围棋/Go(Game)

Go is an abstract strategy board game for two players in which the aim is to surround more territory than the opponent. The game was invented in China more than 4,500 years ago and is believed to be the oldest board game continuously played to the present day. A 2016 survey by the International Go Federation's 75 member nations found that there are over 46 million people worldwide who know how to play Go, and over 20 million current players, the majority of whom live in East Asia.

China Qiyuan (Chinese: 中国棋院; pinyin: Zhōngguó Qíyuàn) is an official agency responsible for board games and card games such as go, bridge, chess and Chinese chess affairs under the All-China Sports Federation of the People's Republic of China.

It oversees the Chinese Weiqi Association, the Chinese Chess Association, the Chinese Xiangqi Association and the Chinese Contract Bridge Association.

Famous Go player:

Chen Zude

Chen Zude (simplified Chinese: 陈祖德; February 19, 1944 – November 1, 2012)

Zude was one of China's most decorated Go players. He was believed to be the founder of "Chinese fuseki". Although, according to Kato Masao, this pattern originated in Japan, Chen was the person who made this fuseki famous. Yasunaga Hajime, a Japanese pro-level amateur and teacher of many professionals, claims in his books that Chen saw the fuseki first when attending a study group and exhibition matches organized by Yasunaga and held in China.

Wang Runan

Wang Runan(simplified Chinese: 王汝南 September 02, 1946 -)

Chinese Go player, native of Hefei, Anhui [1], served as the president of the Chinese Chess Academy from 2003 to 2007, served as chairman of the Chinese Go Association, chairman of the Chinese Chess Association, and director of the China-Japan Friendship Go Association. In 1982, he was awarded the eighth dan. Wang Runan is a meritorious figure in the popularization and education of Go in China, and is also a famous Go game explainer.

Hua Yigang

Hua Yigang(simplified Chinese: 华以刚 April 02, 1949 -)

Native of Changzhou, Jiangsu. He once served as vice chairman, secretary-general and director of the referee committee of the Chinese Go Association, president of the Chinese Chess Academy, leader of the Chinese Go team, and deputy director of the editorial board of the "Chinese Go Yearbook". In 1982, he was awarded the eighth level of Go. He entered the sports school at the age of 11 and joined the training team at the age of 16. In 1979, he won the runner-up in the individual competition of the National Games. In 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1984, he won the third, sixth, fifth, third, and fourth place in the individual competition of the National Games. In 1982, he won fifth place in the 4th "New Sports Cup" Go Competition. Won the sixth and fourth place in the 3rd and 7th "National Players Battle" Go. In 1990, he won the championship of the first China "Senior Cup" Go Tournament. Entering the 13th New Sports Cup cycle. Won the 1996 "Beyond Cup" Senior Go Tournament Championship.

Liu Siming

Liu Siming(simplified Chinese: 刘思明 1954 -)

Liu Siming was originally a middle school teacher. Since 1984, he has served as a reporter, editor, editorial director, deputy editor, and editor-in-chief of the monthly "Go World" magazine, and deputy editor-in-chief of "New Sports" magazine. In 2000, he was appointed deputy editor of China Sports Newspaper Corporation Director of the Chess and Card Sports Management Center of the State Sports General Administration in December 2006.