The Computer Go UEC Cup is an annual worldwide
computer Go
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tournament held at the
University of Electro-Communications
The is a national university in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan.
It specialises in the disciplines of computer science, the physical sciences, engineering and technology. It was founded in 1918 as the Technical Institute for Wireless-Communications.
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(UEC) in
Tokyo
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, Japan, since 2007.
The winners of the tournament would then play exhibition games against a professional Go player.
The tournament was typically structured as a preliminary Swiss-system invitational to determine challengers (with the previous year's UEC winners excluded), then a knockout tournament of sixteen players to determine the champion.
UEC Cup was terminated after its 10th edition in 2017 and was succeeded by AI Ryusei, a new computer Go tournament sponsored by Japanese Igo & Shogi Channel.
In 2019, the University of Electro-Communications hosted the renewed 11th UEC Cup with new sponsors.
History
UEC Cup winners and runners-up
Exhibition games against professional Go players
References
External links
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2017 UEC Cup
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Computer Go
International Go competitions
Go competitions in Japan