- Ma Xiaochun
Infobox Go player
playername=Ma Xiaochun
fullname=Ma Xiaochun
chinese=Trad. 馬暁春 Simp. 马晓春
pinyin=Mǎ Xiǎochūn
dateofbirth=birth date and age|1964|8|26
cityofbirth=Zhejiang
countryofbirth=China
residence=flagicon|ChinaChina
turnedpro=1985 (full time)
rank=9 dan
affiliation=Zhongguo Qiyuan Ma Xiaochun (Traditional: _zh. 馬暁春; Simplified: _zh. 马晓春;
Pinyin : transl|zh|ISO|Mǎ Xiǎochūn; bornAugust 26 ,1964 ) is a Chinese professional Go player.Biography
Ma Xiaochun was born in
Zhejiang ,China . He is a professional Go player from China. He was promoted to 9 dan in 1985 when he was only 19 years old. This was before new promotion rules were made under reforms of new presidents, so an achievement of this calibre is certainly exquisite. In 1995, he became the first Chinese player to win international titles: theTong Yang Cup fromKorea , and theFujitsu Cup fromJapan . During that time, Ma Xiaochun andLee Chang-ho were the top two players in the world constantly ranking #1 and #2 in the international go scene. It was said that Ma Xiaochun retired out of frustration in falling 2nd place consecutively to his South Korean rival. He is currently the head coach of the Chinese Go squad.His style
Ma Xiaochun has a unique style in the world of professional go.
Fujisawa Shuko praised Ma Xiaochun's andTakemiya Masaki 's innovative styles for elevating the beauty of go at the professional scene. Ma Xiaochun's style consists of light play andtennuki plays. In the end, he often makes these light plays work together to create his edge during a game.Titles
Ranks #1 in total amount of titles in China.
Trivia
* Ma is the author of the book "The Thirty-six Stratagems Applied to Go", published by
Yutopian .
* He is the Head Coach of the Chinese Go squad.
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