Computer Go UEC Cup
The Computer Go UEC Cup is an annual world-wide computer Go tournament held at the University of Electro-Communications (UEC) in Tokyo, Japan[1] since 2007. The winners of the tournament could play exhibition games against a professional Go player.
The tournament is typically structured as a preliminary Swiss-system invitational to determine challengers (with the previous year's UEC winners excluded), then a knockout tournament of sixteen players to determine the champion.
History
UEC Cup winners and runner-ups
| No. | Time | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1–2 December 2007 | Crazy Stone | Katsunari |
| 2nd | 13–14 December 2008 | Crazy Stone | 不動碁 |
| 3rd | 28–19 November 2009 | KCC Go | Katsunari |
| 4th | 27–28 November 2010 | Fuego | Zen |
| 5th | 3–4 December 2011 | Zen | Erica |
| 6th | 16–17 March 2013 | Crazy Stone | Zen |
| 7th | 15–16 March 2014 | Zen | Crazy Stone |
| 8th | 14–15 March 2015 | Crazy Stone | DolBaram |
| 9th | 19–20 March 2016[2] | Zen[3] | darkforest |
Exhibition games against professional Go players
| Year | Position | Program | Handicap | Professional player | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Winner | Crazy Stone | 7 stones | Kaori Aoba (4p) | Crazy Stone won by resignation |
| 2009 | 3rd place | Zen | 6 stones | Kaori Aoba (4p) | Kaori Aoba won by resignation |
| Winner | KCC Go | 6 stones | 鄭銘瑝 (9p) | 鄭 won by resignation | |
| 2010 | Runner-up | Zen | 6 stones | Kaori Aoba (4p) | Zen won by resignation |
| Winner | Fuego | 6 stones | 鄭銘瑝 (9p) | 鄭 won by resignation | |
| 2011 | Runner-up | Erica | 6 stones | Chizu Kobayashi (5p) | Chizu Kobayashi won by resignation |
| Winner | Zen | 6 stones | 鄭銘瑝 (9p) | Zen won by resignation | |
| 2013 | Runner-up | Zen | 4 stones | Yoshio Ishida (9p) | Yoshio Ishida won by resignation |
| Winner | Crazy Stone | 4 stones | Yoshio Ishida | Crazy Stone won by 2.5 points[4][5] | |
| 2014 | Runner-up | Crazy Stone | 4 stones | Norimoto Yoda (9p) | Crazy Stone won by 2.5 points |
| Winner | Zen | 4 stones | Norimoto Yoda | Norimoto Yoda won by resignation | |
| 2015 | Runner-up | Dolbaram | 4 stones | Cho Chikun (9p) | Dolbaram won by resignation |
| Winner | Crazy Stone | 3 stones | Cho Chikun | Cho Chikun won by resignation | |
| 2016 | Runner-up | darkforest | 3 stones | Koichi Kobayashi (9p) | Koichi Kobayashi won by resignation |
| winner | Zen | 3 stones | Koichi Kobayashi | Zen won by resignation |
References
- ^ "The Mysterious Game of Go". HMH in the News. June 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "31 computer programs face off at int'l go board game contest in Tokyo". Kyodo News. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Zen won the third championship in UEC Cup". Nihon Ki-in. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Crazy Stone computer Go program defeats Ishida Yoshio 9 dan with 4 stones". Go Game Guru. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ ""Crazy Stone" Computer Go Program Defeats Ishida at Japanese UEC Cup". American Go Association. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.