Alexandre Dinerchtein
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Alexandre Grigorievich Dinerchtein (Александр Григорьевич Динерштейн, born April 19, 1980) is a professional Go
player
from Russia
. He is one of only a few non-Asian players to reach professional
status, which he achieved in 2002 at the Hanguk Kiwon (Korean Professional Go Association). He has won the European Championship
seven times between 1999 and 2009.
, Russia
where he grew up around strong Russia
n Go
players, such as Ivan Detkov and Valeryi Solovyev. He first learned Go from his father. He was both a chess
and Go player, but by the age of 10 he stopped playing chess and went deeper into Go with his new teacher Valery Shikshin.
. Dinerchtein moved to Korea
and started to live in one of the biggest Go schools. He studied Go with several young Korean players that have since risen to fame, including Pak Yeong-hun —whom he beat once in 1998—, Park Chi-eun, Lee Chang-ung and Ko Geuntae
.
status, alongside Svetlana Shikshina. Both players were promoted by special recommendation, a feat achieved by very few non-Asian players. He has since started a career in teaching Go to western players.
Go (board game)
Go , is an ancient board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,000 years ago...
player
Go players
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from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. He is one of only a few non-Asian players to reach professional
Go professional
A Go professional is a professional player of the game of Go. The minimum standard to acquire a professional diploma through one of the major go organisations is very high. The competition is tremendous, and prize incentives for champion players are very large...
status, which he achieved in 2002 at the Hanguk Kiwon (Korean Professional Go Association). He has won the European Championship
European Go Championship
The European Go Championship or Congress is the annual and main event of many organised by the European Go Federation for players of the board game Go. It consists of a 2-week open competition, one round per day, making a total of 10 rounds with a champion ultimately emerging - the player with the...
seven times between 1999 and 2009.
Biography
Early life
Dinerchtein started playing go in 1986, when he was just 6 years old. He was born and raised in KazanKazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
where he grew up around strong Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Go
Go (board game)
Go , is an ancient board game for two players that originated in China more than 2,000 years ago...
players, such as Ivan Detkov and Valeryi Solovyev. He first learned Go from his father. He was both a chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
and Go player, but by the age of 10 he stopped playing chess and went deeper into Go with his new teacher Valery Shikshin.
Move to Korea
In 1996, ten years after he started learning Go, he was invited by Cheon Poong-jo of the Hanguk Kiwon to study Go in SeoulSeoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
. Dinerchtein moved to Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
and started to live in one of the biggest Go schools. He studied Go with several young Korean players that have since risen to fame, including Pak Yeong-hun —whom he beat once in 1998—, Park Chi-eun, Lee Chang-ung and Ko Geuntae
Ko Geuntae
Ko Geuntae is a Korean professional Go player.- Biography :Ko Geuntae won the Chunwon title in 2005. Due to his Chunwon win, he was given an automatic berth into the 19th Fujitsu Cup. He beat top ranked Chinese professional and holder of the LG Cup, Gu Li, in the China-Korea Tengen. Ko won the...
.
Becoming professional
In 2002 Alexandre made history by becoming the first Russian Go player to be promoted to professionalGo professional
A Go professional is a professional player of the game of Go. The minimum standard to acquire a professional diploma through one of the major go organisations is very high. The competition is tremendous, and prize incentives for champion players are very large...
status, alongside Svetlana Shikshina. Both players were promoted by special recommendation, a feat achieved by very few non-Asian players. He has since started a career in teaching Go to western players.
List of Achievements
- One of the very few non-Asian players to reach professionalGo professionalA Go professional is a professional player of the game of Go. The minimum standard to acquire a professional diploma through one of the major go organisations is very high. The competition is tremendous, and prize incentives for champion players are very large...
playing strength. - Seven time European Champion (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009)
- Winner of several top European events, including the European Ing Cup (2001, 2002), European Go Oza (2002, 2006, 2008) and European Masters (2005,2007).
- Dinerchtein defeated O RisseiO RisseiŌ Rissei is a professional Go player in Japan.- Biography :Rissei was born in Taiwan and moved to Japan when he was 13 years old; he would become professional the following year. His instructor is Kano Yoshinori.- Titles and runners-up :Ranks #10-t in total amount of titles in Japan.-External...
, 9 dan professional and one of Japan's strongest players.
External links
- Alexandre Dinerchtein's homepage, where he offers private Go lessons on KGS
- Insei League on KGS Main Go teaching project of Alexandre
- the Goama newsletter. Alexandre Dinerchtein is the main editor.
- Go playing strength test by Alexandre Dinerchtein.
- Style of Go test by Alexandre Dinerchtein.
- Social Network for Go players created by Alexandre