Chen Zude

Chen Zude (Traditional: 陳祖德; Simplified: 陈祖德; Pinyin: Chén Zǔdé; February 19, 1944 – November 1, 2012) was a Chinese professional Go player. He was also the President of the Chinese Chess Association.[1] He died of pancreatic cancer on November 1, 2012.[2]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.

Chen Zude
Chinese	Trad. 陳祖德 Simp. 陈祖德
Pinyin	Chén Zǔdé
Born	(1944-02-19)February 19, 1944 Shanghai China
Died	November 1, 2012(2012-11-01) (aged 68) Beijing, China
Teacher	Gu Shuiru and Liu Dihuai
Rank	9 dan
Affiliation	Zhongguo Qiyuan

Go career

Zude was one of China's most decorated Go players. He was believed to be the founder of "Chinese fuseki". Although, according to Kato Masao, this pattern originated in Japan, Chen was the person who made this fuseki famous. Yasunaga Hajime, a Japanese pro-level amateur and teacher of many professionals, claims in his books that Chen saw the fuseki first when attending a study group and exhibition matches organized by Yasunaga and held in China.

Zude was President of the Zhongguo Qiyuan and also served in the Chinese Weiqi Association from 1992 - 2003 as chairman. He was awarded 9 dan in 1982.

Zude was the first Chinese Go player in the modern era to attain the rank of 9-dan.

Chinese fuseki (Black).

Titles

Title	Years Held
Current	3
National Go Individual	1964, 1966, 1974

Title	Years Held
Current	2
National Go Individual	1962
New Sports Cup	1979

See also

• Chess in China

References

1. PROC Chess Association (1975) Zone 3.5 Archived December 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
2. 中國圍棋泰鬥陳祖德九段逝世 享年68歲

External links

• GoBase.org profile

Preceded by Li Menghua	Chairman of Chinese Weiqi Association 1988 – 2006	Succeeded by Wang Runan
New title	President of Zhongguo Qiyuan 1992 – 2003