Shin Jin-seo

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In this Korean name, the family name is Shin.
Shin Jin-seo
Full nameShin Jin-seo
Hangul신진서
Hanja申眞諝
Born (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 21)
Busan, South Korea
ResidenceSouth Korea South Korea
Turned pro2012
Rank9 dan

Shin Jin-seo (Korean: 신진서; born 17 March 2000) is a South Korean professional Go player. He has won two major international championships: the LG Cup in 2020, and the Chunlan Cup in 2021. As of October 2021, he is the number one ranked Korean player in the Korea Baduk Association's official rankings,[1] a spot which he first reached in November 2018[2] and has held continuously since January 2020.

Career[]

Shin Jin-seo turned pro in July 2012. In January 2013, he defeated Lee Chang-ho (9 dan) in a young players vs legends exhibition match. Shin was promoted to 2 dan in November 2013.

He won the Let's Run Park Cup and the Shinin-Wang title, both in 2015. In 2017, he won the and won the Korean Baduk League with his team, Team Jungkwangjang. He won the 31st Asian TV Cup, defeating in June 2019.

In January 2019, Shin was defeated by South Korean Go program HanDol. The program defeated the top five South Korean go players. HanDol has been compared to AlphaGo, but is considered to be weaker.[3][4]

Shin reached 9 dan in 2018.

In 2020, he defeated Park Junghwan at the LG Cup.

He won the 13th Chunlan Cup in 2021, his second major international title, with a 2–0 victory over Tang Weixing in the finals.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "기사랭킹". Korea Baduk Association (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  2. ^ "'밀레니엄둥이' 신진서, 생애 첫 한국 랭킹 1위 올라". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ "S. Korea Go program beats country's top five professional players". english.hani.co.kr. 2019-01-29. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. ^ "NHN's AI Scores 5-0 Victory against Professional Go Players". Be Korea-savvy. 2019-01-23. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  5. ^ "春兰杯决赛不敌申真谞：唐韦星告诫年轻棋手多练棋艺少玩游戏". Xinmin Evening News (in Chinese). 2021-09-15.

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