Winner:
Ms. Maya Osawa & PANDA SENSEI pair
Runner-up:
Oh Yujin 2dan & Choi Chul-Han 9dan pair
3rd place:
Yu Zhiying 5dan & Ke Jie 9dan pair
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A total of 13 pairs will solve the "Tsumego" problems: 12 pairs from the countries fielding professional players together with a pair made up of a strong Japanese amateur woman player and "PANDA SENSEI".
Hsieh Yi Min 6dan & Iyama Yuta 9dan pair, Wang Jing Yi 2dan & Murakawa Daisuke 8dan pair,
Mukai Chiaki 5dan & Ichiriki Ryo 7dan pair, Yu Zhiying 5dan & Ke Jie 9dan pair,
Wang Chenxing 5dan & Shi Yue 9dan pair, Choi Jeong 6dan & Park Jeonghwan 9dan pair,
Oh Yujin 2dan & Choi Chul-Han 9dan pair, Missingham Joanne Jia-Jia 7dan & Chen Shih Iuan 9dan pair,
Chang Kai Hsin 5dan & Wang Yuan Jyun 7dan pair, Rita Pocsai & Ali Jabarin 1dan pair,
Natalia Kovaleva & Ilya Shikshin 1dan pair, Sarah Yu & Eric Hao-Chiun Lui 1dan pair
Maya Osawa & PANDA SENSEI pair
Six problems will be presented. The time limit for solving each problem is ten minutes.The pair with the most points will be declared the winner.
Chief Referee : Ishida Yoshio (24th Honinbo Shuho)
Problem composers : Kono Rin 9dan, Oba Junya 7dan, Ohashi Hirofumi 6dan
Winner: Prize 1,000,000 yen
Runner-up: Prize 300,000 yen
3rd place: Prize 150,000 yen
● Official name: The King of Tsumego:
"PANDA SENSEI" Born in Japan, it is currently the world's strongest Tsumego AI.
● With a long developmental history of improvement and modification over 30 years, it was unveiled by Pandanet more than ten years before AlphaGo appeared and commenced service in 2003.
● It moves nimbly on just one computer or on a smart phone and is used by members throughout the world as one of the basic services provided by the PANDANET.
● It's also used by professional players and has become an indispensable tool in the composition and analysis of life-and-death problems (tsumego).
● Patents acquired
Japan) Patent No. 4607230, others
Korea) Patent No. 10-1589788
US and China) pending