Ing Cup

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The Ing Cup was the second world go championship, starting a few months after the 1st Fujitsu Cup. It has been held regularly every 4 years. The event was conceived of by Ing Chang-ki, and is partly sponsored by the Ing Chang-ki Weichi Educational Foundation.

The 1st Ing Cup was a 16-player knockout tournament. This was increased to a 24-player knockout for the 2nd Ing Cup, with 8 players being seeded into the second round. The semifinals are best-of-3 matches, and the final is best-of-5. Games are played according to the Ing rules.

So far the event has been won by a different Korean player every time. Winners and defeated finalists are as follows:

  1st  (Aug 1988 - Sep 1989)  Cho Hun-hyeon    3-2  Nie Weiping
  2nd  (Jul 1992 - May 1993)  Seo Pong-su      3-2  Otake Hideo
  3rd  (Apr 1996 - Nov 1996)  Yu Ch'ang-hyeok  3-1  Yoda Norimoto
  4th  (Apr 2000 - Feb 2001)  Yi Ch'ang-ho     3-1  Chang Hao

For full results of each event, see the following articles:


YY: The first game of the 5th Ing Cup final match has just been concluded. Please, check it out. One of the most entertaining games of the year, it is. The two finalists are Chang Hao of China and Choe Cheolhan of Korea. Choe gained two Korean titles, Kuksu and Kiseong, from Yi Ch'ang-ho this year. Chang Hao does not need an introduction, having placed second in the 4th Ing Cup.

Choe plays an unusual opening. In the first battle, Chang Hao gains a bit in the upper corner and side. Then, Choe Cheolhan separates Chang's group and launches an attack. However, he overpaces and fails to achieve his goal. His 113 and 115 are unbelievable mistakes allowing to Chang to counterattack in the middle and build a huge wall around the left. Chang's lead is absolute and seemingly insurmountable.

Then, Choe starts his own flurry of "poison" attacks (his nickname is "poisonous snake" or "poison"). Chang collapses. Yi Setol, the commentator of the game, says one of the greatest games he has seen.

It looks to be a great match. Chang known as a great defender and of balanced approach while Choe as a great attacker.

The [ext] game record is available at Go4Go.


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