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Deep Zen Go to Take on Legendary Cho Chikun 9P in 3-Game Match

In the second “Man vs. Machine” match of the year, Deep Zen Go will take on the legendary Cho Chikun 9P (honorary Meijin) in a 3-match series to be held November 19th, 20th and 23rd. Using the same deep learning system as AlphaGo, Deep Zen Go is considered the second best computer go program in the world, reaching the No.1 ranking as KGS 9-dan in September 2016. Reportedly, the program has gotten stronger since then. Michael Redmond 9P and Antti Tormanen 1P will provide live commentaries on the matches in English on the NiCONiCO website (requires free registration; see below for direct links for each match). “From some games I saw on the net I think Zen has reached pro level,” Redmond told the E-Journal. Click here for Redmond's commentaries on the historic AlphaGo-DeepMind match earlier this year. The games will start at 13:00 on November 19, 20 and 23 (Japan local time), or 23:00 on November 18, 19, and 22 (US Eastern Standard Time). Here are the links for each match with US dates/times: November 18 (11p EST) November 19 (11p EST) November 22 (11p EST) The games may also be watched on Wbaduk (Cyberoro). THIS JUST IN (11/18 4p): Myungwan Kim 9P will also be providing commentary on the AGA's Youtube and Twitch channels Friday and Saturday nights, beginning at 10p PST (1a Sat 11/19).