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Maxim Cup
The Maxim Cup () is a South Korean Go competition. Outline The Maxim Cup is sponsored by Dong Suh Foods. The players are selected with any active 9p's and they are pitted against each other. Each player has 10 minutes of time with five 40-second byoyomi A time control is a mechanism in the tournament play of almost all two-player board games so that each round of the match can finish in a timely way and the tournament can proceed. For turn-based games such as chess, shogi or go, time controls ... periods. The komi is 6.5 points. The winner's prize is 50 million won and the runner-up's prize is 20 million won. Past winners References External linksKorea Baduk Association(in Korean) {{Korean go titles Maxim Cup 2000 establishments in South Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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Lee Sedol
Lee Sedol (; born 2 March 1983), or Lee Se-dol, is a South Korean former professional Go player of 9 dan rank. As of February 2016, he ranked second in international titles (18), behind only Lee Chang-ho (21). His nickname is "The Strong Stone" ("Ssen-dol"). In March 2016, he played a notable series of matches against the program AlphaGo that ended in Lee losing 1–4. Lee announced his retirement from professional play in November 2019, stating he could never be the top overall player of Go due to the increasing dominance of AI, which he called "an entity that cannot be defeated". Lee shared in a 2024 interview, "losing to AI, in a sense, meant my entire world was collapsing. ... I could no longer enjoy the game. So I retired." Biography Lee was born in South Korea in 1983. He is known as 'Bigeumdo Boy' because he was born and grew up on Bigeumdo Island. He studied at the Korea Baduk Association. He is the fifth-youngest (12 years 4 months) to become a profession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kim Ji-seok (Go Player)
Kim Ji-seok (born 13 June 1989) is a Korean professional Go player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a player in sports ** Player character, a character in a video game or role playing game who i .... An Younggil describes Jiseok's style as very aggressive. Promotion record Career record *2006: 44 wins, 26 losses *2007: 78 wins, 31 losses *2008: 37 wins, 24 losses *2009: 71 wins, 20 losses *2010: 47 wins, 22 losses *2011: 21 wins, 8 losses Titles and runners-up Korean Baduk League References External linksKim Ji-seok's profileat Korea Baduk Association 1989 births Living people South Korean Go players {{SouthKorea-Go-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lee Ji-hyeon (Go Player)
Lee Ji-hyun, Lee Ji-hyeon or Ri Ji-hyon (이지현) is a Korean name; the surname is Lee and the (unisex) given name is Ji-hyun. It is the name of: * Ji-Hyun Lee (statistician), American biostatistician * Lee Ji-hyun (actress, born 1972), South Korean actress * Lee Ji-hyun (actress, born 1983) Lee Ji-hyun (; born October 12, 1983) is a South Korean actress and singer. She debuted in 1998 in the girl band Circle and then joined Jewelry Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal ador ..., South Korean actress and singer * Lee Ji-hyun (swimmer, born 1978), South Korean swimmer * Lee Jie-hyun (born 1979), South Korean swimmer * Lee Ji-hyun (swimmer, born 1982), South Korean swimmer * Qri (born 1986), or Lee Ji-hyun, South Korean singer and actress {{Hndis, name=Lee, Ji-hyun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Shin Jinseo
Shin Jin-seo (; born 17 March 2000) is a South Korean professional Go player. He has won eight major international championships: the LG Cup in 2020, 2022 and 2024; the Chunlan Cup in 2021; the Samsung Cup in 2022; the Ing Cup in 2023; the Quzhou-Lanke Cup in 2024; and the Nanyang Cup in 2025. He is the number one ranked Korean player in the Korea Baduk Association's official rankings, a spot which he first reached in November 2018 and has held continuously since January 2020. Career Shin Jin-seo turned pro in July 2012. In January 2013, he defeated Lee Chang-ho (9 dan) in a young players vs legends exhibition match. Shin was promoted to 2 dan in November 2013. He won the Let's Run Park Cup and the Shinin-Wang title, both in 2015. In 2017, he won the Globis Cup and won the Korean Baduk League with his team, Team Jungkwangjang. He won the 31st Asian TV Cup, defeating Ding Hao in June 2019. In January 2019, Shin was defeated by South Korean Go program HanDol. The program d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cho Hanseung
