Xie Ke (Chinese: 谢科; pinyin: Xiè Kē; born 14 January 2000) is a Chinese professional Go player.
| Xie Ke | |
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| Pinyin | Xiè Kē |
| Born | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China |
| Residence |  China |
| Turned pro | 2013 |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Zhongguo Qiyuan |
| Xie Ke | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 謝科 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 谢科 | ||||||
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Career edit
Xie became a professional 1 dan in 2013,[1] finishing in first place in the pro qualification tournament.[2][3]
In 2017, he finished in the top four in the 3rd MLily Cup, after being eliminated by Park Junghwan in the semifinal.[4]
In a series of games played by Chinese Go AI "Golaxy" against 41 top Go players in May 2018, Xie won his game against Golaxy. This was the only victory by a human player; Golaxy finished the series with a 40–1 win–loss record. Golaxy played as White with no komi.[5][6] A similar 30-game series in the previous month had resulted in a 28–2 record for Golaxy.[7]
In 2021, he became a finalist in both the MLily Cup and Ing Cup; reaching the finals in two major international Go tournaments earned him promotion to 9 dan.[8][9][1] He finished as the runner-up in the MLily Cup, with a 3–2 loss to Mi Yuting in the finals.[10] As of February 2023, the finals of the Ing Cup have not yet been played.
References edit
- ^ a b "应氏杯中国新锐谢科零封一力辽 决赛与申真谞争冠". Sohu (in Chinese). 2021-01-12.
- ^ "2013年全国围棋定段赛落幕25名棋手突围". sport.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2013-07-29.
- ^ "2013年围棋男子定段赛落幕 谢科等20人迈入职业". Sohu (in Chinese). 2013-07-25.
- ^ "梦百合杯朴廷桓逆袭谢科 韩国棋手会师决赛". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 2017-11-20.
- ^ "星阵"不退让围棋"现双刃剑 谢科顽强创造奇迹". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 2018-05-16.
- ^ "星阵围棋"奉饶天下先" 谁言科技不人文？". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 2018-05-17.
- ^ "柯洁今日再战围棋人工智能 国产AI已胜28位高手". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 2018-04-27.
- ^ "The Power Report: Korea wins Go Legends National Competition; Ing Cup". American Go E-Journal. 2021-02-27.
- ^ "谢科闯入应氏杯决赛 将成为国内首位"00后"九段棋手". Xinhua (in Chinese). 2021-01-13. Archived from the original on 2021-01-15.
- ^ "梦百合杯芈昱廷胜谢科 二度加冕成世界双冠王". sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-05.