Ing Chang-ki explained

Ing Chang-ki
Chinese:Trad. 應昌期 Simp. 应昌期
Birth Date:23 October 1916
Birth Place:Cicheng, Ningbo, China
Residence: China
Taiwan
Affiliation:Ing Chang-ki Weichi Educational Foundation

Ing Chang-ki (; 23 October 1916  - 27 August 1997) was a Chinese industrialist, Go player, and Go promoter. He was the founder of the Ing Cup.[1] He is also known for promoting the Ing rules of Go. He also promoted one of the first digital game clocks to support byoyomi, per-move time control.

Biography

Ing Chang-ki was born in Cixi County (currently Cicheng, Jiangbei District, Ningbo), Zhejiang Province in 1917.[2] As a young man, Ing worked as a clerk in a bank in Shanghai, where he later became a famous local banker. In 1949, he went to Taipei and eventually became an industrial mogul in Taiwan.

Ing created the Ing Chang-ki Weichi Educational Foundation for further promotion of Go, while encouraging the use of the name Goe in an attempt to differentiate its name from the English verb go.[3]

Until 2000, he sponsored a tournament and substantial prize for computer Go programs known as the Ing Prize.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 应昌期之子应明皓辞世享年76岁 父子俩为推广围棋贡献巨大_体育_腾讯网. sports.qq.com. 2020-06-01.
  2. Web site: 追忆著名实业家应昌期. Sohu.com. 12 October 2017. 11 December 2017. Chinese.
  3. See, e.g., Web site: EGF Ing Grant Report 2004-2005. European Go Federation. 28 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171028201540/https://www.eurogofed.org/egf/ing2005.htm. 28 October 2017. dead.