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Baduk (Go, Weiqi)

Baduk is a territorial game. The board, marked with a grid of 19 lines by 19 lines, may be thought of as a piece of land to be shared between the two players. One player has a supply of black pieces, called stones, the other a supply of white. The game starts with an empty board and the players take turns, placing one stone at each turn on a vacant point. Black plays first, and the stones are placed on the intersections of the lines rather than in the squares. Once played, stones are not moved. However they may be surrounded and so captured, in which case they are removed from the board as prisoners.

Here in Korea, Baduk is very popular. Koreans have a reputation for playing very fast. Fast or not, they are producing some of the world strongest players. Both China and Korea have a growing population of very strong young players, a phenomenon which bodes well for the future development of the game. Korean top pros have almost dominated the international tournaments for the past 15 years. They have also started sending pros to the rest of the world to spread Baduk all over the world. And also millions of players in Korea are enjoying Baduk on the Internet.

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Baduk (Go) programs

SEO Bongsoo 9p
Date of birth : February 1, 1953

•	In 1971, won Myung-in title
•	In 1974, won Guk-gi title
•	IIn 1991, won Dong-yang Cup champion.
•	In 1997, 5th SBS Cup winning streak of 9 games
•	In 1994, set a record won 1000 times.

YOO Changhyuk 9p
Date of birth : April 25, 1966

•	Won World Amateur Cup second place and became pro in 1984.
•	World Championship record a grand slam.(in 1993 Fujitsu, in 1996 Ing, in 2000 Samsung, in 2001 Chunlan, in 2002 LG Cup championship)
•	In 1993, won 6th Fujitsu Cup champion
•	In 1999, won 12th Fujitsu Cup champion
•	2001~2002 won Maxim Cup

LEE Changho 9p
Date of birth : July 29, 1975

•	Made history when he won 8th KBS Baduk-wang title the youngest-ever professional Baduk champion in 1988, at the age of 13.
•	Made history when he won 3th Dong-yang Cup the youngerst-ever professional Baduk world champion in 1992, at the age of 17.
•	In 1989, he played 111 games, winning of 41 straight games. The best record of winning rate.
•	In 1996, Korean Order of Culture Merit(Eun-Gwan) award. .
•	In 1995-99, Korean best player award 5 times.
•	In 2003, he is the second player to record a "Grand Slam".
•	Won a total of 140 titles.

PARK Jieun 9p
Date of birth : October 4, 1983

•	Korea 1st women 9 Dan.
•	In 1999, won the 1st Women Myung-in Cup
•	In 2003, 1st woman representative of Nong-shim Cup
•	In 2003, won Jeongguanjang Cup champion.
•	In 2010~2011 won the Gungryungsan Cup Int’l Women Championship

KIM Hyojung 2p
Date of birt : February 14, 1981

•	Became pro in 1996
•	Advanced mai tournament Women Kuksu Cup in 1998
•	Elected president of professional players’ organization
•	Appeared on TV for commentary (KBS, EBS, Baduk TV)

CHO Hyeyeon 9p
Date of birt : June 7, 1985

•	In 1997, 1999 won the Women Myung-in Cup
•	In 2003, 2005, 2006 won the Women Kuk-su Cup
•	In 2010, Gold medal of 2010 Asian Game in China
•	In 2008, Honorary Ambassdor of Korean Toursim Organization

CHOI Dongeun 1p
Date of birt : April 29, 19895

•	In 2000, Champion of Seoul Mayor Amateur Cup
•	Became pro in 2001
•	Promoted Baduk in Europe for many years

Simultaneous games with professional Baduk (Go) players

Title

Simultaneous games with professional Baduk (Go) players

Date / Time

August 19, 2014 / 16:00 – 18:00

Venue

Room 403, Coex, Seoul, Korea

Co-host

Korean Baduk Association, SEOUL ICM 2014 Organizing Committee

Professional
Baduk players

- SEO Bongsoo
- YOO Changhyuk
- LEE Changho
- PARK Jieun
- KIM Hyojung

On-line Application
for Participation

- On-line Application Open	May 10, 2014
- Deadline for Application	June 20, 2014

Official Language

English

Public Baduk (Go) lecture

Title

1) Math in Baduk (Go)
2) How Evaluate One’s Level in Baduk?

Date / Time

August 19, 2014 / 15:00 – 16:40

Venue

Room 401, Coex, Seoul, Korea

Official Language

Korean (English subtitle will be provided)

Time table/Speakers

• 15:00 – 15:30 Math in Baduk / LEE Byung-Doo

-	Basic Mathematical Aspects in the Game of Baduk and Introduction to Baduk with a Computer Opponent

• 15:35 – 16:05 How can one’s Baduk Level be Tested? / KIM Chanwoo

-	The introduction of the current Baduk rating system and finding a way of developing it by numerical analysis of the system

• 16:10 – 16:40 Combinatorial Game Theory and Baduk / KIM Yonghoan

-	Understanding Baduk Endgame moves through combinatorial game theory

Public Baduk (Go) event
Title	Baduk (Go) event
Date / Time	August 19, 2014 / 16:10 – 18:00
Venue	Room 401 lobby, Coex, Seoul, Korea
Co-host	Korean Baduk Association, SEOUL ICM 2014 Organizing Committee
Professional Baduk players	- CHO Hyeyeon - CHOI Dongeun
Official Language	Korean and English

* The schedule is subject to change

Popularization of Maths Activities

The SEOUL ICM Organizing Committee offers numbers of cultural event programs to the general public to show the true color of maths. All registered participants are welcomed to join this event programs without on/off-line registration.

Popularization of Maths Activities at a glance

Title	Public Lecture 1	Public Lecture 2	Public Exhibition	Baduk(Go) Lectures	Baduk(Go) Events	Math Movie Screening
Speaker	James H. Simons	Leelavati Prize Winner	-	LEE Byumg-Doo Kim Chanwoo KIM Yonghoan	Cho Hyeyeon Choi Dongeun	Cedric Villani Jean Pierre Bourguignon
Date/Time	13^th (Wed) 20:00 – 21:00	20^th (Wed) 20:00 – 21:00	13^th 13:00 – 18:00 14^th -19^th 13:00 – 18:00 20^th 13:00 – 16:00 (*17^th will be closed)	19^th (Tue) 15:00 – 16:40	19^th (Tue) 16:10 – 18:00	19^th (Tue) 17:30 – 20:30
Venue	COEX 3^rd floor Hall D	COEX 3^rd floor Hall D	COEX 3^rd floor Hall C1	COEX 4^th floor Room 401	COEX 4^th floor Room 401 lobby	COEX 3^rd floor Hall D
Note	Enter before 19:30					Enter before 17:00

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