[News] Shin Jin-seo 2:1 KataGo with two handicaps, 10 years later AlphaGo

[HackYardo]

• News: Korea Times Donga
• Date: 17 19 21, July, 2026
• Rule: territory, 0.5 komi, 2 handicaps for AI
  • Shin Jin-seo: 5h+30s
  • KataGo: 20s, ponder off, 4 RTX3090, 96GB VRAM
• Kifu:
  • Gokifuai
  • OGS: 2 3
• Comment:
  • Shin Jin-seo: "If I become confident that I can win consistently with a two-stone handicap, I would like to challenge KataGo under more difficult conditions, either by giving it komi or by playing an even game with a larger compensation adjustment"
  • Hong Min-pyo: "A thick, mistake-free and AI vs. AI game"
  • Park Jung-sang: "The gap between the world's best human player and AI is smaller than expected. The game demonstrated how much human strategy can evolve by studying AI and preparing specifically for such encounters"
  • Lee Se-dol: "In an even game, you should choose moves that gain even the slightest edge. But despite receiving a two-stone handicap, KataGo let its opponent settle into a straightforward, comfortable game. Whether Go AI overcomes that weakness could also offer insight into the future development of AI in other fields"

I think the same as Lee Se-dol, it was handicap game while the AI played too aggression-less. It seems the sponsor company want to sell their cars by making an advertisement with Shin Jin-seo.

[Garbage123King]

I am deeply disappointed, though not surprised, by the lack of sportsmanship displayed. They are effectively desecrating KataGo; it is glaringly obvious that the parameters were deliberately tampered with in the final two rounds. They should be ashamed.