tournament in which 32 players compete against one another to determine the challenger to the previous year's winner. The preliminary is a single-elimination format, and the title match is decided in a best-of-three. Prior to 2016, the final of the preliminary tournament was decided in a best-of-three, and the title match was decided in a best-of-five. The winner's purse is ¥300,000 ($46,834) and ¥80,000 ($12,486) for the runner-up, as of 2017. Past Winners and Runners-up See also *Meijin is one of the eight titles in Japanese professional shogi, and is the most prestigious title, along with Ryūō. The word ''meijin'' (名 ''mei'' "e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhou Ruiyang
Zhou Ruiyang (; born March 8, 1991) is a Chinese professional Go player. Biography Zhou began playing Go at the age of 7. He won the biggest amateur tournament in China, the Wanbao Cup, both the same year before he became a professional. In 2005, he was promoted to 3p. Earlier that year, he won the U-15 section of the oldest international competition, the Fujitsu Cup. Zhou made history in 2006, beating Kong Jie in the challenger final for the Tianyuan, the second biggest title in China (after Mingren). At the age of 15 years, he became the youngest challenger for the title. The final of the Tianyuan was a best-of-3 against title holder Gu Li. Zhou won the first game, but lost the remaining two. Recently, he has been promoted to 5 dan. Zhou became the youngest titleholder in China in 2007 at 16 years and 0 days old. In 2010, Zhou reached the final of the Chang-ki Cup, and against his opponent Tuo Jiaxi, his record stands at five-wins six losses. They are currently in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tang Weixing
Tang Weixing (; born 15 January 1993) is a Chinese professional go player. He has won three international titles, with two championships in the Samsung Cup (2013, 2019) and one in the Ing Cup (2016). Early life Tang Weixing was born in Guiyang, Guizhou in 1993. His name is related to Go: The ''wei'' in his name, taken from his mother's surname, is a homophone of the ''wei'' in ''weiqi'', while the ''xing'' in his name, meaning 'star', is in reference to the star points on a Go board. He began to learn Go when he was 5 years old. At the age of 7, he moved to Beijing with his father to further pursue his study of Go. As an amateur player, he won two consecutive Chinese amateur Go championships at the 2004 and 2005 . He was China's representative at the 2006 World Amateur Go Championship, where he finished in second place. He earned professional 1 dan rank that same year, at age 13. Career In 2013, Tang won the 18th Samsung Cup, his first international championship, defeatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shi Yue (Go Player)
Shi Yue (; born 11 January 1991) is a Chinese professional go player. Shi won the LG Cup in 2013, defeating Won Seong-jin 2-0 in the final. In 2015 Shi proceeded to the Samsung Cup Final eventually losing to Ke Jie. In 2019 Shi proceeded to the LG Cup Final, but lost to Yang Dingxin. Promotion record Career record *2005: 2 wins, 1 loss *2006: 13 wins, 11 losses *2007: 22 wins, 14 losses *2008: 32 wins, 15 losses *2009: 27 wins, 23 losses *2010: 34 wins, 23 losses *2011: 33 wins, 16 losses *2012: 47 wins, 22 losses *2013: 64 wins, 23 losses *2014: 49 wins, 27 losses *2015: 43 wins, 25 losses *2016: 38 wins, 25 losses *2017: 29 wins, 19 losses *2018: 41 wins, 27 losses *2019: 26 wins, 35 losses *2020: 7 wins, 8 losses *Total: 507 wins, 314 losses (61.8% winning percentage) Titles and runners-up Head-to-head record vs selected players ''Players who have won international go titles in bold.'' * Tang Weixing 13:12 * Gu Li 17:7 * Ke Jie 9:12 * Jiang Weijie 14:6 * Tan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mi Yuting
Mi Yuting (; born 8 January 1996) is a Chinese professional go player. As of Oct 2018, he is ranking 1st in Go ratings with an Elo rating of 3645. Promotion record Titles and runners-up Head-to-head record vs selected players ''Players who have won international go titles in bold.'' * Lian Xiao 6:12 * Zhou Ruiyang 10:6 * Tang Weixing 10:4 * Shi Yue 9:5 * Chen Yaoye 8:4 * Choi Cheolhan 7:5 * Tuo Jiaxi 5:7 * Gu Zihao 8:3 * Fan Yunruo 7:4 * Jiang Weijie 7:4 * Tong Mengcheng 9:1 * Wang Xi 7:3 * Yang Dingxin 6:4 * Park Junghwan 4:6 * Gu Li 6:3 * Li Qincheng 5:4 * Liao Xingwen 7:1 * Huang Yunsong 4:4 * Xie He 7:1 * Peng Liyao 5:3 * Zhou Hexi 5:3 * Mao Ruilong 4:4 * Qiu Jun 4:3 * Ke Jie Ke Jie () is a Chinese professional Go player of 9 dan rank. He was born on August 2, 1997 in Liandu District, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province. Career 2008–15: Early Career and Bailing Cup Breakthrough Ke Jie started to learn how to pla ... 1:6 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Yaoye
Chen Yaoye (Traditional: 陳耀燁; Simplified: 陈耀烨; Pinyin: Chén Yàoyè; born on December 16, 1989) is a Chinese professional Go player. Biography Chen Yaoye was born in Beijing, China. He is a young Go player who, at the age of 16, had already beaten Lee Chang-ho, arguably the best Go player in the world. He has won a title, the 2005 National Go Individual with a record of 7 wins and 2 losses. At the time he was 15 years and 9 months of age, the youngest Chinese player to win the tournament. After beating Lee in the 10th LG Cup, he scored two more wins in that tournament to progress to the final. In March 2006, he faced off against Gu Li in the final of the 10th LG Cup. Chen had lost the first two matches, but won the next two games to tie it at 2–2. It came to the final fifth game, and Chen lost. He was promoted to 9 dan in 2007 after he was runner-up to Lee Sedol in the Asian TV Cup. In June 2013, he defeated Lee Sedol in the 9th Chunlan Cup final by 2-1, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lian Xiao
Lian Xiao (; born 8 April 1994) is a Chinese professional go player. As of January 2017, he is ranking 5th in Chinese Weiqi Association official ratings with and Elo rating of 2660. Lian was promoted to 8 dan on 16 January 2017, and 9 dan in October 2017. Promotion record Career record Titles and runners-up Tied for #10 in total number of individual titles in China. Head-to-head record vs selected players ''Players who have won international Go titles in bold.'' * Mi Yuting 13:9 * Zhou Ruiyang 12:8 * Chen Yaoye 10:8 * Fan Tingyu 7:8 * Ke Jie 4:7 * Tuo Jiaxi 4:7 * Yang Dingxin 8:2 * Fan Yunruo 7:3 * Cai Jing 6:4 * Shi Yue 5:5 * Li Qincheng 7:2 * Liu Xing 6:3 * Peng Liyao 4:5 * Tang Weixing 3:6 * Gu Li 6:2 * Tao Xinran 4:4 * Kim Jiseok 6:1 * Tong Mengcheng 5:2 * Liao Xingwen Liao may refer to: Chinese history * Liao (Zhou dynasty state) (蓼), two states in ancient China during the Spring and Autumn period in the 8th and 7th centuries BC * Liao of Wu (吳王僚) (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
