The Computer Go UEC Cup is an annual worldwide computer Go tournament held at the University of Electro-Communications (UEC) in Tokyo, Japan,[1] since 2007.[2] The winners of the tournament would then play exhibition games against a professional Go player.
The tournament was typically structured as a preliminary Swiss-system invitational to determine challengers (with the previous year's UEC winners excluded), then a knockout tournament of sixteen players to determine the champion.
UEC Cup was terminated after its 10th edition in 2017 and was succeeded by AI Ryusei, a new computer Go tournament sponsored by Japanese Igo & Shogi Channel.[3] In 2019, the University of Electro-Communications hosted the renewed 11th UEC Cup with new sponsors.
History
UEC Cup winners and runners-up
| No. | Time | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1–2 December 2007 | Crazy Stone | Katsunari |
| 2nd | 13–14 December 2008 | Crazy Stone | 不動碁 |
| 3rd | 28–29 November 2009 | KCC Go | Katsunari |
| 4th | 27–28 November 2010 | Fuego | Zen |
| 5th | 3–4 December 2011 | Zen | Erica |
| 6th | 16–17 March 2013 | Crazy Stone | Zen |
| 7th | 15–16 March 2014 | Zen | Crazy Stone |
| 8th | 14–15 March 2015 | Crazy Stone | DolBaram |
| 9th | 19–20 March 2016[4] | Zen[5] | darkforest |
| 10th | 18–19 March 2017 | Fine Art | DeepZenGo |
| 11th | 14–15 December 2019 | Golaxy | AQZ |
| 12th[6] | 20-21 March 2021 | VisionGo[7] | Ranka Go |
Exhibition games against professional Go players
| Year | Position | Program | Handicap | Professional player | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Winner | Crazy Stone | 7 stones | Kaori Aoba (4p) | Crazy Stone won by resignation |
| 2009 | 3rd place | Zen | 6 stones | Kaori Aoba (4p) | Kaori Aoba won by resignation |
| Winner | KCC Go | 6 stones | 鄭銘瑝 (9p) | 鄭 won by resignation | |
| 2010 | Runner-up | Zen | 6 stones | Kaori Aoba (4p) | Zen won by resignation |
| Winner | Fuego | 6 stones | 鄭銘瑝 (9p) | 鄭 won by resignation | |
| 2011 | Runner-up | Erica | 6 stones | Chizu Kobayashi (5p) | Chizu Kobayashi won by resignation |
| Winner | Zen | 6 stones | 鄭銘瑝 (9p) | Zen won by resignation | |
| 2013 | Runner-up | Zen | 4 stones | Yoshio Ishida (9p) | Yoshio Ishida won by resignation |
| Winner | Crazy Stone | 4 stones | Yoshio Ishida | Crazy Stone won by 2.5 points[8][9] | |
| 2014 | Runner-up | Crazy Stone | 4 stones | Norimoto Yoda (9p) | Crazy Stone won by 2.5 points |
| Winner | Zen | 4 stones | Norimoto Yoda | Norimoto Yoda won by resignation | |
| 2015 | Runner-up | DolBaram | 4 stones | Cho Chikun (9p) | DolBaram won by resignation |
| Winner | Crazy Stone | 3 stones | Cho Chikun | Cho Chikun won by resignation | |
| 2016 | Runner-up | darkforest | 3 stones | Koichi Kobayashi (9p) | Koichi Kobayashi won by resignation |
| Winner | Zen | 3 stones | Koichi Kobayashi | Zen won by resignation | |
| 2017[10] | Runner-up | DeepZenGo | even | Ichiriki Ryo (7p) | DeepZenGo won by resignation |
| Winner | Fine Art | even | Ichiriki Ryo | Fine Art won by resignation |