Xie He
(b. 1984) 谢赫 Chinese pro, 2 dan in 1997, 4 dan in 2000, 5 dan in 2002, 6 dan in 2005, 7 dan in 2007. At the end of April 2006, he was #3 in the Chinese pro ratings. At the end of August 2006, he advanced to #2, just behind Gu Li.
Titles won:
In 2003, reached the semi-final of the 8th Samsung Cup by defeating Yi Chae-ung, Ch'oe Ch'eol-han and Yi Ch'ang-ho, where he was defeated by Pak Yeong-hun 2-0.
In 2006, reached the semi-final of the 6th Chunlan Cup by defeating Ch'oe Ch'eol-han, Hane Naoki and Yi Se-tol, where he was defeated by Gu Li.
In 2008 won the China weiqi League, as member of the Team Chongqing.
Interview: http://gogame.info/samples.html?id=30
valerio: Xie He was also #3, behind Gu Li and Chang Hao in 2008-04-30 ranking http://weiqi.sports.tom.com/secondary/wqzl/dengjifen/spr_wq_djf_20080430.htm
and in 2008-08-31 ranking
http://valeriosampieri.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!9A59FBB933BD0668!744.entry
See also http://valeriosampieri.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!9A59FBB933BD0668!505.entry