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Jiang Zhujiu
Jiang Zhujiu (; born February 17, 1962, in Taiyuan) is a Chinese people, Chinese professional 9-dan Go (board game), Go Go players, player. Biography Jiang began playing Go when he was 6. In 1982, he was 5 dan, and in 1983 he entered the Go ratings, Go Ratings top ten worlds. In 1984, Jiang defeated Norimoto Yoda, Satoru Kobayashi (Go player), Satoru Kobayashi, Shuzo Awaji, Satoshi Kataoka and Akira Ishida (Go player), Akira Ishida consecutively in the first Sino-Japanese Go Challenge, and was promoted to 8 dan. He was promoted to 9 dan 1987. In 1988, he defeated Masaki Takemiya and entered the quarter-finals of the inaugural Ing Cup. In the following year, he won the runner-up in the Chinese Go Championship, also defeating Cao Dayuan, Fang Tianfeng, Rui Naiwei, and Qian Yuping to become the challenger for the 3rd Tianyuan (Go), Tianyuan. He narrowly lost 2-3 to Liu Xiaoguang in the finals. In 1990, Jiang’s lover Rui Naiwei had to leave China to become the apprentice of Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiāng (surname 江)
Jiang (, also romanized Chiang, Kong, Kang) is a Chinese surname, accounting for 0.26% of the Han Chinese population. It is the 52nd most common Chinese surname and is the 141st surname listed in the Hundred Family Surnames poem, contained in the line 江童顏郭 ( Jiāng, Tóng, Yán, Guō). It is the 75th most common surname in China (2007), and the 25th most common surname in Taiwan (2010). Origins After Boyi helped Yu the Great bring flood control to near yellow river, Yu's son and successor Qi of Xia offered Boyi's son, Xuanzhong, the position of Lord of Jiangdi ( - modern Jiangling County in Hubei Province). Boyi's descendants ruled the area as kings of an autonomous "River Kingdom" () during the Shang dynasty and Western Zhou dynasty, with its capital city near today's Zhengyang County, Henan Province. During the Spring and Autumn period, the kingdom was often under attack from the neighboring states of Chu, Song, and Qi, each of which was larger than the "Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Cup, held in 2012/13, Fan Tingyu defeated Park Junghwan and became the youngest Ing Cup winner in history. In the semifinal, Fan defeated Xie He, and Park defeated Lee Chang-ho. Overview The Ing Cup is sponsored by Ing Chang-ki Weichi Educational Foundation, Yomiuri Shimbun, the Nihon-Kiin, and Kansai-Kiin, and is held every four years (and thus often nicknamed Go Olympics). The competition has its own special rules. There is no ''byoyomi''; instead, players who run out of time pay a two-point penalty to receive some extra time. The precise amount of time has varied historically; in the 10th cup final in 2024, the time allotment was three and a half hours for each player, with a two-point penalty to receive an extra 35 minutes, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoo Chang-hyuk
Yoo Changhyuk (born April 25, 1966) is a professional Go player in South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t .... Biography Yoo Changhyuk was one of Korea's best Go players. Growing up without a teacher, Yoo became a professional in 1984 and was promoted to 9 dan in 1996. He has won many international tournaments for Korea. Titles & runners-up References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryu Shikun
Ryu Shikun (柳時熏, born December 8, 1971, in Seoul, South Korea) is a professional Go player. Biography Ryu Shikun is a Go player who grew up in Seoul. He did not move to Japan until he was 15, and just 2 years later he turned professional. He was promoted to 9 dan in 2003. Titles & runners-up See also *Go players This article gives an overview of well-known Go professional, professional and amateur players of the board game Go (game), Go throughout the ages. The page has been divided into sections based on the era in which the Go players played and the ... External linksGoBase Profile (Japanese) 1971 births Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LG Cup (Go)
LG Cup World Baduk Championship ( Korean: LG배 세계기왕전, Hanja: LG杯 世界棋王戰) is a Go competition. Outline The LG Cup is organized by the Chosun Ilbo newspaper and sponsored by the LG Group of Korea. The LG Cup was created after the Kiwang (기왕; 棋王) title from Korea was abolished. There are 16 players who compete in a preliminary, and another 16 players are invited. The latest edition had 256 competitors in the preliminary, the biggest in history. The players are invited from the following Weiqi/Go/Baduk associations. *2 from the holder and runner-up of the previous year. *6 from South Korea *3 from Japan *3 from China *1 from Chinese Taipei "Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan. Due to the One China principle stipulated by the ... *1 wildcard The final is a best-of-three match. The ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North American Masters Tournament (defunct)
The North American Masters Tournament is a Go competition. Outline The North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...n Masters Tournament is a tournament held in North America where players in America competed. It was the first professional Go tournament to be held in North America and is unusual in that it is mostly played over the internet. Past winners Go competitions in North America {{Go-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Cha
