| Xie Ke | |
| Pinyin: | Xiè Kē |
| Birth Place: | Ningbo, Zhejiang, China |
| Residence: |  China |
| Turnedpro: | 2013 |
| Rank: | 9 dan |
| Affiliation: | Zhongguo Qiyuan |
| P: | Xiè Kē |
| S: | 谢科 |
| T: | 謝科 |
Xie Ke (; born 14 January 2000) is a Chinese professional Go player.
Xie became a professional 1 dan in 2013,[1] finishing in first place in the pro qualification tournament.[2] [3]
In 2017, he finished in the top four in the 3rd MLily Cup, after being eliminated by Park Junghwan in the semifinal.[4]
In a series of games played by Chinese Go AI "Golaxy" against 41 top Go players in May 2018, Xie won his game against Golaxy. This was the only victory by a human player; Golaxy finished the series with a 40–1 win–loss record. Golaxy played as White with no komi.[5] [6] A similar 30-game series in the previous month had resulted in a 28–2 record for Golaxy.[7]
In 2021, he became a finalist in both the 4th MLily Cup and 9th Ing Cup; reaching the finals in two major international Go tournaments earned him promotion to 9 dan.[8] [9] He finished as the runner-up in both, with a 3–2 loss to Mi Yuting in the MLily Cup final later that year,[10] and a 2–0 loss to Shin Jinseo in the Ing Cup final which was played in 2023.[11] He is a finalist again in the 10th Ing Cup in 2024.