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Liping Huang is a grade 4 professional Go player from
Mainland China. Huang's father, Mr. Yongji Huang, was an all China champion in the
nineteen sixties, and was famous throughout China for his Go skill as well as for his
playing style. Liping Huang started to learn Go from her father at the age of 13. Two
years later, she participated in the Go championship held in Anhui province, displaying
her talents in full by capturing the title. In 1977, Liping competed in the All-China Go
championship for the first time, and captured second place with a marvelous show of skill
and concentrated effort. Later, Liping became a member of the national Go team of China,
and for seven years she received extensive training at the National Sports Center in
Beijing. During this period, Liping's skills improved quickly, rising to the
professional grade 4 level. She scored sixth place or better in numerous all China Go
competitions both as a group player and as an individual. While representing China in the
Go competition against Japan, Liping was undefeated in her matches with the Japanese
players Xinhai Huizi, Gongqi Zhimozi, and Japanese master Benyinfang, super
Japanese master Xiaolin Qianshou. Liping also was awarded the title of
Excellent Sportperson on many occasions. In 1989, Liping represented the Go field of China
in Yugoslavia and Hungary, participating in as well as directing the European Go
championship.
Liping immigrated to the US with her husband in 1991,
and finally took up permanent residence in Chicago (Naperville). She is currently a member
of the American Association of Professional
GO Players. She has maintained her title of Champion in the Go
competitions held in Chicago for several years. Currently, Liping spends a lot of her time
playing Go against adversaries all over the world on the internet, as well as teaching at
the Ray Chinese School and at home. (Translated by Harry Tong)
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