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Nie Weiping

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Nie Weiping was a Chinese professional Go player who lived from 1952 to 2026, holding the 9 dan rank achieved in 1982. He won the World Amateur Go Championship in 1979, the Ing Cup in 1988, the Fujitsu Cup in 1990, and six National Go Individual titles. He became famous for leading China to victory over Japan in the China-Japan Supermatches, earning the nickname Steel Goalkeeper, and received the title Qi Sheng, or Go Sage, in 1988.

Facts
Birth Year
1952 1
Birth Date
1952-08-17 1
Death Year
2026 1
Death Date
2026-01-14 1
Nationality
Chinese 1
Career Highlight
Won the inaugural World Amateur Go Championship in 1979, the first edition of that tournament. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
FAQs

Why was Nie Weiping nicknamed the Steel Goalkeeper?

For stringing together wins as the last Chinese player left in the China-Japan Supermatches.

Nie became famous in the Go world by leading China to victory in the China-Japan Supermatches, where he beat several top Japanese players including his teacher, Fujisawa Hideyuki. He earned the nickname Steel Goalkeeper for his ability to string together wins as the last Chinese player left.
Connections

Associated With

Chinese Weiqi Association, Governing Bodies
Source Wikipedia: Nie Weiping

Plays

Go, Games
Source Wikipedia: Nie Weiping
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Nationality

China

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Source Wikipedia: Nie WeipingLead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Nie Weiping (simplified Chinese: 聂卫平; traditional Chinese: 聶衛平; pinyin: Niè Wèipíng; 17 August 1952 – 14 January 2026) was a Chinese professional Go player.
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1. Wikipedia: Nie Weiping
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Nie Weiping (simplified Chinese: 聂卫平; traditional Chinese: 聶衛平; pinyin: Niè Wèipíng; 17 August 1952 - 14 January 2026) was a Chinese professional Go player.
  • Biography section, death sentence
    Nie died in Beijing on the evening of 14 January 2026, at the age of 73.
  • Biography section, death sentence, year only
    Nie died in Beijing on the evening of 14 January 2026, at the age of 73.
  • Life and career section, opening sentence
    Nie began learning Go at the age of nine and won the inaugural World Amateur Go Championship in 1979.
  • Associated With: Chinese Weiqi Association, Career
    the Chinese Weiqi Association presented Nie with a Special Contribution Award.
  • Plays: Go, Lead sentence
    was a Chinese professional Go player.
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