Xie Ke (; born 14 January 2000) is a Chinese professional
Go player.
Career
Xie became a professional 1 dan in 2013.
In 2017, he finished in the top four in the 3rd
MLily Cup
The MLily Cup (), officially the MLily Meng Baihe Cup World Go Open Tournament () is an international Go tournament. It is organized by the International Go Federation and the Chinese Weiqi Association. The tournament was created in 2013 and is h ...
, after being eliminated by
Park Junghwan
Park Junghwan (born 11 January 1993) is a South Korean professional Go player of 9-dan rank.
Biography Early career
Park became a professional Go player in 2006. He won the Fujitsu Cup in 2011. Park defeated Lee Chang-ho to advance to ...
in the semifinal.
In a series of games played by Chinese
Go AI "Golaxy" against 41 top Go players in 2018, Xie won his game against Golaxy. This was the only victory by a human player; Golaxy finished the series with a 40–1 win–loss record. Golaxy played as White with no
komi.
In 2021, he became a finalist in both the MLily Cup and
Ing Cup
The Ing Cup () is an international Go tournament with a cash prize of over US$400,000. It was created by, and is named after, Ing Chang-ki. The tournament is held once every four years and hence often nicknamed the Go Olympics.
In the 7th Ing ...
; reaching the finals in two major international Go tournaments earned him promotion to 9 dan.
He finished as the runner-up in the MLily Cup, with a 3–2 loss to
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 ...
in the finals.
As of February 2022, the finals of the Ing Cup have not yet been played.
References
External links
Xie Ke on Go Ratings
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2000 births
Living people
Chinese Go players
Sportspeople from Ningbo