Jimmy Cha (, born January 15, 1951), also known as Ch'a Min-su, is a South Korean professional go and avid poker player. He is also a black belt in martial arts and a talented classical pianist. Jimmy was born in Seoul, and grew up playing go and poker. He turned professional in 1974 and was the best player at Dongguk University when he attended. Along with these accolades, he was also the South Korean National Amateur Champion two times in a row. The Hanguk Kiwon awarded him four dan for spreading go around the world in 1984, after he moved to the United States in 1975. As of 2021, he is 6 dan. Cha has a nickname, "eternal Mr. Quarter-Finalist", because in many professional tournaments he would usually lose in the quarterfinals. In 1989, he beat Yamashiro Hiroshi and Ohira Shuzo to advance to the quarterfinals of the Fujitsu Cup, only to lose. The next year, he made it to the quarterfinals of the Fujitsu Cup again after beating Cho Chikun Cho Chikun ''25th Honinbo'' ''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Redmond (Go Player)
Michael Sean Redmond (マイケル・レドモンド, born May 25, 1963) is an American-born professional Go player. He is one of only a few such players, as Go is not as widespread or developed outside of China, South Korea and Japan. He is the only Westerner to reach the highest grade of 9- dan. Biography Michael Redmond was born in 1963 in Santa Barbara, California, and began playing Go at age 11. At 14, he moved to Japan and became an insei (Go apprentice) at the Nihon Ki-in, one of the two major Japanese Go associations. He was promoted to professional 1 dan at age 18, and 2 dan the same year. He was promoted to 5 dan in 1985; 8 dan in 1996; and 9 dan in 2000, becoming the first Western Go professional to reach 9 dan. Redmond has not won any tournament titles but has come close. He was runner-up in the Shinjin-O, Kisei 7 dan section, and NEC Shun-Ei competitions in the early 1990s. He was also a quarter-finalist in the Fujitsu Cup and Tong Yang Cup. Currently, he is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Seigen
Wu Chuan (), courtesy name Wu Ching-yuan ()His courtesy name was created based on his real name (''Chuan'' means "spring, fountain" and ''Ching-yuan'' means "clear and pure source of water"). (June 12, 1914 – November 30, 2014), better known by the Japanese pronunciation of his courtesy name, , was a Han Chinese master of the game of Go. He is considered by many players to have been the greatest Go player in the 20th century. Biography Born on June 12, 1914, in Minhou County, Fujian Province, southeast China, Go Seigen did not start learning Go until he was nine, a relatively late age for a professional ( Honinbo Dosaku first learned go at seven and Honinbo Shusaku before he was six). His father, who had taken go lessons from Honinbo Shuho while studying in Japan, was responsible for introducing him to the game. Go Seigen quickly excelled and soon became known as a Go After days and nights, the shape of his left index finger changed, bending backwards. At that time, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Xiaoguang
Liu Xiaoguang (born 20 March 1960) is a professional Go player. Biography He started playing Go at the age of 13 and became a 6 dan professional in 1982. In 1988, he was awarded 9 dan by the Zhongguo Qiyuan. Liu defeated four Japanese professionals in the 3rd China-Japan Supermatches The China-Japan Supermatches (日中スーパー囲碁) was a Go competition. Outline The China-Japan Supermatches were a series of team competition between China and Japan in the board game of Go. The tournament was hosted by NEC is a Jap .... Titles and runners-up Ranks #8 in total number of titles in China. References 1960 births Living people Chinese Go players People from Kaifeng Sportspeople from Henan {{PRChina-Go-bio-stub ... [...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 organized by the Chinese Weiqi Association, '' Xinmin Evening News'', and the government of Tongli, Jiangsu Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra .... It consists of a preliminary tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qian Yuping
Qian Yuping (; born October 6, 1966) is a Chinese professional Go player. Biography Qian was born in Shanghai, China. He started playing Go when he was 6 years old. In 1987, he reached 9 dan, the highest rank. At the time he was one of the youngest 9 dans. A year later, he won his first title, the National Go Individual. In 1991, he made it all the way to the final of the Fujitsu Cup The Fujitsu Cup (富士通杯) was an international Go competition that ran from 1988 to 2011. Outline The Fujitsu Cup was an international Go competition hosted by Fujitsu and Yomiuri Shimbun. The players were selected as follows: * The top 3 ..., but could not play for health reasons. Qian was one of China's best players during the 1990s. Past titles & Runners-up References Living people 1966 births Go players from Shanghai {{PRChina-Go-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
