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Commencement of the 22nd LG Cup

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on May 31, 2017 by ivanMay 31, 2017

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On 29 May, the 22nd LG World Baduk Cup top 32 round took place in the Gyeonggi-do Province/Korea. The Korean team has suffered a major blow, their 20-something players having been reduced to seven. From China as well, seven players, amongst others Ke Jie, are still in the tournament, while Japan sees two players advancing.

Each year, the LG Cup upholds its status as one of the most important international Go events. Armed with a thinking time of three hours and byo-yomi of five times 40 seconds sans lunch break, the players are competing for over 300 million KRW for the winner.

The top 16 round will take place on 31 May, with the following participants:
China: Ke Jie, Chen Yaoye, Zhou Ruiyang, Tang Weixing, Jiang Weijie, Xie Erhao, Yang Dingxing.
Korea: Lee Wonyoung, Park Junghwan, Shin Jinseo, Choi Cheolhan, Kim Jiseok, Kim Myonghoon, Kang Dongyun.
Japan: Iyama Yuta, Ida Atsushi.

Ke Jie (left) vs. Weon Seongjin
Top 16 Pairing

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38th WAGC: Updated Schedule

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on May 28, 2017 by ivanMay 28, 2017

The updated schedule of the 38th WAGC can be downloaded here.

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The Curtain comes down on Ke jie-AlphaGo Match

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on May 27, 2017 by ivanMay 28, 2017

In today’s game, Ke Jie took white as agreed after game 2 to play AlphaGo one last time. At move 209, he finally put two stones on the board as a signal to resign, and in total lost the match 0:3.

Looking back at these three amazing games, only the first game went to a count, the other two finished in a way that clearly indicated a gap of strength between human players and AlphaGo. Particularly in the third game, AlphaGo was in full control not leaving any chance for Ke Jie.

By now, the 5-day lasting Future of Go Summit in Wuzhen, China has officially ended.

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Go summit in Wuzhen to keep going

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on May 27, 2017 by ivanMay 27, 2017

Alpha-pair Go and team match were played on the 4th day of the Go summit in Wuzhen. In the pair game, Lian Xiao & AlphaGo defeated Gu Li & AlphaGo by resignation. Human players finally had a taste of “beating AlphaGo”. Later, the team match between AlphaGo and five world champions (Zhou Ruiyang, Tang Weixing, Mi Yuting, Shi Yue and Chen Yaoye) took place. After fighting for 254 moves, AlphaGo won the game to keep showing its AI power.

This kind of game-style is technically called “Consultation Go”. Each side consists of several players. They are allowed to talk and discuss during the game. Different from the usual, today’s game was played 5 vs.1, which actually put more pressure on the “World Champion” team.

Although five brilliant minds combined and fought very hard, that did not create any chances for them against the invincible AlphaGo.

The last game at the Go summit will be start on the 27th of May, Ke Jie is to take white playing against AlphaGo.

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Google AI defeats human Go champion Ke Jie

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on May 26, 2017 by ivanMay 26, 2017

The three-part match between the world’s current No.1 Go player Ke Jie and Google’s artificial intelligence AlphaGo is taking place in Wuzhen, China. On 23 May, Ke Jie lost game 1 by 1.5 points. Two days later, he resigned in game 2 as AlphaGo placed the move 155, which means AlphaGo has won the match 2:0.

The second game was very exciting. According to AlphaGo’s evaluations, Ke jie had played perfectly and pushed AlphaGo to its limit for the first 100 moves. “I have tried, but AlphaGo is too strong, literally the God of Go.” Ke Jie told his post-match press conference.

Though the three-part match Ke Jie has lost 0:2, he will keep fighting in the third game and trying to bring a better game for the Go fans all around the world.

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38th World Amateur Go Championship

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on April 30, 2017 by ivanMay 2, 2017

The 38th World Amateur Go Championship will take place in Guiyang, China from 2 to 9 June, 2017.
Members of the IGF can download the invitation letter here. The schedule of the event is available here.

