Mingjiu Jiang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Jiang (江).
Mingjiu Jiang
Full nameMingjiu Jiang
Chinese江鳴久
PinyinJiāng Míngjiǔ
Born (1957-07-15) July 15, 1957 (age 67)
Shandong, China
ResidenceChina China
Turned pro1985 (full time)
Rank7 dan
AffiliationChinese Weiqi Association (1985-19??)
American Go Association (19??-present)

Mingjiu Jiang (simplified Chinese: 江鸣久; traditional Chinese: 江鳴久; pinyin: Jiāng Míngjiǔ, born July 15, 1957, in Shandong, China) is a Chinese professional Go player[1] and the elder brother of Jiang Zhujiu.

Biography

Jiang became 6 dan in 1982 and 7 dan in 1987. He has played for the Zhongguo Qiyuan, but currently resides in and represents the United States of America. He has represented North America in several international competitions. In 2010, he played in the Chunlan Cup, losing to Gu Lingyi in the first round. Since 2011, he has mainly taught Go and has published two books on the game. He also collaborates with Guo Juan on the Internet Go School.

California State Senator Leland Yee came to the San Francisco Go Club on 18 July 2010 to present Jiang with a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate in honor of the Ing Chang-ki Goe Foundation and its continued sponsorship of the World Youth Goe Championship. That year's contestants were both students of Jiang and he accompanied them to Penghu for the tournament with Paul Barchilon. Jiang presented the Certificate to Ing Ming Hao and Yang Yu Chia of the Ing Foundation at the opening ceremonies of the tournament.[2]

Past runners-up

Title Years Lost
Defunct 1
United States North American Masters Tournament 2001
Current 1
United States North American Ing Masters Tournament 2009

Past Titles

Title Years Lost
Current 1
United States North American Ing Masters Tournament 2007

Bibliography

  • Punishing and Correcting Joseki Mistakes. (with Adam Miller) ISBN 1-932001-14-X
  • Brighton: The International Chess Tournaments (with Guo Juan). ISBN 1-84382-141-9

References

  1. ^ "Mingjiu Jiang)". Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  2. ^ Brown, Ernest (26 July 2010). "CA STATE SENATE AWARDS CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION TO ING FOUNDATION (via Mingjiu Jiang)". American Go Association. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019.



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