486:
469:
452:
435:
375:
332:
315:
298:
93:
382:
361:
264:
resigning due to having insufficient territory after playing a very bad ko fight in the top left corner. Experts showed the final variations as Lee losing 1 of 2 very large territories on the board. After this match, Luo was able to reach the semi-finals of an international tournament for the first time in his career. At the same time, Hu was able to progress, whilst Cho was defeated by Choi.
368:
263:
remained. Against a surging Lee Sedol, who had won 29 games with 2 losses across all international tournaments, Luo was able to gain the upper hand in the opening of the match, and due to many decisive errors by Lee, Luo was able to slowly outplay Lee throughout the entire board, culminating in Lee
238:
in the quarterfinals. Luo considered his first round match with Cho as his hardest, whilst against Song, he was able to play a cunning trap that lured Song into a false sense of security. Prior to the start of the quarter-finals, all the
Japanese Go players had been defeated, and only 2 Chinese
226:
His biggest breakthrough came in the 10th
Samsung Cup, where he was able to play through a series of qualifying rounds to reach the round of 32 of the main tournament. In this tournament, he faced
195:
was able to perform an IQ test on many of its young professionals during the late '80s to early '90s, and Luo was able to score higher than all of his compatriots, which included the likes of
211:. Although Luo's gift was recognized, domestically and internationally he was not able to perform very well and did not gain any significant titles. His biggest breakthrough came in the 7th
223:
during the
Huarong Trail). After that game, Luo was not able to come close to playing in another major tournament again, only settling for playing in the qualifying competitions.
565:
219:, was able to play a famous game later known as the comeback game for Cho Dubbed Capturing and releasing Cho (a reference to the historical capture of
191:
Luo Xihe started learning Go at the age of six. He turned pro in 1989, and was promoted to 9 dan in 2002. At a very young age, the
595:
545:
155:
600:
147:
38:
42:
585:
192:
135:
549:
590:
336:
196:
580:
208:
122:
527:
473:
386:
212:
302:
177:
256:
248:
173:
574:
227:
244:
231:
204:
490:
360:
260:
216:
200:
107:
180:
252:
235:
55:
456:
319:
240:
439:
220:
381:
163:
50:
485:
468:
451:
434:
374:
367:
331:
314:
297:
97:
92:
80:
215:
where he reached the quarterfinals, and facing eventual champion
234:
in the first 2 rounds, before playing defending champion
131:
121:
113:
103:
86:
63:
49:
34:
26:
21:
530:". Go GameWorld.com. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
239:players, including Luo, remained. The other was
8:
18:
16:Chinese professional Go player (born 1977)
408:
271:
519:
540:
538:
536:
243:, whilst 5 of the top Korean players,
546:News: Luo Xihe Takes Chinese CCTV Cup
7:
14:
548:". July 10, 2006. Volume 7, #57.
