Chinese Weiqi Association (), or Chinese Go Association, founded in

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in 1962, is the major go organization in

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. As a branch of the

Zhongguo Qiyuan China Qiyuan () is an official agency responsible for board games and card games such as go, bridge, chess and Chinese chess affairs under the All-China Sports Federation of the People's Republic of China. It oversees the Chinese Weiqi Associatio ...

, it oversees professional players as well as strong amateurs, functioning in the same way as the

Nihon Kiin The Nihon Ki-in (), also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, overseeing Japan's professional system and issuing diplomas for amateur dan rankings. It is based in Tokyo. The other major Go associa ...

and other such groups. Chinese Weiqi Association became a member of the

International Go Federation The International Go Federation (IGF) is an international organization that connects the various national Go federations around the world. Role The role of the IGF is to promote the sport of Go throughout the world, promote amicable relations ...

in 1982.

List of chairmen

* Li Menghua (李梦华): 1962–1988 *

Chen Zude Chen Zude ( Traditional: 陳祖德; Simplified: 陈祖德; Pinyin: Chén Zǔdé; February 19, 1944 – November 1, 2012) was a Chinese professional Go player. He was also the President of the Chinese Chess Association. He died of panc ...

(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 ...

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