The Korean pair, Park Jeonghwan 9P and Choi Jeong 6P, won the gold medal in the Pair Go division, defeating Tang Weixing 9P and Yu Zhiying 5P pair at the final. On the bronze match, Tomoya Hirata 7P and Hoshiai … Continue reading →
Korea and China are facing each other again for the Pair Go gold medal. Park Jeonghwan 9P and Choi Jeong 6P from Korea defeated Europe and Chinese Taipei on the way to the final. Tang Weixing 9P and Yu Zhiying … Continue reading →
Korea and China scored one gold medal each in men’s team and women’s individual respectively. At the final round of women’s individual division, Yu Zhiying 5P found a sequence to rescue black’s big group in the center and successfully concluded … Continue reading →
In the run-up to AlphaGo’s challenge match with Lee Sedol 9p in Seoul in a little over a week, Go players have been worrying about the new age whose beginning might be marked by an AlphaGo victory. What will the … Continue reading →
Being pushed to the loser’s bracket Yu Zhiying 5P managed to come back to the final, defeating Yu Jin 6D and Joanne Missingham 7P in a row. Choi Jeong 6P and Yu Zhiying 5P are playing the final round tomorrow … Continue reading →
Korea is getting close to winning two gold medals. The Korean team is leading the men’s team competition with three wins and no losses, while Choi Jeong 6P, the top Korean female player has advanced to the final match for … Continue reading →
The International Mind Sports Association will hold three more IMSA Elite Mind Games in Huaian, Jiangsu Province, China over the next three years, according to IMSA Secretary General (and AGA VP) Thomas Hsiang. IMSA signed a memorandum of understanding on … Continue reading →
As the 1st IMSA Elite Mind Games continues, the race to the gold medal is getting intense. On Feb. 27th, the 2nd round of Men’s team division and the 3rd round of Women’s individual division matches were completed. The big … Continue reading →
At the IMSA Elite Mind Games, the Japanese men’s Go team started well, with a 2-1 win over Taiwan in round 1, despite a less-experienced team from the Nihon Kiin’s newest generation of players. Wins were scored by Yuta Mutsuura … Continue reading →