Chinese Go Championship Explained

The Chinese Go Championship is a Go competition which determines the national champion of China.

Outline

The Chinese Go Championship is held with the Swiss system where there are many players who play through 11 rounds. The final two are chosen from whoever has the best 2 records. They then play one game to decide the winner. The komi is 2.75 with Chinese rules. The prize money is 2,500 CY/$300.

Past Winners and Runners-up

Year Winner Runner-up
1957 Guo Tisheng Chen Jiamou
1958Liu Dihuai Wang Youchen
1959Guo Tisheng
1960Huang Shuiji Wang Youchen
1962Guo Tisheng Chen Zude
1964Chen Zude Wu Songsheng
1966
1974Cao Zhilin
1975Wang Runan
1977Cao Zhilin
1978Chen Zude
1979Hua Yigang
1980Ma Xiaochun
1981
1982Shao Zhenzhong
1983Nie Weiping
1984Ma Xiaochun Nie Weiping
1985Fang Tianfeng Ma Xiaochun
1986Ma Xiaochun Shao Zhenzhong
1987Liang Weitang
1988Liu Xiaoguang
1989Wang Jianghong Jiang Zhujiu
1990Liu Xiaoguang Qian Yuping
1991Ma Xiaochun Yu Bin
1992Zhang Wendong
1993Zhang Wendong Yu Bin
1994
1995
1996
1997Shao Weigang
1998Yu Bin
1999Zhou Heyang Ding Wei
2000Shao Weigang
2001Zhou Heyang
2002Peng Quan
2003Kong Jie
2004Qiu Jun Li Zhe
2005Xie He
2006Gu Lingyi
2007Wang Yao
2008Fu Chong
2009Zhou Ruiyang
2010Li Kang
2011Mao Ruilong
2012Lian Xiao
2013Yang Dingxin
2014Zhong Wenjing
2015Fan Yunruo
2016Xie Erhao
2017Fan Yin
2018Chen ZijianLi Weiqing

The competition was not held in 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967 - 1973, 1976.