Nie Weiping
| Nie Weiping 聂卫平 | |
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 Nie in 2023 | |
| Full name | Nie Weiping |
| Born | 17 August 1952 Shenzhou, Hebei, China |
| Residence |  China |
| Teacher | Hideyuki Fujisawa |
| Pupil | Chang Hao Wang Lei Gu Li |
| Turned pro | 1982 |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Chinese Weiqi Association |
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| Traditional Chinese | 聶衛平 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 聂卫平 | ||||||
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Nie Weiping (simplified Chinese: 聂卫平; traditional Chinese: 聶衛平; pinyin: Niè Wèipíng; born 17 August 1952) is a Chinese professional Go player.
Biography
[edit]Nie was born in Shenzhou. He was a childhood friend of future Chinese leader Xi Jinping.[1] His brother, Liu Weiping, became a general in the People's Liberation Army.[1]
Nie began learning Go at the age of nine and won the inaugural World Amateur Go Championship in 1979. Nie was given 9 dan rank in 1982.[2][3] He became famous in the Go world after leading China to victory in the China-Japan Supermatches, beating several top Japanese players including his teacher, Fujisawa Hideyuki.[2][4] He earned the nickname "Steel Goalkeeper" for his ability to string together wins as the last Chinese player left.[5] Nie won the Tianyuan twice, in 1991 and 1992.[6] Nie authored the book Nie Weiping on Go: The Art of Positional Judgment in 1995.[7]
Promotion record
[edit]| Rank | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 dan | 1982 | |
| 2 dan | 1982 | |
| 3 dan | 1982 | |
| 4 dan | 1982 | |
| 5 dan | 1982 | |
| 6 dan | 1982 | |
| 7 dan | 1982 | |
| 8 dan | 1982 | |
| 9 dan | 1982 | Special promotion to 9 dan for past performance. |
Titles and runners-up
[edit]- As of 11 November 2020
Ranks #3 in total number of titles in China.
| Domestic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| Guoshou | 1 (1981) | 1 (1982) |
| National Go Individual | 6 (1975, 1977–1979, 1981, 1983) | 1 (1984) |
| Qiwang | 1 (1990) | 1 (1991) |
| New Sports Cup | 8 (1979–1983, 1988–1990) | 2 (1984, 1991) |
| Mingren | 1 (1991) | |
| Tianyuan | 2 (1991, 1992) | 3 (1987, 1993, 1995) |
| Shiqiang | 6 (1987-1989, 1991, 1993–1994) | 1 (1990) |
| Baosheng Cup | 4 (1991-1992, 1994–1995) | |
| Longshan Cup | 1 (1995) | |
| CCTV Cup | 3 (1987, 1993, 1997) | 3 (1989, 1992, 1995) |
| Haitian Seniors Cup | 1 (1998) | |
| Weifu Fangkai Cup | 1 (2003) | |
| Taiping Shuzhen Cup | 4 (2016, 2018–20) | 1 (2017) |
| Total | 37 | 14 |
| Continental | ||
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| China-Japan Tengen | 1 (1992) | |
| Mingyue Shan Cup | 1 (2015) | |
| China-Japan-Korea Veterans Tournament | 1 (2018) | |
| Nie Weiping Cup | 1 (2019) | |
| Total | 1 | 3 |
| International | ||
| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| Ing Cup | 1 (1988) | |
| Fujitsu Cup | 1 (1990) | |
| Tong Yang Cup | 1 (1995) | |
| Total | 0 | 3 |
| Career Total | ||
| Total | 38 | 20 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sheridan, Michael (2024). The Red Emperor: Xi Jinping and His New China. London, U.K.: Headline Press. pp. 41–42. ISBN 9781035413485.
Xi made his first real friends with two other boys, Nie Weiping and Liu Weiping, who were both the sons of senior military men. [...] Nie Weiping, who had started to play Go, the ancient board game, at the age of nine, went on to become China's most famous player. Liu Weiping embraced military discipline and followed his father into the People's Liberation Army to become a general.
- ^ a b "Nie Weiping - 'Go Master'". cctv.cntv.cn. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Nie Weiping". gobase.org. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "China-Japan Supermatch". gobase.org. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ Lee Hongreal. "Episode 1: Pro's Nicknames". gobase.org. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Nie Weiping 9p". gogameworld.com. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Nie Weiping on Go: The Art of Positional Judgment". www.goodreads.com. Yutopian Enterprises. May 28, 1995.
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