The top level of Korean Go is too narrow. There are always only a few chess players who have the strength to participate in international competitions. Other chess players, always just their foils, that's all.
Jiang Dongrun Jiuduan was born on January 23, 1989. He is the same age as our Chen Yaoye Jiuduan, who was born on December 16, 1989.
Unlike Chen Yaoye, who has no chess to play, Jiang Dongrun Jiuduan not only won the ticket to the 2nd Quzhou Lanke Cup World Go Open, but also moved towards the ticket to the 15th Chunlan Cup World Professional Go Championship.
Looking at Jiang Dongrun Jiuduan being defeated by our Wang Xinghao Jiuduan in the Weijia League, people couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh. For Korean Go, is the longevity of the "post-89s" a blessing or a curse?
However, it is not as simple as it is easy for Jiang Dongrun Jiudan to participate in the 15th Chunlan Cup. In the next round, he first had to defeat the "post-85" Yuan Shengqin Jiuduan.
Then, it is necessary to defeat the winner between Kim Myung-hoon 9th dan and Hyun Hyun Zhunxu 8th dan. Even though South Korea is a small country and lacks talent, it will still have to go through a fierce competition if it wants to participate in the World Series.
The defending champion of the 15th Chunlan Cup World Professional Go Championship is Bian Xiangyi Jiudan. Shin Jinzhen 9th dan, Park Jeong-hwan 9th dan, Shin Minjun 9th dan, Park Jianhao 9th dan, got the seeded places.
On June 27, 2017, in the final of the 11th Chunlan Cup World Professional Go Championship, Tan Xiao defeated South Korean chess player Park Yongxun 9th dan in the black middle game and won the championship 2:1.
But since then, Chinese chess players have failed in three consecutive tournaments. The 15th Chunlan Cup will most likely belong to Chinese chess players.