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6th Ing Cup
The 6th Ing Cup began on 30 April 2008 and concluded on 23 April 2009. Choi Cheol-han won the title, beating Lee Chang-ho 3–1 in the finals. The main tournament featured 24 players: *China (10): Chang Hao, Gu Li, Hu Yaoyu, Kong Jie, Liu Xing, Peng Quan, Piao Wenyao, Wang Lei, Xie He, Zhou Heyang *Korea (6): Choi Cheol-han, Lee Chang-ho, Lee Sedol, Lee Younggu, Pak Yeong-hun, Song Tae Kon *Japan (4): Cho Chikun, O Meien, Takao Shinji, Yamashita Keigo *Taiwan (2): Cho U, Zhou Junxun *North America (1): Jiang Mingjiu Mingjiu Jiang (, born July 15, 1957, in Shandong, China) is a Chinese professional Go player and the elder brother of Jiang Zhujiu. Biography Jiang became 6 dan in 1982 and 7 dan in 1987. He has played for the Zhongguo Qiyuan, but current ... *Europe (1): Catalin Taranu Chang Hao, Lee Chang-ho, Kong Jie, Zhou Heyang, Choi Cheol-han, Song Tae Kon, O Meien, and Peng Quan were given first round byes. Tournament Finals References 2008 in go 20 ... [...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 (lit. ''Reading-selling Newspaper'' or ''Selling by Reading Newspaper'') is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five major newspapers in Japan; the other four are ..., 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. The time allotment is three hours for each player, with no '' byoy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Younggu
Lee Younggu (born 23 August 1987) is a Korean professional Go player. An Younggil An Young-gil (born 1 May 1980) 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 ** ... describes Younggu's style as very normal with few weak spots. Promotion record Career record *2006: 52 wins, 25 losses *2007: 70 wins, 33 losses *2008: 40 wins, 20 losses *2009: 32 wins, 20 losses *2010: 36 wins, 16 losses *2011: 27 wins, 8 losses Titles and runners-up Korean Baduk League References External links Korea Baduk Association profile(in Korean) 1987 births Living people South Korean Go players {{SouthKorea-Go-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 In Go
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Catalin Taranu
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Jiang Mingjiu
Mingjiu Jiang (, born July 15, 1957, in Shandong, China) is a Chinese professional Go player and the elder brother of Jiang Zhujiu. Biography Jiang became 6 dan in 1982 and 7 dan in 1987. He has played for the Zhongguo Qiyuan, but currently resides in and represents the United States of America. He has represented North America in several international competitions. In 2010, he played in the Chunlan Cup, losing to Gu Lingyi in the first round. Since 2011, he has mainly taught Go so and has published two books on the game. He also collaborates with Guo Juan on the Internet Go School. California State Senator Leland Yee came to the San Francisco Go Club on 18 July 2010 to present Jiang with a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate in honor of the Ing Chang-ki Goe Foundation and its continued sponsorship of the World Youth Goe Championship. That year's contestants were both students of Jiang and he accompanied them to Penghu for the tournament with Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhou Junxun
Chou Chun-hsun (Taiwanese POJ: Chiu Chùn-hun; born February 23, 1980) is a Go player."Youngsters dominate Ing Cup". Xinhua News Agency. April 22, 2004 (via Lexis-Nexis). Retrieved February 13, 2010. Biography Chou was born in Taipei, Taiwan. During the 1980s and 1990s, professional Go was not a very established game in Taiwan and did not present many opportunities for its players, but unlike many other professional Taiwanese players who relocated to Japan to further their careers, Chou decided that he would compete solely in Taiwan. Chou became a professional in 1993. He would later achieve a 7 dan ranking in 1997, then finally a 9 dan in 1998. He was the first professional player to achieve a 9 dan ranking while competing only in Taiwan . Dinerchtein, Alexandre (editor in chief).An interview with Chou Junxun, 9-dan, Issue 48. ''Goama – International Go Newsletter''. Gogame.info. Retrieved May 21, 2008. He is widely credited as the best player of the Taiwan Qiyuan, alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho U
Cho U (; born on 20 January 1980) is a Taiwanese professional Go player. He currently ranks 6th in the most titles won by a Japanese professional; his NEC Cup win in 2011 put him past his teacher Rin Kaiho and Norimoto Yoda. Cho is the first player in history to have held five of the top seven major titles simultaneously with Iyama Yuta being the second. Cho U, Naoki Hane, Keigo Yamashita and Shinji Takao make up the group of players in Japan called the "Four Heavenly Kings". His wife is one of Japan's best female go professionals, Izumi Kobayashi, the great Kitani's granddaughter and daughter of Kobayashi Koichi. Biography Cho U was born in Taipei, Taiwan. He began playing poker and bridge as a young child. Cho's father Chang Yuen-hsi taught him to play Go, and he began beating family members by the age of three. He credits Shen Chun-shan as one of his early Go teachers; he first played against Shen at age seven. Shen was impressed by the young Cho's skill and introduce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamashita Keigo