484:
467:
450:
433:
380:
373:
366:
359:
330:
313:
296:
91:
172:; born November 23, 1977) is a
552:. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
168:
159:
151:
1:
504:
499:
424:
419:
400:
395:
350:
345:
287:
282:
528:Player Profile for Luo Xihe
56:
617:
566:Commented game of Luo Xihe
193:Chinese Weiqi Association
136:Chinese Weiqi Association
596:Sportspeople from Hunan
550:American Go Association
268:Titles & runners-up
337:National Go Individual
601:People from Hengyang
156:traditional Chinese
586:Chinese Go players
148:simplified Chinese
511:
510:
474:Ahan Tongshan Cup
407:
406:
141:
140:
74:November 23, 1977
608:
553:
542:
531:
524:
489:
488:
472:
471:
455:
454:
438:
437:
409:
385:
384:
378:
377:
371:
370:
364:
363:
335:
334:
318:
317:
301:
300:
272:
170:
161:
153:
96:
95:
77:
73:
71:
59:
19:
616:
615:
611:
610:
609:
607:
606:
605:
571:
570:
562:
557:
556:
543:
534:
525:
521:
516:
483:
466:
449:
432:
379:
372:
365:
358:
329:
312:
295:
270:
189:
90:
78:
75:
69:
67:
17:
12:
11:
5:
614:
612:
604:
603:
598:
593:
588:
583:
573:
572:
569:
568:
561:
560:External links
558:
555:
554:
532:
518:
517:
515:
512:
509:
508:
503:
497:
496:
493:
480:
479:
476:
463:
462:
459:
446:
445:
442:
429:
428:
423:
417:
416:
413:
405:
404:
399:
393:
392:
389:
355:
354:
349:
343:
342:
339:
326:
325:
322:
309:
308:
305:
292:
291:
286:
280:
279:
276:
269:
266:
257:Yoo Chang-hyuk
249:Choi Cheol-han
188:
185:
139:
138:
133:
129:
128:
125:
119:
118:
115:
111:
110:
105:
101:
100:
88:
84:
83:
65:
61:
60:
53:
47:
46:
36:
32:
31:
28:
27:Full name
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
613:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
591:Living people
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
578:
576:
567:
564:
563:
559:
551:
547:
541:
539:
537:
533:
529:
523:
520:
513:
507:
502:
498:
494:
492:
487:
482:
481:
477:
475:
470:
465:
464:
460:
458:
453:
448:
447:
443:
441:
436:
431:
430:
427:
422:
418:
414:
411:
410:
403:
398:
394:
390:
388:
383:
376:
369:
362:
357:
356:
353:
348:
344:
340:
338:
333:
328:
327:
323:
321:
316:
311:
310:
306:
304:
299:
294:
293:
290:
285:
281:
277:
274:
273:
267:
265:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
242:
237:
233:
229:
228:Cho Han-seung
224:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
186:
184:
182:
179:
176:professional
175:
171:
165:
157:
149:
145:
137:
134:
130:
126:
124:
120:
116:
112:
109:
106:
102:
99:
94:
89:
85:
82:
76:(age 46)
66:
62:
58:
54:
52:
48:
44:
40:
37:
33:
29:
25:
20:
522:
505:
500:
425:
420:
401:
396:
351:
346:
288:
283:
245:Lee Chang-ho
232:Song Tae-kon
225:
205:Shao Weigang
190:
167:
143:
142:
581:1977 births
491:Xinren Wang
444:1994, 1997
415:Years Lost
387:Samsung Cup
278:Years Held
261:Cho Hunhyun
217:Cho Hunhyun
213:Samsung Cup
201:Zhou Heyang
132:Affiliation
108:Ma Xiaochun
575:Categories
514:References
114:Turned pro
70:1977-11-23
253:Lee Sedol
236:Lee Sedol
197:Chang Hao
187:Biography
87:Residence
457:CCTV Cup
320:CCTV Cup
241:Hu Yaoyu
209:Wang Lei
169:Luó Xǐhé
144:Luo Xihe
57:Luó Xǐhé
30:Luo Xihe
22:Luo Xihe
440:Mingren
421:Current
347:Current
303:NEC Cup
284:Current
221:Cao Cao
174:Chinese
104:Teacher
79:Hunan,
35:Chinese
181:player
166::
164:pinyin
158::
150::
51:Pinyin
501:Total
495:1998
478:2006
461:2000
412:Title
397:Total
391:2006
341:2000
324:2006
307:2001
275:Title
127:9 dan
98:China
81:China
43:Simp.
41:羅洗河
39:Trad.
259:and
207:and
123:Rank
117:1989
64:Born
160:羅洗河
152:罗洗河
45:罗洗河
577::
535:^
255:,
251:,
247:,
230:,
203:,
199:,
183:.
178:Go
162:;
154:;
72:)
544:"
526:"
506:5
426:5
402:4
352:1
289:3
146:(
68:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.