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Computer Go UEC Cup

{{Short description|Annual computer Go tournament}}

The Computer Go UEC Cup is an annual worldwide computer Go tournament held at the University of Electro-Communications (UEC) in Tokyo, Japan,{{cite web|url=http://hmhinthenews.com/the-mysterious-game-of-go/|title=The Mysterious Game of Go|publisher=HMH in the News|date=June 2014|accessdate=15 April 2016}} since 2007.{{cite web|title=Outline|url=http://www.computer-go.jp/uec/public_html/eng/index.shtml|website=The Tenth UEC Cup Computer Go|accessdate=5 April 2017}} The winners of the tournament would then play exhibition games against a professional Go player.

The tournament was typically structured as a preliminary Swiss-system invitational to determine challengers (with the previous year's UEC winners excluded), then a knockout tournament of sixteen players to determine the champion.

UEC Cup was terminated after its 10th edition in 2017 and was succeeded by AI Ryusei, a new computer Go tournament sponsored by Japanese Igo & Shogi Channel.{{cite web|url=http://www.igoshogi.net/ai_ryusei/01/committee.html|title=AI 竜星戦 2017|publisher=igoshogi.net|date=26 October 2017|accessdate=20 November 2017|language=Japanese}} In 2019, the University of Electro-Communications hosted the renewed 11th UEC Cup with new sponsors.

History

UEC Cup winners and runners-up

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No.TimeWinnerRunner-up
1st1–2 December 2007Crazy StoneKatsunari
2nd13–14 December 2008Crazy Stone不動碁
3rd28–29 November 2009KCC GoKatsunari
4th27–28 November 2010FuegoZen
5th3–4 December 2011ZenErica
6th16–17 March 2013Crazy StoneZen
7th15–16 March 2014ZenCrazy Stone
8th14–15 March 2015Crazy StoneDolBaram
9th19–20 March 2016{{cite web|url=http://kyodonews.net/news/2016/03/19/53845|title=31 computer programs face off at int'l go board game contest in Tokyo|publisher=Kyodo News|date=19 March 2016|accessdate=15 April 2016|archive-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427040853/http://kyodonews.net/news/2016/03/19/53845|url-status=dead}}Zen{{cite web|url=http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp.e.qs.hp.transer.com/news/etc/zen239uec.html|title=The third championship (the ninth UEC cup computer Go Tournaments) that it is two years since the last Zen|date=21 March 2016|accessdate=18 March 2017|publisher=Nihon Ki-in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319195632/http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp.e.qs.hp.transer.com/news/etc/zen239uec.html|archive-date=19 March 2017|url-status=dead}}darkforest
10th18–19 March 2017Fine ArtDeepZenGo
11th14–15 December 2019GolaxyAQZ
12th{{cite web|url=http://entcog.c.ooco.jp/entcog/new_uec/en/|title=The 12nd Computer Go UEC Cup|accessdate=23 January 2021}}20-21 March 2021VisionGo{{cite web|url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/G5KPLGTI0529BOGK.html|title=UEC杯"AI盛会"VisionGo全胜夺冠 烂柯围棋首秀喜获亚军|website=163.com|date=21 March 2021|accessdate=21 March 2021|language=zh-hans}}Ranka Go

Exhibition games against professional Go players

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YearPositionProgramHandicapProfessional playerResult
2008WinnerCrazy Stone7 stonesKaori Aoba (4p)Crazy Stone won by resignation
20093rd placeZen6 stonesKaori Aoba (4p)Kaori Aoba won by resignation
WinnerKCC Go6 stones鄭銘瑝 (9p)鄭 won by resignation
2010Runner-upZen6 stonesKaori Aoba (4p)Zen won by resignation
WinnerFuego6 stones鄭銘瑝 (9p)鄭 won by resignation
2011Runner-upErica6 stonesChizu Kobayashi (5p)Chizu Kobayashi won by resignation
WinnerZen6 stones鄭銘瑝 (9p)Zen won by resignation
2013Runner-upZen4 stonesYoshio Ishida (9p)Yoshio Ishida won by resignation
WinnerCrazy Stone4 stonesYoshio IshidaCrazy Stone won by 2.5 points{{cite web|url=https://gogameguru.com/crazy-stone-computer-go-ishida-yoshio-4-stones/|title=Crazy Stone computer Go program defeats Ishida Yoshio 9 dan with 4 stones|publisher=Go Game Guru|date=24 March 2013|accessdate=15 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201044750/https://gogameguru.com/crazy-stone-computer-go-ishida-yoshio-4-stones/|archive-date=1 February 2016|url-status=usurped}}{{cite web|url=http://www.usgo.org/news/2013/03/crazy-stone-computer-go-program-defeats-ishida-at-japanese-uec-cup/|title="Crazy Stone" Computer Go Program Defeats Ishida at Japanese UEC Cup|publisher=American Go Association|date=27 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912065924/http://www.usgo.org/news/2013/03/crazy-stone-computer-go-program-defeats-ishida-at-japanese-uec-cup/|archive-date=12 September 2017}}
2014Runner-upCrazy Stone4 stonesNorimoto Yoda (9p)Crazy Stone won by 2.5 points
WinnerZen4 stonesNorimoto YodaNorimoto Yoda won by resignation
2015Runner-upDolBaram4 stonesCho Chikun (9p)DolBaram won by resignation
WinnerCrazy Stone3 stonesCho ChikunCho Chikun won by resignation
2016Runner-updarkforest3 stonesKoichi Kobayashi (9p)Koichi Kobayashi won by resignation
WinnerZen3 stonesKoichi KobayashiZen won by resignation
2017{{cite web|url=http://sports.qq.com/a/20170326/016519.htm|title=电圣战腾讯AI绝艺胜一力辽 日本新星连输两大AI|publisher=QQ.com|date=26 March 2017|accessdate= 26 March 2017|language=Chinese}}Runner-upDeepZenGoevenIchiriki Ryo (7p)DeepZenGo won by resignation
WinnerFine ArtevenIchiriki RyoFine Art won by resignation

References

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External links

  • {{Official|http://jsb.cs.uec.ac.jp/~igo/eng/}}
  • [http://www.computer-go.jp/uec/public_html/index.shtml 2017 UEC Cup]

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