Xie Ke

Chinese Go player
Xie Ke
PinyinXiè Kē
BornNingbo, Zhejiang, China
ResidenceChina China
Turned pro2013
Rank9 dan
AffiliationZhongguo Qiyuan
Xie Ke
Traditional Chinese謝科
Simplified Chinese谢科
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiè Kē

Xie Ke (Chinese: 谢科; pinyin: Xiè Kē; born 14 January 2000) is a Chinese professional Go player.

Career

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 4th MLily Cup and 9th 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 both, with a 3–2 loss to Mi Yuting in the MLily Cup final later that year,[10] and a 2–0 loss to Shin Jinseo in the Ing Cup final which was played in 2023.[11] He is a finalist again in the 10th Ing Cup in 2024.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "星阵围棋"奉饶天下先" 谁言科技不人文？". Sina Sports (in Chinese). 2018-05-17.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "The Power Report: Korea wins Go Legends National Competition; Ing Cup". American Go E-Journal. 2021-02-27. Archived from the original on 2022-08-09.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "신진서,'바둑 올림픽' 응씨배 우승…한국, 14년 만에 패권 탈환(종합)". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 2024-08-23.
  • Xie Ke on Go Ratings