is a professional Go player. Yamashita adopted the name Honinbo Dowa after winning his first Honinbo title in 2010. Biography A student of Yasuro Kikuchi, Yamashita turned professional in 1993. He won the 19th Kisei 2 dan division in 1994. Yamashita reached the challenger finals of the Tengen in 1999. His first major title came in 2000 when he defeated Honorary Gosei Koichi Kobayashi in the finals of the 25th Gosei. At the time of his win, Yamashita was the second youngest player to win a major title. He also won the Shusai Prize for his play and broke the record for most games in a year with 77. Yamashita defeated O Rissei for the Kisei in 2003, becoming the fourth youngest big-three (Kisei, Meijin, Honinbo In the history of Go in Japan, the four Go houses were four major schools of Go instituted, supported, and controlled by the state, at the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate. (There were also many minor houses.) At roughly the same time shogi w ...) winner at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takao Shinji
is a Japanese professional Go player. Biography Shinji Takao is one of Japan's best Go players. He turned professional in 1991. He won the Honinbo tournament in 2005 by a half point in the last game. Cho U, Naoki Hane, Keigo Yamashita and Takao make up the group of players in Japan called the "Four Heavenly Kings The Four Heavenly Kings are four Buddhist gods, each of whom is believed to watch over one cardinal direction of the world. In Chinese mythology, they are known collectively as the "Fēng Tiáo Yǔ Shùn" () or "Sìdà Tiānwáng" (). In th ...". He was a student of Fujisawa Shuko, 9P. Rivalry with Keigo Yamashita Takao's rivalry with Keigo began in August 1986 during a televised match. The match was the final of the ''All-Japan Elementary School Championship'', where an 8 year-old Keigo defeated a 9 year-old Shinji to capture the title. Their rivalry would continue on, striking again in 1996 when Shinji got his revenge. Shinji beat Yamashita in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O Meien
Wang Ming-wan (; born November 22, 1961), also known as O Meien, is a professional Go player. Biography Wang was born in Taipei, Taiwan. He is known for his quick fuseki ''Fuseki'' (Japanese: ; ) is the whole board opening in the game of Go. Characteristics Less systematic Since each move is typically isolated and unforced (i.e. not a sente move), patterns for play on the whole board have seen much less sy ... and fighting ability. He became a pro in 1977, two years after moving to Japan. He advanced to 9 dan in 1992. Titles and runners-up External linksGoBase Profile (Japanese) 1961 births Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Chikun
Cho Chikun ''25th Honinbo'' ''Honorary Meijin'' ( ko, 조치훈; born June 20, 1956) is a professional Go player and a nephew of Cho Namchul. Born in Busan, South Korea, he is affiliated to Nihon Ki-in. His total title tally of 75 titles is the most in the history of the Japanese Nihon Ki-in. Cho is the first player to hold the top three titles— Kisei, Meijin, and Honinbo—simultaneously which he did for three years in a row. Cho is the first in history to win all of the "Top 7" titles in Japan ( Kisei, Meijin, Honinbo, Judan, Tengen, Oza, and Gosei) which he achieved by winning the Oza in 1994. Cho U in 2011 and Iyama Yuta in 2013 would duplicate this feat, both by winning the Kisei. He is also one of the 'Six Supers' Japanese players that were most celebrated in the late twentieth century, along with Rin Kaiho, Otake Hideo, Takemiya Masaki, Kato Masao and his classmate and arch-rival Kobayashi Koichi. He is the author of several books on Go. The beginning (1962–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Tae Kon
Song Tae-kon (born September 8, 1986) is a Korean professional Go player. Biography Song Tae-kon started learning Go when he was 6. He turned pro when he was 13. He is one of the best young players in South Korea. His biggest moment came in 2003 when he reached the final of Fujitsu Cup losing to Lee Sedol. Became a 4 dan in 2003 after winning the Chunwon title. Song was promoted to 5 dan in 2003 for having been runner up in the Fujitsu Cup. He was promoted to 6 dan after winning the KBS Cup, and then promoted to his current rank of 7 dan for winning the BC Card Cup. All of this happened in 2003. Titles & runners-up Ranks No. 10 in total number of titles in Korea. Notable games In a 2008 game Song Tae-kon, playing as White, played the famous but exploitable strategy of Mirror Go until the 42nd move against Piao Wenyao Piao Wenyao (; ; born April 25, 1988) is a Chinese professional Go player of Korean ethnicity currently residing in Harbin, Heilongjiang. Biogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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