The Taiwan Chi Yuan Culture Foundation (
Chinese: 台灣棋院文化基金會
Pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese fo ...
:Táiwān Qíyuàn Wénhuà Jījīnhuì ), also known as the Taiwan Chi Yuan or Taiwan Go Association, is a professional
Go association in
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ...
. The Taiwan Qiyuan was created on March 4, 2000 with initial funding provided by Mr. Weng Ming Xian (
Chinese:翁明顯
Pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese fo ...
: Wēng Míng Xiǎn) who also served as the first chairman of the association. The chairman is Chen Guoxing. It ranks professionals and runs professional qualification exams for players in Taiwan.
See also
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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 ...
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List of professional Go tournaments
This is a list of professional Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of ''Go''. The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo Tournament in Japan, is for an event to be run annually, leading up to a title match and the award of a title fo ...
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Nihon Ki-in
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 ...
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Kansai Ki-in
The Kansai Ki-in (), i.e., Kansai Go Association, is an organizational body for the game of Go in Japan, which was founded by Hashimoto Utaro in 1950. Though it is not as large as its chief rival, the Nihon Ki-in, it also issues diplomas to stron ...
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Hanguk Kiwon
The Korea Baduk Association, also known as Hanguk Kiwon (), was founded in November 1945 by Cho Namchul.
Baduk is a game which was present in Korea by the 5th century. It originated in China, but the West is more familiar with the Japanese name ...
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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 ...
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Hoensha
The Hoensha was a Japanese Go organization founded in 1879 by Honinbo Shuho. The Hoensha was the successor to study groups set up by Nakagawa Kamesaburo and other players. It was the major Go organization of the later Meiji period. Like the many G ...
External links
Official website of Taiwan Chi Yuan
Go organizations
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