 

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Mexico to organize the 1st Latin American Go Congress

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on April 6, 2017 by ivanApril 6, 2017

logo amgoRecently the Ibero American Go Federation (FIG) chose Mexico as the host country of this year’s Ibero American Go Championship (CIG) -the biggest Go event of the Latin American region-. The idea is to upgrade this event into the 1st Latin American Go Congress.

“Latin America is lagging behind in its Go development compared to other regions of the western world such as North America or Europe” reports Mexican Go Association’s president Emil García.
“We need to start moving forward in order to catch up with the rest of the western world, that’s why last year we launched the 1st Pandanet Go Latin American Team Championship (PGLATC) which is a 10 team league whose teams are conformed with the top players of each participating country”. Find more about this league here.

The agreement with Pandanet is that the top 2 teams at the end of the league will get the chance to play an over the board final in the host country of this year CIG -which now we know is Mexico- with travel expenses sponsored by Pandanet.

“That’s how we came up with the idea of the Latin American Go Congress, run both the CIG and the PGLATC final plus some activities with pro players for the participants, in the fashion of the US Go Congress or the European Go Congress”, tells Emil García.
The event is planned to take place in Cancun, Mexico on October 13th-15th, 2017. Soon more information will be available in the Mexican Go Association’s new website.

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CITICS 2016 China-Korea Amateur Go Cultural Exchange Tournament Held in Suzhou, China on 18th December

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on January 30, 2017 by ivanJanuary 30, 2017
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Mr. Wang Yi, IGF Secretary General, hosting the opening ceremony

Launched in 2011, this tournament takes place annually in China or Korea by turns, gathering players from the two countries together under the banner of friendship. So far it has attracted thousands of Go people, including fans, top amateurs and even some public figures.

This year each country sent 30 players to compete in two rounds, producing 60 exciting games. In the first round, the Chinese players treated their guests a little harshly by scoring 22 wins.
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Former world amateur champion Chang Hao 9p

In the second round, although the Korean players did better, they were still defeated. Overall, China won the tournament 39:21.

Later the same day, there were simultaneous games between the players who had participated in the main tournament and some well-known professionals (including Chang Hao 9p and Hua Yigang 8p). This event has always been an important part of the tournament.
Everyone had a great time here, enjoying their games and making friends. The next holding of this tournament is expected to take place about a year later in Korea.
Source (text and photos): Sports.sina.com
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East Coast Go Center established by the Iwamoto North America Foundation

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on July 8, 2016 by ivanJuly 8, 2016

The Iwamoto Norther America Foundation for Go (INAF) today announces in Tokyo the award to establish a Go Center on the east coast in the Washington DC area.  To be located in the nation’s capital, this new hub for Go is incorporating as a non-profit to be called the National Go Center. For details, see here.

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37th World Amateur Go Championship

Website of The International Go Federation Posted on May 21, 2016 by ivanMay 21, 2016

The 37th World Amateur Go Championship will take place in June 2016 in Wuxi, a city of six million located slightly northwest of Shanghai. Ranka will be on hand to cover the entire event.

During its 3000-year history, Wuxi has produced many famous statesmen, writers, and artists. A recent addition to its honor roll is Yu Zhiying, who now tops the world in women’s professionial go. Last year Wuxi ventured into the international amateur go arena when a local trading company sponsored a match between a team of Chinese players and a mixed Japanese-Korean team. This year Wuxi has moved straight to the center of the arena by holding the WAGC.

The 37th world amateur champion will be decided in eight rounds played June 5-8, preceded by meetings on the 4th and followed by friendship games and sightseeing on the 9th. In the competition for the award-winning places, WAGC newcomers from Canada, Czechia, Chinese Taipei, France, Germany, Korea, the Ukraine, and the USA will challenge a strong lineup of WAGC veterans from Europe and the Far East. Also worth watching will be a trio of thirteen-year-olds from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam, all ranked 4 or 5 dan. The full list of players can be viewed here. For everyone it will be a great chance to meet old friends, make new friends, and take on opponents from the four corners of the earth.

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