Cho Hanseung (, born November 27, 1982), also known as Jo Hanseung is a South Korean professional go player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a player in sports ** Player character, a character in a video game or role playing game who i .... Biography Cho turned professional in 1995. He was promoted to 7 dan in 2004, 8 dan in 2005 and 9 dan in 2006. Titles and runners-up *Total: 5 titles, 11 runners-up. References External linksKorea Baduk Association profile(in Korean)GoBase profile 1982 births Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 the final of the 2012 Ing Cup, where he faced Fan Tingyu for the title. He lost three games to one. He won the 19th LG Cup in 2015, defeating Kim Ji-seok in the final, 2–1. 2016-2017: Ing Cup runner-up After a series of strong performances, in which during a span of 2 months he was able to defeat World No.1 Ke Jie in two consecutive international tournaments, namely the LG Cup and the Ing Cup, Park was able to reach the final of the latter, and the round of 8 in the former. Park faced Tang Weixing in the final of the 2016 Ing Cup, with the first two games being played in mid-August. The first 2 games of the Ing Cup were played, with Park winning the first by resignation whilst losing the second. In both games the margin of victory wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Choi Cheol-han
Choi Cheol-han () is a South Korean professional Go player. He is the fourth youngest (12 years 2 months) to become a professional Go player in South Korean history behind Cho Hun-hyun (9 years 7 months), Lee Chang-ho (11 years 1 months) and Cho Hye-yeon (11 years 10 months). His nickname is "The Viper". Biography Choi became a professional when he was 12 years old. He began playing Go at the age of seven, studying with Lee Sedol in Kweon Kab-yong's academy in Seoul. At that time, Choi was considered ''the next Lee Sedol''. Promotion record Career Record *2006: 58 wins, 29 losses *2007: 45 wins, 25 losses *2008: 50 wins, 18 losses *2009: 56 wins, 18 losses *2010: 63 wins, 22 losses *2011: 50 wins, 24 losses Titles and Runners-up Ranks tenth in total number of titles in Korea. Korean Baduk League Chinese A League Head-to-head record vs selected players ''Players who have won international go titles in bold.'' * Lee Changho 31:30 * Lee Sedol 20:32 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Park Young-Hoon
Park Yeong-hun (, born April 1, 1985), also known as Park Young-hoon and Pak Yeong-hoon, is a South Korean professional Go player. Biography Park Yeong-hun was born in Seoul. He is a professional Go player in the Hanguk Kiwon. He is the youngest ever Korean 9 dan, promoted when he was only 19 years old. Due to the new rules set by the Hanguk Kiwon, Park moved up from 1 dan to 9 in only 4 years and 7 months, which is the fastest progress ever. Much of this was due to him winning the Fujitsu Cup in 2004 when he was at 4 dan. This also earned him exemption from military service. His hobbies include tennis and playing Tetris ''Tetris'' () is a puzzle video game created in 1985 by Alexey Pajitnov, a Soviet software engineer. In ''Tetris'', falling tetromino shapes must be neatly sorted into a pile; once a horizontal line of the game board is filled in, it disa .... Titles and runners-up He ranks #8 in total number of titles in Korea. References External links Pag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rui Naiwei
Rui Naiwei (; born December 28, 1963) is a Chinese professional Go player, once active in South Korea. She is the strongest recorded female Go player, and is the only woman to have won one of the major open Go titles. She achieved this by winning the 1999 Guksu title (the oldest and one of the most prestigious Go competitions in Korea), on the way beating Lee Chang-Ho and Cho Hun-hyun, the two strongest players in the world at the time. Biography Rui was born in Shanghai, China. After starting to play around 1975 (at the age of 11—the age some other players go pro) she became a pro for the Zhongguo Qiyuan in 1985, being promoted all the way to 7-dan that year. She reached 9-dan in 1988, becoming the first woman ever to achieve that rank. After that, Chinese Feng Yun and Korean Park Jieun became the second and third female go players to reach 9 dan, following Rui Naiwei. Leaving China in 1989, she moved to Japan. While the Nihon Ki-in did not allow her to play in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
South Korean Won
The South Korean won (symbol: ₩; code: KRW; ) is the official currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and it appears only in foreign exchange rates. The currency is issued by the Bank of Korea, based in the capital city of Seoul. Etymology The old "won" was a cognate of the Chinese yuan, which was derived from the Spanish-American silver dollar. It is derived from the hanja (, ), meaning "round", which describes the shape of the silver dollar. The won was subdivided into 100 (), itself a cognate of the East Asian unit of weight mace and synonymous with money in general. The current won (1962 to present) is written in hangul only and does not officially have any hanja associated with it. First South Korean won History The Korean won, Chinese yuan and Japanese yen were all derived from the Spanish-American silver dollar, a coin widely used for international trade bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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] [Amazon] |
