Nie Weiping
Chinese go player (1952-2026)
Nie Weiping (simplified Chinese: 聂卫平; traditional Chinese: 聶衛平; pinyin: Niè Wèipíng; 17 August 1952 – 14 January 2026) was a Chinese professional Go player.
Life and career
Nie was born in Shenyang. His ancestral home is in Shenzhou, Hebei. He was a childhood friend of future Chinese leader Xi Jinping. A close friend of both, Liu Weiping, became a general in the People's Liberation Army.
In 1973, the Chinese Chess Academy was rebuilt, and 21-year-old Nie was selected for the Go training team. Two years later, he won the national championship for the first time. Nie joined the Heilongjiang Provincial Sports Team in January 1977 and was transferred to the Go Team of the State Sports Commission Training Bureau in October 1980. Nie began learning Go at the age of nine and won the inaugural World Amateur Go Championship in 1979. Nie was given 9 dan rank in 1982.
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