$14,400 prize for the first to beat Master

[yoyoma]

http://www.han-q.com/pn/bbs/board.php?b ... &wr_id=250

<빅이벤트>master 9단에게 최초 승리시 상금 10만위안(한화 1천7백만원)

master 9단에게 현상금 10만위안(한화 1천7백만원)이 걸렸다.
master 9단은 2일 한큐바둑을 통해 자신을 최초로 이기는 사람에게 상금 10만위안(한화 1천7백만원)을 지급하겠다고 밝혔다.
한큐바둑의 사이트 접속은 단 2일간(2일~3일)만 할 예정이며, 하루에 10국정도 소화할 계획이다.
또한, 대국 신청시 수락 여부는 master 9단이 결정한다고 한다.
제한된 일정과 대국수를 소화하려고 계획했기때문에 한,중,일 일류 기사들이 도전하기를 원하다고 소회를 밝혔다.
한국의 바둑 영웅들이여, 지금 바로 master 9단에게 도전하라!

My translation, please let me know if there are mistakes:
Master 9d is offering 100,000yuan (~$14,000 USD) to the first person who beats it. It will play on han-q (is this the same as Fox? maybe the Korean name for it?) for 2 days, January 2-3, 10 games each day. Master will decide who it plays. Korean, Chinese, and Japanese pros who want to play let Master know. Korea's Baduk heros, let's challenge Master 9d now!

ETA: Everyone assumes Master is an AI, but there isn't any firm evidence about who is behind it.

[DrStraw]

I take it Master is a computer program. I don't think I am familiar with it but perhaps I just forgot because others are getting all the headlines.

[pookpooi]

The first day was already ended for Asian time zone.

[dfan]

I take it Master is a computer program. I don't think I am familiar with it but perhaps I just forgot because others are getting all the headlines.

You are correct. It has gone 30-0 (maybe more by now) over the last few days against pros, including Ke Jie and Park Junghwan. See this thread.

[Bonobo]

It has gone 30-0 (maybe more by now) over the last few days against pros, including Ke Jie and Park Junghwan. See this thread.

41-0 meanwhile, as far as I have read somewhere here, on r/baduk, or in the German DGoB forum.

Also won against Gu Li and Iyama Yuta, IIRC.

[GoRo]

It has gone 30-0 (maybe more by now) over the last few days against pros, including Ke Jie and Park Junghwan. See this thread.

41-0 meanwhile, as far as I have read somewhere here, on r/baduk, or in the German DGoB forum.
Also won against Gu Li and Iyama Yuta, IIRC.

All 41 games are lined up here: http://www.go-baduk-weiqi.de/masterp-sc ... go-profis/

It would be nice to know the real names of these players (to complete the overview):
game 01, Tygem, manhan7(P)
game 02, Tygem, bandari(P)
game 03, Tygem, ShengR(P)
game 07, Tygem, cfs(P)
game 11, Tygem, FengYu(P)
game 12, Tygem, atomy(P)
game 13, Tygem, YuSSSS(P)
game 40, Fox.., <cannot decipher>
game 41, Fox.., airforce9

Cheers,
Rainer
(GoChild GoRo with 2997869 points)

[DrStraw]

I take it Master is a computer program. I don't think I am familiar with it but perhaps I just forgot because others are getting all the headlines.

You are correct. It has gone 30-0 (maybe more by now) over the last few days against pros, including Ke Jie and Park Junghwan. See this thread.

I had not even looked at that thread. I assumed it was about people wanting to make contact on TyGem and as I do not play there I ignored it. It needed a better title.

[pookpooi]

Japanese Twitters seem to believe that the 41st game (11th in Fox server) it's Master vs. Kim Jiseok.

[xiayun]

game 40, Fox.., <cannot decipher>
game 41, Fox.., airforce9

Game 40 was against Meng Tailing and 41 was Kim Jiseok.

Today's games so far:

42 - Yang Dingxin
43 - Kang Dongyun
44 - An Sungjoon
45 - Shi Yue
46 - Lian Xiao

All wins still.

[pookpooi]

From this
http://weiqi.qq.com/news/8515.html
It seems like this is not cash prize provide by Master, but a bounty reward put on by Fox server and Gu Li.

Put bounty reward on who's the first to take AI down, am I living in the future? lol, but let me add plot twist, what if another AI (like AlphaGo) is the one who defeat Master?

[GoRo]

Fox overcrowded now - what a pity. Wanted to watch the Master live ...
Please keep us informed, lucky lurkers!

Cheers,
Rainer
(GoChild GoRo with 2999214 points)

[johnsmith]

Somebody is updating games at gokifu.

[pookpooi]

47th Tan Xiao
48th Park Junghwan
49th Weon Seongjin
Now that I've watched it live, there's one minute main time and 30 seconds 3 period of byoyomi
Master play all moves within 10 seconds, thus pro will easily fall into time pressure.
update: 50th Ke Jie

[Charlie]

Everyone assumes Master is an AI, but there isn't any firm evidence...

Master is actually Sai. Having spent the last year studying AlphaGo's matches and joseki, he has returned.

[Uberdude]

Whilst I don't think Master is AlphaGo*, that last game against Ke Jie with the white top left invading group eventually turning the tables and counter-attacking black did rather remind me of AlphaGo vs Lee Sedol game 3.

* because of the weirder opening style, though quite possibly since LSD AlphaGo has gotten stronger and free-er so changed style, maybe newly trained from self-play rather than humans.