The Korean professional Kim MyungWan, 8p lost a handicap 9
game against MoGo.
Citation:
"For the very first time in history, and after 40 years of research,
a program defeated a professional Go player in a 9 stones handicap
game. (...)
The match involved the collaboration
between French researchers, who developed most of the software, and
Dutch researchers, who provided the cutting-edge Supercomputer Huygens
and contributed to the code. 'MoGo played really well,' said Kim,
who estimated its current strength at '2 or maybe 3 dan,'
though he noted that the program — which had a processing power more
than 1000 times higher than the chess program Deep Blue — 'made some
5-dan moves.'"
Well, well, well, what can we say? Hane had to
do it and he did it, four games in a row against the
Honinbo to take the title from Takao Shinji.
What an achievement!
The match is covered live on IGS-PandaNet.
A fight between two large groups decide the 6th
game in the 63rd Honinbo title match.
Title holder Takao Shinji who was leading comfortably
with 3-0 now has to play a decider against challenger
Hane Naoki.
The match is covered live on IGS-PandaNet.
Gu Li from China became Fujitsu Cup holder for the first
time in his career by beating Lee ChangHo.
The latter had to come by three Chinese in the semi-finals.
The other two, Chang Hao and Liu Xing played the play-off
for the 3rd place, Chang won.
With one game to spare 19 year old Iyama Yuta qualified
through the 33rd Meijin league to become challenger for
the Meijin title.
He scored 6-1 against the competition and now
Cho U is waiting to decide in a best of seven
who will become the 33rd Meijin.
The match is covered live on IGS-PandaNet.
Hane Naoki, the challenger for the 63rd Honinbo title
pulled one back against title holder Takao Shinji.
In an interesting fighting game huge exchanges took
place and eventually left Hane with clearly more territory.
The match is covered live on IGS-PandaNet.
Hane Naoki, the challenger for the 63rd Honinbo title
is facing an uphill battle after losing the 3rd game
as well to title holder Takao Shinji.
Facing kadoban Hane should pull every string and
use every armor to try to damage Takao.
The match is covered live on IGS-PandaNet.
Korean Lee MinJin takes her second world title
with three straight wins against opponents from
China and Japan, a remarkable achievement.
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