Michael Sean Redmond (マイケル・レドモンド, born May 25, 1963) is an American-born professional Goplayer. He is one of only a few such players,[1] as Go is not as widespread or developed outside of China, South Korea and Japan. He is the only Westerner to reach the highest grade of 9-dan.
Michael Redmond was born in 1963 in Santa Barbara, California, and began playing Go at age 11. At 14, he moved to Japan and became an insei (Go apprentice) at the Nihon Ki-in, one of the two major Japanese Go associations. He was promoted to professional 1 dan at age 18, and 2 dan the same year. He was promoted to 5 dan in 1985; 8 dan in 1996; and 9 dan in 2000, becoming the first Western Go professional to reach 9 dan.[2]
Redmond has not won any tournament titles but has come close. He was runner-up in the Shinjin-O, Kisei 7 dan section, and NEC Shun-Ei competitions in the early 1990s. He was also a quarter-finalist in the Fujitsu Cup and Tong Yang Cup. Currently[when?], he is a celebrated commentator for the NHK channel. In 2005, he was voted "Best Commentator" for the NHK channel, over Ishida Yoshio.
In August 2006, he taught at the AGA East Coast Go Camp in Pennsylvania, and attended the 22nd annual US Go Congress in Black Mountain, North Carolina. He has also attended several other US Go Congresses.
Redmond is married to Xian-Xian Niu, a Chinese 5 dan professional. They have two daughters, Yumi and Emi. Redmond and his family are sponsors of many Go activities for children in America, such as the Redmond Cup, an annual tournament for strong youth players.[3] Niu's elder sister, Lili Niu, is a Chinese 5 dan professional and collaborator of Wu Qing-Yuan (Go Seigen). Her husband is Xiangqi (Chinese chess) champion Zhao Guo-rong.
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^"Google's AI Wins First Game in Historic Match With Go Champion". Wired.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
^"Google turns game of Go into massive AI-vs-human spectacle". cnet.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
External links
(in English) Page on Redmond from Sensei's Library
(in Japanese) Nihon Kiin's bio of Redmond
January 07, 2023
michael, redmond, player, michael, sean, redmond, マイケル, レドモンド, born, 1963, american, born, professional, player, only, such, players, widespread, developed, outside, china, south, korea, japan, only, westerner, reach, highest, grade, michael, redmondmichael, r. Michael Sean Redmond マイケル レドモンド born May 25 1963 is an American born professional Go player He is one of only a few such players 1 as Go is not as widespread or developed outside of China South Korea and Japan He is the only Westerner to reach the highest grade of 9 dan Michael RedmondMichael Redmond in 2018 Full nameMichael Sean RedmondKanaマイケル レドモンドBorn 1963 05 25 May 25 1963 age 59 Santa Barbara CA United StatesResidenceTokyo JapanTeacherYusuke OedaRank9 danAffiliationNihon Ki in Contents 1 Biography 2 Promotion record 3 Titles and runners up 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditMichael Redmond was born in 1963 in Santa Barbara California and began playing Go at age 11 At 14 he moved to Japan and became an insei Go apprentice at the Nihon Ki in one of the two major Japanese Go associations He was promoted to professional 1 dan at age 18 and 2 dan the same year He was promoted to 5 dan in 1985 8 dan in 1996 and 9 dan in 2000 becoming the first Western Go professional to reach 9 dan 2 Redmond has not won any tournament titles but has come close He was runner up in the Shinjin O Kisei 7 dan section and NEC Shun Ei competitions in the early 1990s He was also a quarter finalist in the Fujitsu Cup and Tong Yang Cup Currently when he is a celebrated commentator for the NHK channel In 2005 he was voted Best Commentator for the NHK channel over Ishida Yoshio In August 2006 he taught at the AGA East Coast Go Camp in Pennsylvania and attended the 22nd annual US Go Congress in Black Mountain North Carolina He has also attended several other US Go Congresses Redmond is married to Xian Xian Niu a Chinese 5 dan professional They have two daughters Yumi and Emi Redmond and his family are sponsors of many Go activities for children in America such as the Redmond Cup an annual tournament for strong youth players 3 Niu s elder sister Lili Niu is a Chinese 5 dan professional and collaborator of Wu Qing Yuan Go Seigen Her husband is Xiangqi Chinese chess champion Zhao Guo rong Redmond provided the English commentary along with Chris Garlock for the Google DeepMind Challenge Match between Lee Sedol and AlphaGo from March 9 to March 15 2016 4 5 6 7 8 His commentary was praised in news articles as vivid and illuminating 9 10 Promotion record EditRank Year Notes1 dan 19812 dan 19813 dan 19834 dan 19845 dan 19856 dan 19887 dan 19908 dan 19969 dan 2000Titles and runners up EditAs of 1 July 2018DomesticTitle Wins Runners upRyuen Cup 1 1985 NEC Shun Ei 1 1990 Shinjin O 1 1992 Career TotalTotal 1 2Bibliography EditRedmond Michael 2002 The ABC s of Attack and Defense Slate and Shell ISBN 978 1932001006 Redmond Michael 2011 Patterns of the Sanrensei Slate and Shell ISBN 978 1 932001 63 1 References Edit Shotwell Peter 2003 Go more than a game Tuttle Publishing p 158 ISBN 978 0 8048 3475 9 Retrieved 29 December 2010 Michael Redmond s Bio at Sensei s Library 棋手资料 新浪围棋 新浪网 duiyi sina com cn Retrieved 2016 03 10 AlphaGo Google DeepMind www deepmind com Archived from the original on 2016 01 30 Retrieved 2016 03 10 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine DeepMind 2016 03 08 Match 1 Google DeepMind Challenge Match Lee Sedol vs AlphaGo retrieved 2016 03 10 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine DeepMind 2016 03 10 Match 2 Google DeepMind Challenge Match Lee Sedol vs AlphaGo retrieved 2016 03 10 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine DeepMind 2016 03 12 Match 3 Google DeepMind Challenge Match Lee Sedol vs AlphaGo retrieved 2016 03 12 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine DeepMind 2016 03 12 Match 4 Google DeepMind Challenge Match Lee Sedol vs AlphaGo retrieved 2016 03 12 Google s AI Wins First Game in Historic Match With Go Champion Wired com Retrieved 2016 03 16 Google turns game of Go into massive AI vs human spectacle cnet com Retrieved 2016 03 16 External links Edit in English Page on Redmond from Sensei s Library in Japanese Nihon Kiin s bio of Redmond Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Redmond Go player amp oldid 1107694957, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
