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FYI, Fan Hui, the current European Go champion that Google DeepMind defeated, is ONLY a 2nd Dan Go player. The Highest Dan ranking in Go is 9th Dan! [1] [1]: h
by devy 11y ago
FYI, Fan Hui, the current European Go champion that Google DeepMind defeated, is ONLY a 2nd Dan Go player. The Highest Dan ranking in Go is 9th Dan! [1]
[1]: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_Hui https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_Hui
- zdean 11y agoPut that into perspective for us...if a 2nd Dan player competed against a 9th Dan 100 times, what would be the expected outcome?
- 2muchcoffeeman 11y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_ranks_and_ratings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_ranks_and_ratings
- ricefield 11y agoProbably better to link here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_professional#Discrepancies_among_professionals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_professional#Discrepancies_... The difference between an amateur 2D and 9D is not the same as the difference between a professional 2P and 9P.