Ma Xiaochun

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Ma Xiaochun

Ma Xiaochun (Simplified: 马晓春; Traditional: 馬暁春; Hanyu Pinyin: Mǎ Xiǎochūn, born 26 August 1964) is a Top Chinese pro (9 dan).

As a 9-dan Chinese amateur he won the World Amateur Go Championship in 1983. He turned professional in 1985. He had his best year in 1995, winning as the first Chinese player ever two international titles, the Tong Yang Securities Cup and Fujitsu Cup.

In 2002, he lost the Mingren (Meijin) title he defended twelve times before to Zhou Heyang. The Mingren was the last title he held. However, Ma Xiaochun has won more titles than any other Chinese player.

He is the author of "The Thirty-six Stratagems Applied to Go", a book applying ancient chinese military strategy to Go. Since August 2005 Ma Xiaochun is the head coach of the Chinese national Go squad. [ext] (1)

Ma Xiaochun is profiled in the first chapter of The World of Chinese Go.

Titles won

  • In 1983, won the World Amateur Go Championship
  • Winner of 5th and 7th China-Japan Meijin? match
  • Winner of 7th, 8th and 9th Tengen Tianyuan Match
  • Won 2nd Bawang Cup?
  • In 1982, 1984, 1986-1987 and 1991, 15th, 17th, 19th-20th and 24th National Go Individual
  • In 1984-1985, won 6th-7th News Sports Cup
  • In 1987 and 1994-1996, won 1st, 8th, 9th and 10th Tianyuan
  • In 1989-2001, won Mingren (Meijin) title for 13 consecutive times, 2nd to 14th Mingren
  • In 1990 and 1992, won 4th and 6th Strongest Top Ten
  • In 1988-1989, 1991, 1994-1995 and 2001-2002, won 1st-2nd, 4th, 7th-8th and 14th-15th CCTV Cup
  • In 1993-1995, won 4th-6th Qiwang
  • In 1993-1994, won 1st and 2nd Da Guoshou
  • In 1995, won 8th Fujitsu Cup and 6th Tongyang Securities Cup, winner of 95 Longshan Contest and 95 Rongguan Cup
  • In 1996, won 2nd Friendship Cup
  • Co-Winner of the 2nd National Mixed Pair Championship
  • Winner of 97 Derong Cup?
  • In 1999, won 1st Ahan Tongshan Cup

Other successes

  • In 1996, 9th Fujitsu Cup second place and 7th Tongyang Securities Cup second place
  • 2nd World Go Open second place
  • 3rd World Qiwang second place
  • In 1998, 3rd Samsung Cup second place and 10th Asian TV Cup second place
  • In 1999, 3rd LG Cup second place and 12th Fujitsu Cup second place
  • In 2000, 2nd Chun Lan Cup second place

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