Tianyuan
Tianyuan ( Chinese 天元 , Pinyin Tiānyuán , Jyutping Tin 1 jyun 4 ), literally "origin of heaven, heavenly origin", is the center of the game board of the game of Go . It is also the name of a go tournament ( 天元 戰 / 天元 战 , Tiānyuánzhàn , Jyutping Tin 1 jyun 4 zin 3 ) for professionals in China , which corresponds to the tengen ( Japanese 天元 , kana て ん げ ん ) of the Nihon Kiins in Japan.
overview
Tianyuan is organized by the Chinese Go Association, Zhongguo Qiyuan , and sponsored by two newspapers. The preliminary rounds are a direct knockout tournament, while the final title fight between challenger and title holder consists of a series of three games. The tournament is endowed with 200,000 CNY (around 27,000 euros).
Title holder
| player | year |
|---|---|
| Ma Xiaochun | 1987, 1994-1996 |
| Liu Xiaoguang | 1988–1990, 1993 |
| Never Weiping | 1991, 1992 |
| Chang Hao | 1997-2001 |
| Huang Yizhong | 2002 |
| Gu Li | 2003-2008 |
| Chen Yaoye | 2009-2016 |
| Lian Xiao | 2017 |
Books
- Chinese master games. The title fights of the 19th Mingren and 21st Tianyuan , Guo Juan, 2008, ISBN 978-3-940563-04-0