Zhang Tao

(張涛) Chinese professional, b. 1991-03-23 ^[1]

1p 2004, 2p 2007, 3p 2008, 4p 2013, 5p 2016, 6p 2017-07, 7p 2019, 8p 2021

In February 2024, he seemed to be the world's highest-rated 8p according to Go Ratings, at about international #30. By May 2025, he had slid slightly down to around #40, but might still be the top 8p.

This is Zhang Tao "Senior". He is not to be confused with 张弢, Zhang Tao "Junior" (b. 1993), a long-term 2p with very few kifu on Go4Go and currently no SL article.

In 2017, he:

• Visited the European Go Congress and won the Open European Championship
• Won the CCTV Cup
• Was runner-up in the 13th Weifufang

His 2023 game against Yang Kaiwen in the GBA Cup was reviewed on YouTube by Jr4yA.

[1] This date is taken from the Perfect Weiqi Database. His profile at Igo DB said 1992, but didn't give an exact date, so was replaced in the article with the one that seemed more accurate.

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Pictures

3 dan pro, 2008 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

CCTV Cup, 2017 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

November 2021 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)

with Gu Zihao, June 2023 (Image credit: Foxwq.com)