Text/Wei Yixiao
On December 26th, the "Yongzi Cup" International Go Masters Tournament Aibaoshan Yongzi Academy came to an end, and Lee Chang-ho Jiudan, a chess player from South Korea, finally defeated the Japanese chess player Takao Sōji Jiudan to win the "Yongzi Cup" International Go Masters Championship, and Takao Sōji 9th Dan won the runner-up.
On the afternoon of the 26th, the organizing committee presented awards to the winners of the prizes Li Changhao, Takao Seiji, Chang Hao, and the winners of the adult and youth groups of the Baoshan Go Open Tournament.
Lee Chang-ho Nine Duan (Middle)
Section 9 of Takao-san Road (left)
The winners of the Baoshan Go Open Tournament received the award on behalf of the winners
The "Yongzi Cup" International Go Masters, sponsored by the Chinese Weiqi Association, the Yunnan Provincial Sports Bureau and the Baoshan Municipal People's Government, will be held from December 25 to 26, inviting four international masters of Go from China' Ma Xiaochun jiuduan and Chang Hao jiudan, South Korea's Lee Chang-ho jiuduan and Japan's Takao Shenlu jiudan to compete in Baoshan.
In the semi-final held on the 25th, Chang Hao jiudan lost to Takao Shenlu, Chang Xiaochun lost to Li Changhao, and the two Chinese Go masters regrettably stopped.
Nine sections of Takao-serene Road
Lee Chang-ho nine paragraphs
The game adopts Chinese Go rules, adopts a single-elimination system, and the first round of domestic players do not touch. The time spent in the game is 1 time after 1 hour on each side, and the timeout is judged to be lost. The prize money for the champion is 160,000 yuan, the runner-up is 100,000 yuan, and the loser of the first round is 60,000 yuan (all before tax).
Lee Chang-ho vs Takao Shin-ro
In addition, the competition also invited the leaders of Chinese, Japanese and Korean chess academies and Weiqi Associations, the heads of European, North American, South Asian and Southeast Asian Go institutions, the leaders of the National Provincial Go Association and the heads of relevant units in the Weiqi industry, the masters of arts and crafts, the experts of Go research in well-known universities in China, and the amateur players of Baoshan Go with more than 2 stages to participate in this competition.